Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Marion, Ohio)

The Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena, in Marion, Ohio. It was built in 1949.

Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Location	220 East Fairground St., Marion, OH 43302
Owner	Marion County
Operator	Latisha Lewis
Capacity	3,200 Permanent Seats 5,500 Maximum Capacity
Construction
Broke ground	1949
Opened	1950
Construction cost	$100,000 (Around $1.05 million in 2018)
Builder	Marion Contracting Corps Builders
Tenants
Marion Barons (IHL) (1953–1954) Toledo-Marion Mercurys (IHL) (1955–1956) Marion Mayhem (GLIFL/CIFL) (2006–2010) Marion Blue Racers (UIFL/CIFL/XLIF) (2011–2015)

It was home to the Marion Blue Racers indoor football team of X-League Indoor Football.

The arena was formerly home to the minor league professional ice hockey team during the 1953-54 International Hockey League season. The Toledo Mercurys played part of the 1955–56 season at the arena, operating as the "Toledo-Marion Mercurys." The most recent former tenant was the Marion Mayhem, which folded in 2010, after 5 years of participating in the CIFL (known as the Great Lakes Indoor Football League during its inaugural season).

The Ohio Junior High wrestling championships were held at the arena.^[1]

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