Bobby Dodd Stadium
stadium at Georgia Tech / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field is the football stadium at the corner of North Avenue at Techwood Drive on the campus of Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. It has been home to the Yellow Jackets football team since 1905. It is also the oldest stadium in Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.
Quick Facts Former names, Location ...
"The Flats" | |
Former names | Grant Field (1914-1988) |
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Location | 155 North Ave., N.W., Atlanta, GA 30332 |
Coordinates | 33°46′21″N 84°23′34″W |
Owner | Georgia Tech |
Operator | Georgia Tech |
Capacity | 55,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 1913 |
Construction cost | $15,000 (original west stands) $75 million (Latest expansion) |
Tenants | |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (NCAA) (1913-Present) Atlanta Beat (WUSA) (2001) Atlanta Apollos (NASL) (1973) Peach Bowl (NCAA) (1968-1970) |
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Bobby Dodd Stadium is named in honor of Robert Lee "Bobby" Dodd,[1] longtime football coach and athletic director at Georgia Tech. The field is named for Hugh Inman Grant, son of John W. Grant, an Atlanta merchant.