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The Ford Fieldhouse is multi-purpose arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, on the campus of Grand Rapids Community College. [1] The Fieldhouse houses a gymnasium that seats 4,000 and a natatorium that seats 2,000. The gymnasium is now home to the Grand Rapids Community College Raiders and the Grand Rapids Flight, a basketball team in the International Basketball League.

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References

  1. "Gerald R. Ford Fieldhouse | Grand Rapids Community College". www.grcc.edu. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

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