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Robert Dietz Memorial Stadium Location Kingston, New York Opened 1949 Owner Kingston, New York Surface Grass (1949-1978)
AstroTurf (1979-2009)
FieldTurf (2009-Present)Capacity 1,500 Tenants Kingston Colonials (1949-1951)
Kingston H.S. Tigers (1952-present)
Hudson Valley Highlanders (2008)Robert Dietz Memorial Stadium is a football stadium in Kingston, New York. Dietz Stadium is the home field of the Kingston High School Tigers football team. It is named for Robert H. Dietz, a medal-of-honor recipient killed in World War II. Dietz was a Kingston native.
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Kingston Colonials
Dietz Stadium was originally built as a football stadium for the local high school, but was repurposed to serve as the home of the revived Kingston Colonials, a Class B Baseball team.
High School Football
After the team folded in 1951[1], the stadium was purchased by the town of Kingston and has served as a high school football stadium since.
Professional Football
The team served as the home stadium for the short lived Hudson Valley Highlanders of the NAFL. The team only lasted the 2008 season.
References
Categories:- Sports venues in New York
- Sports venues in Ulster County, New York
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