Posts Tagged ‘Football’

First Football at San Diego State

15th December

2011

written by Richard

Student sports were in their infancy in 1900 at San Diego Normal School but the college we know today as San Diego State University was eager to launch competitive sports. From its campus on Park Blvd. in University Heights, the one-year-old school was ready for football.

The story of the First Football at San Diego State.

The Normal School champions of 1900. Courtesy of Special Collections and University Archives, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access.

Tags: A. E. Graham, Arthur W. Greeley, Bay View Park, City Guard Band, Escondido High School, Football, Hotel Brewster, Roy Stover, Russ High School, Samuel T. Black, San Diego Normal School, USS Iowa

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Articles by Richard Crawford

A Floating Stadium for San Diego

9th September

2010

written by Richard

The floating stadium would be perfect for San Diego, particularly if it was located in Mission Bay. It’s the first novel idea in stadium-building since the dome. –Barron Hilton, October 1964.

Read about the Floating Stadium in Mission Bay.