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A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium
A. J. McClung at the stadium named for himA. J. McClung Memorial Stadium is a 15,000-seat sports stadium located in Columbus, Georgia. It was the site of football games between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers from 1916 until 1958 (the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry).[1] The stadium now hosts the Fort Valley State- Albany State (Fountain City Classic) and the Tuskegee - Morehouse rivalry games, as well local youth football and soccer and high school football games.
The stadium was named for A. J. McClung, a former mayor of Columbus, and civil rights leader.
References
- ^ *"Columbus" (HTML). The New Georgia Encyclopedia. georgiadogs.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-06-2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zlCgKcco. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
External links
- A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium, Columbus, Georgia Parks and Recreation.
College football venues in Georgia Division I
FBSACC SEC Division I
FCSCAA Southern Independent Division II Gulf South Bazemore–Hyder Stadium (Valdosta State) • University Stadium (West Georgia)
SIAC Albany Municipal Coliseum (Albany State) • Panther Stadium (Clark Atlanta) • Wildcat Stadium (Fort Valley State) • B. T. Harvey Stadium (Morehouse)
Division III Independent Callaway Stadium (LaGrange)
NAIA Mid-South Barron Stadium (Shorter)
A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium • Memorial StadiumCategories:- Georgia Bulldogs football venues
- Sports venues in Columbus, Georgia
- Auburn Tigers football venues
- Southern United States sports venue stubs
- Georgia (U.S. state) building and structure stubs
- College football stubs
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