List of sports venues named after individuals
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The following is a list of sports venues named after individuals:
[edit] Albania
- Qemel Stafa in Tirana
[edit] Argentina
- Estadio Alberto J. Armando (aka La Bombonera) in Buenos Aires
- Estadio José Amalfitani in Buenos Aires
- Estadio Monumental Antonio V. Liberti (aka El Monumental) in Buenos Aires
- Estadio Raúl Conti in Puerto Madryn
[edit] Austria
- Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna
[edit] Australia
- Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne
[edit] Azerbaijan
- Tofik Bakhramov Stadium in Baku
[edit] Bahamas
- Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau
[edit] Belgium
- Stade Charles Tondreau in Mons
- Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Anderlecht, Brussels
- Stade Edmond Machtens in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
- Jan Breydel Stadion in Brugge
- Stade Joseph Marien in Brussels
- King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels
- Stade Maurice Dufrasne in Liège
[edit] Bulgaria
- Georgi Asparuhov Stadium in Sofia
[edit] Burundi
- Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium in Bujumbura
[edit] Canada
- Aréna Dave Keon in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
- Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
- Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby, British Columbia
- Centre Georges-Vézina in Chicoutimi, Quebec
- Charles V. Keating Millennium Centre in Antigonish, Nova Scotia
- Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena & Skating Centre in Hamilton, Ontario
- Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary, Alberta
- Frank Crane Arena in Nanaimo, British Columbia
- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec
- Grant Fuhr Arena in Spruce Grove, Alberta
- Centre Henry-Leonard in Baie-Comeau, Quebec
- Jack Gatecliff Arena in St. Catherines, Ontario
- Aréna Jacques Plante in Shawinigan, Quebec
- Colisée Jean Béliveau in Longueuil, Quebec
- Aréna Leonard Grondin in Granby, Quebec
- Aréna Marcel Bédard in Beauport, Quebec
- Centre Marcel Dionne in Drummondville, Quebec
- Centre Mario Gosselin in Thetford Mines, Quebec
- Aréna Maurice Richard in Montreal, Quebec
- Max Bell Centre in Calgary, Alberta
- John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario
- K. C. Irving Regional Centre in Bathurst, New Brunswick
- Paul Sauvé Arena in Montreal, Quebec
- Centre Pierre Charbonneau in Montreal, Quebec
- Ray Twinney Complex in Newmarket, Ontario
- Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau, Quebec
- Steve Yzerman Arena in Nepean, Ontario
- Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Morgan Firestone Arena in Ancaster, Ontario
[edit] Central African Republic
- Barthelemy Boganda Stadium in Bangui
[edit] Côte d'Ivoire
- Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan
[edit] Croatia
- Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall in Zagreb
[edit] El Salvador
- Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González in San Salvador
[edit] Finland
- Paavo Nurmi Stadion in Turku
[edit] France
- Stade Félix Bollaert in Lens
- Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris
[edit] Gabon
- Stade Omar Bongo in Libreville
[edit] Germany
- Carl-Benz-Stadion in Mannheim
- Fritz Walter Stadion in Kaiserslautern
- Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart
- Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin
[edit] Hungary
- Stadium Puskás Ferenc in Budapest
[edit] India
- Jawaharlal Stadium in Chennai
- Jawaharlal Stadium in Kochi
- Jawaharlal Stadium in New Delhi
- M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai
- Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad
[edit] Iraq
- Franso Hariri Stadium in Arbil
[edit] Israel
- Teddy Kollek Memorial Stadium in Jerusalem
[edit] Italy
- Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence
- Stadio Artemio Franchi in Siena
- Stadio Ennio Tardini in Parma
- Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (aka San Siro) in Milan
- Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi in Verona
[edit] Kuwait
- Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City
[edit] Mexico
- Estadio De Beisbol Alberto Romo Chávez in Aguascalientes
- Estadio De Beisbol Beto Avila in Cancun
- Estadio de Beisbol Lic.Eduardo Vasconcelos in Oaxaca
- Estadio De Beisbol Francisco I. Madero in Saltillo
- Estadio Nelson Berrera in Campeche
- Estadio De Beisbol Hermanos Serdán in Puebla
[edit] Monaco
- Stade Louis II in Fontvieille
[edit] Morocco
- Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca
[edit] Netherlands
- Abe Lenstra Stadion in Heerenveen
[edit] New Zealand
- Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch
