United States List of sports venues named after individuals




1 united states

1.1 future named major league (mlb, nfl, nba, nhl, mls) venues

1.1.1 full names


1.2 presently named major league (mlb, nfl, nba, nhl, mls) venues

1.2.1 full names
1.2.2 surname only


1.3 formerly named major league (mlb, nfl, nba, nhl, mls) venues

1.3.1 full names
1.3.2 surname only


1.4 presently named minor league, , other significant sports venues

1.4.1 full name

1.4.1.1 indoor
1.4.1.2 outdoor


1.4.2 surname only

1.4.2.1 indoor
1.4.2.2 outdoor


1.4.3 full name , surname only

1.4.3.1 outdoor




1.5 formerly named minor league , other significant use sports venues





united states
future named major league (mlb, nfl, nba, nhl, mls) venues
full names

rickey henderson field, in oakland, california. oakland–alameda county coliseum

oakland athletics name coliseum field rickey henderson field on opening day, april 3, 2017. henderson serve special assistant president.



presently named major league (mlb, nfl, nba, nhl, mls) venues
full names

joe louis arena in detroit, michigan
paul brown stadium in cincinnati, ohio
robert f. kennedy memorial stadium in washington, d.c.

surname only

lambeau field in green bay, wisconsin
kauffman stadium in kansas city
bmo harris bradley center in milwaukee
turner field in atlanta
busch memorial stadium in st. louis

august busch named stadium after himself after original name, budweiser stadium, vetoed major league baseball. since then, breweries have been allowed directly name stadiums, , anheuser-busch owns naming rights current busch stadium. current name can interpreted either family name or of busch beer.


wrigley field in chicago

formerly named major league (mlb, nfl, nba, nhl, mls) venues
full names

hubert h. humphrey metrodome in minneapolis. demolished in 2014.
brendan byrne arena in east rutherford, new jersey. later continental airlines arena, izod center.
john f. kennedy stadium in philadelphia. demolished in 1992.
jack murphy stadium in san diego. named qualcomm stadium.
joe robbie stadium in miami gardens. named sun life stadium.
ralph wilson stadium in orchard park, new york. rich stadium, became new era field in 2016.

surname only

jacobs field in cleveland, progressive field.
kiel center in st. louis, later savvis center, scottrade center.
wrigley field in chicago, illinois
shibe park, known connie mack stadium, in philadelphia
crosley field in cincinnati
comiskey park , 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
shea stadium in flushing, new york

presently named minor league, , other significant sports venues
full name
indoor

bryce jordan center in university park, pennsylvania
bud walton arena in fayetteville, arkansas
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
james h. hilton coliseum in ames, iowa
john f. kennedy civic arena in rome, new york
lawrence joel veterans memorial coliseum in winston-salem, north carolina
tsongas center 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

outdoor

arthur w. perdue stadium in salisbury, maryland
ben hill griffin stadium in gainesville, florida
bob ford field in albany, new york (set open in 2013)
bobby bowden field @ doak campbell stadium in tallahassee, 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
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
jack trice stadium in ames, iowa
jackie robinson ballpark in daytona beach, florida
jerry kindall field @ frank sancet stadium in tucson, arizona
jim patterson stadium in louisville, kentucky
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
joker marchant stadium in lakeland, florida
joseph l. bruno stadium in troy, new york
joseph p. riley, jr. park in charleston, south carolina
mark light field @ alex rodriguez park in coral gables, florida
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
senator thomas j. dodd memorial stadium in norwich, connecticut
tom tellez track @ carl lewis international complex in houston, texas
tony , nancy moye football , lacrosse complex in macon, georgia

surname only
indoor

alfond arena in orono, maine
beasley performing arts coliseum in pullman, washington
breslin student events center in east lansing, michigan
carver–hawkeye arena in iowa city, iowa
crisler center in ann arbor, michigan
galen center in los angeles, california
huff hall in champaign, illinois
the liacouras center in philadelphia, pennsylvania
mccarthey athletic center in spokane, washington
mcleod center in cedar falls, iowa
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
yost ice arena in ann arbor, michigan

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 park 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 replaced in 2008)
damaschke field in oneonta, new york
devault memorial stadium in bristol, virginia
dickey-stephens park in north little rock, arkansas (2007)
disch–falk field in austin, texas
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 @ 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
kenan memorial stadium in chapel hill, north carolina
kindrick legion field in helena, montana
kinnick stadium in iowa city, iowa
lawrence–dumont stadium in wichita, kansas
mccoll–richardson field in charlotte, north carolina (set open in 2013)
mccormick field in asheville, north carolina
mccoy stadium in pawtucket, rhode island
miller motorsports park, tooele, utah
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
rice-eccles stadium in salt lake city
ripken stadium in aberdeen, maryland
roebling road raceway in effingham county, georgia
sanford stadium in athens, georgia
vaught–hemingway stadium in oxford, mississippi
williams-brice stadium in columbia, south carolina
yulman stadium in new orleans, louisiana (under construction; set open in 2014)

full name , surname only

these venues bear full name of @ least 1 person , surname of @ least 1 different person. occurs when university adds name of new donor or other significant figure existing venue.


outdoor

bobby dodd stadium @ historic grant field in atlanta, georgia
dudy noble field, polk–dement stadium in starkville, mississippi
phil hurd raceway in savannah, georgia

formerly named minor league , 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
jerry uht park in erie, pennsylvania
jim crockett, sr. memorial park in charlotte, north carolina
johnny rosenblatt stadium in omaha, nebraska
john eleuthère du pont pavilion in villanova, pennsylvania
louis j. tullio arena in erie, pennsylvania
ralph munroe marine stadium in miami
ray winder field in little rock, arkansas
robert b. sutton stadium in tulsa, oklahoma
tim mccarver stadium in memphis, tennessee
thorp raceway in pomona, california






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