Memorial Stadium is currently the home stadium for our Sycamore football and soccer teams. But Memorial Stadium was once a home for many minor league teams. Back in 1925, The Terre Haute Tots played the first game at the stadium and the last baseball game was played in 1956.
The inventions of the television and air conditioning allowed fans to watch the games in the comfort of their own homes, instead of being out in the dreadful weather conditions. The stadium was used for high school and college football and baseball teams, professional boxing, circuses, fireworks, ice skating and other small events.
Memorial Stadium transformed from a minor league baseball field to a football stadium for our Sycamores in 1967. Which would make Memorial Stadium the first intercollegiate field with AstroTurf nation wide. The only remaining parts of the baseball stadium is the outfield wall and the arches.
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