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Clark Field (1887)

Coordinates:30°17′14″N97°44′13″W / 30.28722°N 97.73694°W /30.28722; -97.73694
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Defunct stadium in Texas, US

Clark Field
Clark Field I
Map
Interactive map of Clark Field
Former namesVarsity Athletic Field (1887–1904)
LocationAustin, Texas
Coordinates30°17′14″N97°44′13″W / 30.28722°N 97.73694°W /30.28722; -97.73694
OwnerUniversity of Texas at Austin
OperatorUniversity of Texas at Austin
Capacity20,000
Opened1887
Closed1928
Tenants
Texas Longhorns football (1896–1924)
Texas Longhorns baseball (1894–1927)
Texas Longhorns men's basketball (1905–1917)

Clark Field, originally known asVarsity Athletic Field, was astadium on the campus of theUniversity of Texas at Austin. Clark Field hosted theTexas Longhorns football and track teams until they moved to the newly constructedMemorial Stadium in 1924. It also hosted theTexas baseball team until it moved to the secondClark Field in 1928 and theTexas Longhorns men's basketball team until it moved next door to the new Men's Gym in 1917.

The stadium opened in 1887 on part of the land at the southeast corner of 24th Street and Speedway[1] At its peak of activity, the facility's wooden bleachers held 20,000 spectators. In 1904 it was named after former University of Texas regent, James Benjamin Clark.[2]

In 1923, UT athletics directorL. Theo Bellmont secured approval from the university's board of regents for construction of a permanent concrete stadium as a dual-purpose facility for the Texas football and track teams. Memorial Stadium, completed the following year, was built a short distance to the southeast of Clark Field. Following the 1927 baseball season, the university decided to develop the land and construct the Engineering Building, Taylor Hall, on the site of Clark Field, and the baseball team moved a short distance east to thesecond Clark Field.[3]

The outdoor basketball court at the southwest corner of Clark Field, site of UT basketball home games from 1906 to 1916

From 1896 to 1924 Texas Football had a 135–23–3 record at Clark Field.[4]

References

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  1. ^"University of Texas".Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection.University of Texas at Austin. 1926. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024.
  2. ^"Caven-Clark Field History".UT RecSports. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024.
  3. ^"University of Texas".Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection.University of Texas at Austin. 1928. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024.
  4. ^"Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at Campbell-Williams Field".University of Texas Athletics - Official Athletics Website. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024.
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