William "Dick" Price Stadium

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William "Dick" Price Football Stadium
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William "Dick" Price Stadium
Location700 Park Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23504
Coordinates 36°50′49.07″N76°15′36.19″W / 36.8469639°N 76.2600528°W / 36.8469639; -76.2600528
Owner Norfolk State University [1]
Operator Norfolk State University
Capacity 30,000 [1]
SurfaceShaw Sports Spike Zone Pro
Construction
Broke groundApril 4, 1996 [2]
OpenedAugust 30, 1997 [1]
Construction cost$12.2 million (U.S.) [1]
($20.6 million in 2021 dollars [3] )
ArchitectShriver and Holland Associates
Tenants
Norfolk State Spartans [1]

William "Dick" Price Football Stadium is a 30,000-seat, multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. [1] It opened in 1997. [1] The home of the Norfolk State Spartans football team, it was named in honor of former athletics director and head football and track coach Dick Price. [1] The stadium features mostly bleacher seats with some chairbacks and has two videoboards, one behind each end zone. [4]

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Dick Price Stadium during a 2018 football game

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