Foreman Field

Foreman Field

Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Foreman Field
nickname =


caption = Foreman Field in 2007
location = 5115 Hampton Boulevard
Norfolk, Virginia 23529
broke_ground =
opened = 1936
renovated =
expanded =
closed =
demolished =
owner = Old Dominion University
operator = Old Dominion University
surface = AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D
construction_cost =
architect =
project_manager =
main_contractors =
former_names =
tenants = Old Dominion Lady Monarchs Field Hockey, Norfolk Neptunes, Washington Redskins (preseason games), College of William & Mary Norfolk campus football, Old Dominion Monarchs football (starting 2009)
seating_capacity = 20,000
dimensions =

Foreman Field is a 20,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Norfolk, Virginia. It opened in 1936 with a football game between the University of Virginia and the College of William & Mary. [ [http://www.npl.lib.va.us/history/history16.html Foreman Field Stadium] - Pages from Norfolk's Past] It is currently home to the Old Dominion University Lady Monarchs field hockey team, but the team will move to a new stadium in time for the 2009 season.

The stadium was once the home of the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary (now Old Dominion University) football program from 1936 until its 1941 demise, and is to undergo remodeling for Old Dominion's new Monarchs college football team when it starts in 2009.

Foreman Field hosted the annual Oyster Bowl game from 1946 to 1995, featuring major college football teams. Syracuse defeated Navy there in 1959 on its way to winning the national championship. Future NFL stars Fran Tarkenton, Roger Staubach, and Don Meredith played in Oyster Bowl games. It was also the home of the semi-pro Norfolk Neptunes in the 1960s and '70s, and the Washington Redskins played several pre-season games there in the 1960s. A drawing of Foreman Field is featured in the John Grisham novel "The Bleachers."

The stadium is currently undergoing a $24.8 million renovation in preparation for the start of the 2009 I-AA season. [Citation |last=Radford |first=Rich |title=ODU plans $24.8 million renovation of Foreman Field |url=http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=133335&ran=44452 |publisher="Virginian-Pilot" |date=2007-09-26 |accessdate=2007-11-24]

The future

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References

External links

* [http://www.odu.edu/ Old Dominion University]


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