This an outstanding example of football history! Your research and presentation are remarkable. Your context for each stadium is excellent leading up to each story. Absolutely well done!
I realized I forgot to add a stadium on this list. That stadium was Bowman Field in St. Paul, Virginia. It was home to the St. Paul High School Deacons. St. Paul consolidated in 2011 with nearby Coeburn High School to create Eastside High School. The reason why it didn't go on this list is that I thought the stadium was still used by the nearby St. Paul Elementary School. As far as I know, the stadium sits abandoned and has been mostly untouched. I don't have that much knowledge on the stadium as all the info I tried to look up kept getting different results. Just thought I'd add that as I didn't put it in the video.
UPDATE: I realized as of December 3rd that I have made some errors for some of these stadiums based off of the information I gave. For Sullivan North, the school plans to become a middle school in the near future, not an elementary school like I claimed in the video. For Pound, I incorrectly spelled "Dotson" in the stadium name. For Clintwood, the old locker room building is being converted into the new Dickenson County Historical Society. For Haysi, the Sandlick Elementary School closed this past May along with Ervinton and as of this comment has been torn down and demolished, meaning Sandlick Field may fall to the same fate. And for Appalachia, Union High School only played one football game at Riggs Stadium in 2014 to honor the 1989 Bulldogs state championship team, and funny enough it was against the Sullivan North Raiders. The school and auditorium buildings were demolished in late June. Just wanted to clear up some confusion because I want to get the facts right for the people who want to look back at the history of these historic schools.
I've got one here where I live. Old Westminster High School, First Semi Pro team in Carroll County, The Carroll County Chargers played home games there for years and years. Now it's all gone, some type of new Buildings under construction sit there now.
Excellent reporting and accompanying pictures!
Peyton, You certainly did a lot of research on this! I learned a lot of football history today from you! Please carry on with the 10 best stadiums! ❤
Thank you so much! ❤
This an outstanding example of football history! Your research and presentation are remarkable. Your context for each stadium is excellent leading up to each story. Absolutely well done!
Thank you so much. I've been to some of these abandonded stadiums and was so fascinated by the history, I had to share it. I appreciate the support!
I realized I forgot to add a stadium on this list. That stadium was Bowman Field in St. Paul, Virginia. It was home to the St. Paul High School Deacons. St. Paul consolidated in 2011 with nearby Coeburn High School to create Eastside High School. The reason why it didn't go on this list is that I thought the stadium was still used by the nearby St. Paul Elementary School. As far as I know, the stadium sits abandoned and has been mostly untouched. I don't have that much knowledge on the stadium as all the info I tried to look up kept getting different results. Just thought I'd add that as I didn't put it in the video.
This was a great video yet very saddening.
Thanks for your kind words. Sad to see these schools go to waste and rot away/be demolished.
sad how consolidation just wipes away some many memories
Very sad. Real history left in ruins or rubble.
UPDATE: I realized as of December 3rd that I have made some errors for some of these stadiums based off of the information I gave. For Sullivan North, the school plans to become a middle school in the near future, not an elementary school like I claimed in the video. For Pound, I incorrectly spelled "Dotson" in the stadium name. For Clintwood, the old locker room building is being converted into the new Dickenson County Historical Society. For Haysi, the Sandlick Elementary School closed this past May along with Ervinton and as of this comment has been torn down and demolished, meaning Sandlick Field may fall to the same fate. And for Appalachia, Union High School only played one football game at Riggs Stadium in 2014 to honor the 1989 Bulldogs state championship team, and funny enough it was against the Sullivan North Raiders. The school and auditorium buildings were demolished in late June. Just wanted to clear up some confusion because I want to get the facts right for the people who want to look back at the history of these historic schools.
hardcore
I've got one here where I live. Old Westminster High School, First Semi Pro team in Carroll County, The Carroll County Chargers played home games there for years and years. Now it's all gone, some type of new Buildings under construction sit there now.
Where is this at? I fee like I've heard the name Westminster before.
@@PeytonV21 MD. Plenty of great college and professional football and baseball players came out of this area.
@@PeytonV21 We played in the Tri-state league. MD, PA. WVA.