[edit] Nicaragua
- Estadio Dennis Martinez in Managua
[edit] Niger
- Général Seyni Kountché Stadion in Niamey
[edit] North Korea
- Kim Il-sung Stadium in Pyongyang
[edit] Pakistan
- Gadaffi Hockey Stadium in Karachi
- Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore
[edit] Panama
- Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City
[edit] Portugal
- Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in Guimarães
- Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon
- Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria
[edit] Puerto Rico
- Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan
- Roberto Clemente Stadium in Carolina
[edit] Romania
- Dan Paltisanu Stadium in Timişoara
- Gheorghe Hagi Stadium in Constanţa
- Ion Moina Stadium in Cluj-Napoca
- Ion Oblemenco Stadium in Craiova
- Lia Manoliu Stadium in Bucharest
- Nicolae Dobrin Stadium in Piteşti
[edit] Saudi Arabia
- King Abdul Aziz Stadium in Meccah
- King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh
- Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam
[edit] Senegal
- Stade Leopold Senghor in Dakar
[edit] South Africa
- Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg
- King Senzangakhona Stadium in Durban (under construction)
- Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria
[edit] South Korea
- Guus Hiddink Stadium in Gwangju
[edit] Spain
- Coliseum Alfonso Pérez in Getafe
- Estadio Carlos Belmonte in Albacete
- Estadio Carlos Tartiere in Oviedo
- Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López in Tenerife
- José María Martín Carpena Arena in Málaga
- Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona
- Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera in Sevilla
- Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Sevilla
- Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid
- Estadio Vicente Calderón in Madrid
[edit] Trinidad and Tobago
- Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva
- Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba
- Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet
- Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain
- Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar
- Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella
- Marvin Lee Stadium in Tunapuna
[edit] Turkey
- Abdi Ipekci Sport Center in Istanbul
- Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul
- Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul
- Hamdi Akın Sports Hall in Istanbul
- BJK İnönü Stadium in Istanbul
- İzmir Atatürk Stadium in İzmir
- Kayseri Atatürk Stadium in Kayseri
- Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul
[edit] United Arab Emirates
- Jeque Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi
[edit] United Kingdom
- Adams Park in High Wycombe, England
- Kassam Stadium in Oxford, England
- Madejski Stadium in Reading, England
[edit] United States
[edit] Presently named Major League (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS) venues
[edit] Full names
- Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis
- Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan
- Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York
- Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C.
[edit] Surname only
- Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City
- Bradley Center in Milwaukee
- Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York
- Turner Field in Atlanta
- Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis
- August Busch named the stadium after himself after the original name, Budweiser Stadium, was vetoed by Major League Baseball. Since then, breweries have been allowed to directly name stadiums, and Anheuser-Busch owns the naming rights to the current Busch Stadium. The current name can be interpreted as either the family name or that of Busch Beer.
- Wrigley Field in Chicago
[edit] Formerly named Major League (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS) venues
[edit] Full names
- Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Later Continental Airlines Arena, now Izod Center.
- John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. Demolished in 1992.
- Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. Now named the Qualcomm Stadium.
- Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami Gardens. Now named Dolphin Stadium.
[edit] Surname only
- Jacobs Field in Cleveland
- Kiel Center in St. Louis
- Wrigley Field in Los Angeles
- Shibe Park, also known as Connie Mack Stadium, in Philadelphia
- Crosley Field in Cincinnati
- Comiskey Park and New Comiskey Park in Chicago
- Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
- Forbes Field in Pittsburgh
- Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.
