George Allen Field

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George Allen Field
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View of the field in 2017
George Allen Field
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Address Long Beach, CA
United States
Coordinates 33°47′09″N118°06′39″W / 33.785871°N 118.110763°W / 33.785871; -118.110763
Owner California State University, Long Beach
Operator Beach Athletics
Type Stadium
Capacity1,000
Field size75 x 115 yards
Surface Natural grass
ScoreboardYes
Current use Soccer
OpenedAugust 1991;34 years ago (August 1991)
Tenants
Long Beach women's soccer
Website
longbeachstate.com/george-allen-field

George Allen Field is a 1,000 seat soccer-specific stadium on the campus of California State University, Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Dedicated in August 1991, the stadium is named after Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins head coach George Allen.

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Overview

It is currently the home of the Long Beach State 49ers women's soccer team. The stadium was named after George Allen, a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee who coached the Long Beach State football program for one season shortly before his death.

Despite the relative success of the women's soccer program, the program was still confined to George Allen Field. Men's volleyball head coach, Alan Knipe, had previously been in a similar situation with men's volleyball. Upon the completion of the Walter Pyramid, his program saw a sharp increase in recruiting and interest from prospects. This is the same situation that the women's soccer program was mired in and Knipe summed up the state of the field:

George Allen is our old football coach. That shows where our priority is with women's soccer.

— Alan Knipe, Daily 49er [1]

In early 2009, the Beach Legacy Referendum, which in part was due to give Long Beach State a new 3,000 to 5,000 seat stadium, [1] was defeated by the students with a vote of 3,912–2,615. [2]

Other uses

George Allen Field was used in the movie American Wedding , from the American Pie film series.

References

  1. 1 2 "Soccer team one beneficiary of Beach Legacy". Daily 49er. February 11, 2009. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Long Beach State athletics fee defeated". Press-Telegram (Long Beach) . March 13, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2009.

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