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Coordinates:34°51′06.9″N82°23′38.8″W / 34.851917°N 82.394111°W /34.851917; -82.394111

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Former arena in Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville Memorial Auditorium
Construction


Location	401 E North StGreenville, South Carolina 29601
Coordinates	34°51′06.9″N82°23′38.8″W / 34.851917°N 82.394111°W /34.851917; -82.394111
Capacity	7,500 Seated 10,000 SRO
Opened	December 1, 1958
Closed	August 30, 1996
Demolished	September 20, 1997

Greenville Memorial Auditorium was a 7,500-seat multi-purposearena built in 1958 that was located inGreenville, South Carolina. It hosted local sporting events, concerts and the Ringling Brothers Circus until theBon Secours Wellness Arena opened in 1998.^[1]

It hostedprofessional wrestling throughout its history, especially in the 1970s and 1980s, with NWAJim Crockett Promotions cards held every Monday night.

It hosted theSouthern Conference men's basketball tournaments in 1972, 1975, and 1976.

Lynyrd Skynyrd performed there on October 19, 1977, the last concert played by the original band prior to itsfatal plane crash that took three of its members the next day en route toBaton Rouge, Louisiana.^[2]

The arena was imploded on September 20, 1997.^[3]

References

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^Arena, Bon Secours Wellness."History / GAD | Bon Secours Wellness Arena".www.bonsecoursarena.com. RetrievedSeptember 5, 2023.
^Bainbridge, Judith."43 years ago, Lynyrd Skynyrd played at Greenville's Memorial Auditorium".The Greenville News. RetrievedSeptember 5, 2023.
^"GREENVILLE MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM IS HISTORY".The State.Associated Press. September 21, 1997. Archived fromthe original on October 8, 2012. RetrievedApril 5, 2008.

Greenville, South Carolina

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Education

Media

Television	WYFF WHNS WGGS-TV
Print	The Greenville News
Radio	List of Greenville radio stations WRTH-LP WPJF WYRD-FM WYRD (AM) WKVG WEPR WNGR-LP WLFJ-FM

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v t e Furman Paladins men's basketball
Venues	Old Textile Hall (195?–1958) Greenville Memorial Auditorium (1958–1996) Herman W. Lay Physical Activities Center (1996–1997) Timmons Arena (1997–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Furman Paladins women's basketball
Venues	Greenville Memorial Auditorium (1974–1996) Herman W. Lay Physical Activities Center (1996–1997) Timmons Arena (1997–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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