- Muehlebach Field aka Ruppert Stadium (aka Municipal Stadium) in Kansas City
- Navin Field aka Briggs Stadium aka Tiger Stadium in Detroit
- Sick's Stadium in Seattle
- Robison Field in St. Louis
[edit] Presently named Minor League, and other significant sports venues
[edit] Full name
[edit] Indoor
- Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia
- Charlotte Y. Martin Centre in Spokane, Washington
- Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Florida
- Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut
- Louis J. Tullio Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania
- Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Paul E. Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts
- Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Silvio O. Conte Forum in Newton, Massachusetts
- William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts
- Michael J. Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (under construction)
[edit] Outdoor
- Arthur W. Perdue Stadium in Salisbury, Maryland
- Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida
- Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma
- C.O. Brown Stadium in Battle Creek, Michigan
- Calvin Falwell Field in Lynchburg, Virginia
- Cliff Hagan Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky
- Daniel S. Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware
- Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi
- E.J. Block Athletic Field in East Chicago, Indiana
- Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida
- Edward A. Lelacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts
- Ernie Shore Field in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Franklin Covey Field in Salt Lake City, Utah
- G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, Virginia
- H.P. Hunnicutt Field in Princeton, West Virginia
- Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile, Alabama
- Harry C. Pohlman Field in Beloit, Wisconsin
- Harry Grove Stadium in Frederick, Maryland
- Herschel Greer Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee
- Homer Stryker Field in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Howard J. Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania
- Hunter Wright Stadium in Kingsport, Tennessee
- Jackie Robinson Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida
- Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium in Tucson, Arizona
- Jerry Uht Park in Erie, Pennsylvania
- Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia
- Joe O'Brien Field in Elizabethton, Tennessee
- Joe W. Davis Stadium in Huntsville, Alabama
- John O'Donnell Stadium in Davenport, Iowa
- John Thurman Field in Modesto, California
- Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska
- Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida
- Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy, New York
- Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina
- Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium in San Antonio, Texas
- Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium in Geneva, Illinois
- Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida
- Sam Lynn Ballpark in Bakersfield, California
- Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium in South Bend, Indiana
- Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut
[edit] Surname only
[edit] Indoor
- Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine
- Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum in Pullman, Washington
- Galen Center in Los Angeles, California
- The Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington
- Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California
- Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky
- St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio
- Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee
[edit] Outdoor
- Alfond Stadium in Orono, Maine
- Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania
- Blair Field in Long Beach, California
- Bosse Field in Evanstown, Indiana
- Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
- Breese Stevens Field in Madison, Wisconsin
- Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Calfee Stadium in Pulaski, Virginia
- Campanelli Stadium in Brockton, Massachusetts
- Cashman Field in Las Vegas
- Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington
- Cobb Field in Billings, Montana
- Cohen Stadium in El Paso, Texas
- Cooper Stadium in Columbus, Ohio (slated to be replaced in 2008)
- Damaschke Field in Oneonta, New York
- Devault Memorial Stadium in Bristol, Virginia
- Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock, Arkansas (2007)
- Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, New York
- Dwyer Stadium in Batavia, New York
- Evans Diamond in Berkeley, California
- Fleming Stadium in Wilson, North Carolina
- Foster Field in San Angelo, Texas
- Fraser Field in Lynn, Massachusetts
- Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware
- Goodwin Field in Fullerton, California
- Goss Stadium at Coleman Field in Corvallis, Oregon
- Grayson Stadium in Savannah, Georgia
- Growden Memorial Park in Fairbanks, Alaska
- Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine
- Hammond Stadium in South Fort Myers, Florida
- Hammons Field in Springfield, Missouri
- Holman Stadium in Nashua, New Hampshire
- Holman Stadium in Vero Beach, Florida
- Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama
- Kindrick Field in Helena, Montana
- Lawrence-Dumont Stadium in Wichita, Kansas
- McCormick Field in Asheville, North Carolina
- McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
- Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee
- O'Brien Field in Peoria, Illinois
- Packard Stadium in Tempe, Arizona
- Raley Field in Sacramento, California
- Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut
- Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Maryland
- Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi
[edit] Formerly named Minor League and other significant use sports venues
- Al Lopez Field in Tampa (spring training)
- Calvin Griffith Park in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Crutcher Scott Field in Abilene, Texas
- Dillon Stadium in Hartford, Connecticut
- Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Park in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Ray Winder Field in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Robert B. Sutton Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Tim McCarver Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee