Johnson Hagood Stadium
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Johnson Hagood Stadium, is a 21,000-seat football stadium
in Charleston, South Carolina
that is the home field of The Citadel; it is named in honor of Brigadier General Johnson Hagood
CSA, Class of 1847 who commanded Confederate forces in Charleston during the Civil War and later served as Comptroller and Governor of South Carolina
When the condition of the existing College Park Stadium (located in the northeast corner of Hampton Park) became so poor as to be unservicable, the city of Charleston chose to construct a new sports stadium. The new stadium was opened October 15, 1927, with a football game between The Citadel and Oglethorpe University
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The original Johnson Hagood Stadium opened in 1948 and was eventually purchased by The Citadel from the city of Charleston in 1963. In 2005 the home side of the stadium was torn down and rebuilt to update the facility by adding new seating areas and a new press box that includes a club level, improved pressbox, luxury suites and other features.
The venue hosted the NCAA Division I-AA National Championship Football game in 1983 and 1984.
On September 26, 2009, the field was named Sansom Field at Johnson Hagood Stadium.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
that is the home field of The Citadel; it is named in honor of Brigadier General Johnson Hagood
Johnson Hagood
Johnson Hagood may refer to:*Johnson Hagood , American Civil War soldier and Governor of South Carolina, 1880–1882*Johnson Hagood , American World War I general...
CSA, Class of 1847 who commanded Confederate forces in Charleston during the Civil War and later served as Comptroller and Governor of South Carolina
When the condition of the existing College Park Stadium (located in the northeast corner of Hampton Park) became so poor as to be unservicable, the city of Charleston chose to construct a new sports stadium. The new stadium was opened October 15, 1927, with a football game between The Citadel and Oglethorpe University
Oglethorpe University
Oglethorpe University is a private liberal arts college in Brookhaven, Georgia, an inner suburb of Atlanta. It was chartered in 1835 and named after James Edward Oglethorpe, the state's founder.-History:...
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The original Johnson Hagood Stadium opened in 1948 and was eventually purchased by The Citadel from the city of Charleston in 1963. In 2005 the home side of the stadium was torn down and rebuilt to update the facility by adding new seating areas and a new press box that includes a club level, improved pressbox, luxury suites and other features.
The venue hosted the NCAA Division I-AA National Championship Football game in 1983 and 1984.
On September 26, 2009, the field was named Sansom Field at Johnson Hagood Stadium.