William B. Greene Jr. Stadium[3] is a football stadium on the campus of East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in Johnson City, Tennessee.
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 The stadium in 2017 | |
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| Address | 1300 Jack Vest Drive Johnson City, TN United States |
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| Coordinates | 36°17′56″N 82°22′26″W / 36.299°N 82.374°W |
| Owner | ETSU |
| Operator | ETSU Athletics |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 7,694 |
| Record attendance | 12,109 [citation needed] |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
| Current use | Football |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | November 16, 2015[1] |
| Opened | September 2, 2017 |
| Construction cost | US$26.615 million |
| Architect | McCarty Holsaple McCarty, Inc.[2] John Fisher Architect[2] |
| Structural engineer | John L. Jacobs & Associates[2] |
| Services engineer | Facilities Systems Consultants, LLC[2] |
| General contractor | BurWil Construction Co.[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Website | |
| etsubucs.com/greene-stadium/ | |
Located on the southwestern corner of campus at the foot of Buffalo Mountain, the new stadium is expected to have a seated capacity of over 7,000, plus standing room for an additional 3,000, and cost roughly $26.615 million. The stadium is home to the newly resumed East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team, which played their 2015 and 2016 seasons at Kermit Tipton Stadium on the campus of Science Hill High School.
The stadium is named after businessman and longtime ETSU supporter William B. Greene Jr., founder of the Bank of Tennessee.[4][5]
Team success
editThrough the 2022 season, the East Tennessee State Buccaneers have posted a 21-7 record at home.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Groundbreaking ceremony held for ETSU's new football stadium". WJHL. November 16, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "New Football Stadium for East Tennessee State University" (PDF). East Tennessee State University. December 30, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ^ "Board approves naming of William B. Greene, Jr. Stadium" (Press release). East Tennessee State Buccaneers. August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ^ William Greene bio at Bank of Tennessee
- ^ Road to Regionalism: Bank of Tennessee founder Bill Greene says ‘regional cooperation hasn’t gotten traction’ by: Josh Smith. Nov 20, 2019 on wjhl.com
External links
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