- Jimmye Laycock Football Center
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stadium_name = Jimmye Laycock Football Center
nickname =
location = Williamsburg, VA
broke_ground = 2006
opened = June 21, 2008
closed =
demolished =
owner =College of William and Mary
operator = William and Mary Sports
surface =
construction_cost = | $11,000,000 architect = Moseley Architects
former_names =
tenants = College of William and Mary Tribe football (2008-present)
seating_capacity =
The Jimmye Laycock Football Center (JLFC) is a football facility forThe College of William & Mary Tribe in Williamsburg,Virginia , USA. [ [http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/7128/ Tribe Athletics - William and Mary to Host Public Open House of Laycock Complex] . Retrieved on June 30, 2008.] The $11 million, convert|30000|sqft|m2|sing=on building was constructed right next toZable Stadium where the Tribe play all home games. [http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/4790/ Tribe Athletics - The Jimmye Laycock Football Center] . Retrieved on June 30, 2008.] The facility is named after William & Mary's winningest (and current) football coachJimmye Laycock , and the cost of the project was funded entirely through private donations.The JLFC was dedicated on June 21, 2008, and among those in attendance were former William & Mary
wide receiver and presentPittsburgh Steelers head coachMike Tomlin (Class of 1994), formerBuffalo Bills head coachMarv Levy , currentVirginia Tech Hokies football head coachFrank Beamer , and former William & Mary athletic director (1981-85)Jim Copeland . [ [http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/7051/ Tribe Athletics – W&M to Dedicate Jimmye Laycock Football Center on June 21] . Retrieved on June 30, 2008.]References
External links
* [http://www.tribeathletics.com Tribe Athletics]
* [http://media.gatewayva.com/photos/rtd/slideshows/20080517_laycock/index.html Football Center media slideshow]
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