Cobb Stadium

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Cobb Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located on the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables, Florida.

Cobb Stadium is home to the University of Miami's women's soccer and men's and women's track and field teams. The stadium was dedicated in 1999. It is named after former University of Miami chairman of the board Charles Cobb. The Cobb family donated the leadership gift for the reconstruction of the track and soccer field. It is an eight lane rubber track with a soccer field inside the track, including four light banks and a 500-seat grandstand on the west side.

The stadium is located on the University of Miami campus south of the Hecht Athletic Center along San Amaro Drive in Coral Gables, Florida. [1]

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References

  1. "Cobb Stadium". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-10-04.

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