Pasadena Memorial Stadium

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Veterans Memorial Stadium
Pasadena Memorial Stadium
Full nameVeterans Memorial Stadium
Address2906 Dabney Drive
Location Pasadena, Texas
Coordinates 29°40′10″N95°11′00″W / 29.669377°N 95.183208°W / 29.669377; -95.183208
Owner Pasadena Independent School District
Capacity 12,700
Opened1965

Veterans Memorial Stadium, opened in 1965, is a 12,700-capacity stadium in Pasadena, Texas, owned by the Pasadena Independent School District. [1]

The stadium hosts all of the varsity home football games for the district's five high schools and is also host to many Class 3A, 4A and 5A playoff games. The varsity high school soccer teams also play at Newcomb Field in the winter.

History

In 1999, the stadium served as the home field for the Houston Outlaws of the short-lived Regional Football League. [2]

In 2004, the football field at the stadium was dedicated in honor of retired coach and athletic director Bill Newcomb, who served Pasadena ISD for more than 40 years and was head football coach at South Houston High School from 1981 to 1987. He was also a standout player at Pasadena High School from 1953 to 1956.

In 2006, the district's board of trustees voted to change the name of the stadium to Pasadena Veterans Memorial Stadium, to honor those armed forces personnel who have sacrificed for their country.[ clarification needed ]

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References

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  2. Richards, Joey D. (May 27, 1999). "Santa Fe's Wylie finds a football home with the Outlaws". The Daily News . Galveston, Texas. p. 17. Retrieved January 28, 2019 via newspapers.com.