Jimmye Laycock Football Center

Jimmye Laycock Football Center

Infobox_Stadium
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 for The 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 to Zable 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 coach Jimmye 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 present Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin (Class of 1994), former Buffalo Bills head coach Marv Levy, current Virginia Tech Hokies football head coach Frank 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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