Description: NEYLAND STADIUM Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. It serves primarily as the home of the Tennessee Volunteers football team, but is also used to host large conventions and has been a site for several NFL exhibition games with the last between the Washington Redskins and Houston Oilers during the Oilers transition to Nashville in 1998. After 79 years and 16 expansion projects, Neyland Stadium peaked at an official maximum capacity of 104,079 seats. Capacity was reduced to 102,037 with the addition of the new East Club seats in 2006. Due to the addition of the new West Club seats in 2009, the capacity currently stands at 100,011. This makes it the fifth largest non-racing stadium in the United States and the ninth largest non-racing stadium in the world.Neyland Stadium was first conceived in 1919. Col. W.S. Shields, president of Knoxville's City National Bank and a University of Tennessee trustee, provided the initial capital to prepare and equip an athletic field. Thus, when the original stadium--the lower level of the current stadium's West Stands--was completed in March 1921, it was called Shields-Watkins Field in honor of the donor and his wife, Alice Watkins-Shields.In 1962, the stadium was renamed Neyland Stadium in honor of former athletic director and coach General Robert Neyland. Neyland, the man credited with making the Vols a national football power, coached the team from 1926-1952, with two interruptions for military service. Shortly before his death, he spearheaded the stadium's first major expansion. The plans were so far ahead of their time that they have been used in every expansion since then. The playing surface is still named Shields-Watkins Field.Unused 4" x 6" deckled continental chrome postcard. (19059-D) $1.50 flat rate shipping to USA, $2.50 Canada.All other countries see eBay's Global Shipping Program for rates. Thank you for your interest in Stadium PostcardsSW Auctions
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Era: Photochrome (1939-Now)
Country: United States
Region: Tennessee
Theme: Sports
City: Knoxville
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
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Subject: Stadium
