ASU vs Richmond FCS Semifinals

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Kidd Brewer Stadium

Home of ASU Football, Track & Field, & Field Hockey


The outdoor home of the Mountaineers since 1962, Kidd Brewer Stadium stands 3,333 feet above sea level and seats 16,650. It was the first facility in either North or South Carolina to install artificial turf, with Appalachian and Elon staged the first game on fake grass in the Carolinas, Oct. 3, 1970.

Opened Sept. 15, 1962, the stadium was originally constructed with 10,000 permanent seats. Seating capacity was expanded to 18,000 following the 1978 season. Completion of an extensive renovation and restoration project on the original 10,000 seats in 1995 readjusted the seating capacity to 16,650. A multi-purpose facility, Kidd Brewer Stadium is also home of Appalachian field hockey, and men's and women's track teams. Intramural sports, classes and the community use the facility, as well. Owens Field House, at the north end of the stadium, houses athletic and fundraising offices, locker rooms and equipment areas, along with the Dr. Hugh S. Daniel Conference Room. In 1989, a new building was added adjacent to the field house, with athletic and coaching offices, the Dr. Evan Ashby Sports Medicine Room, strength and conditioning areas, and locker rooms.

The stadium is named after Kidd Brewer, one of the Mountaineers' most successful head coaches, and a colorful part of North Carolina history.

Brewer, a Winston-Salem, N.C., native, served as football coach of the Mountaineers for four seasons (1935-38), compiling a 30-5-3 overall mark.

An All-American backfield star at Duke University, Brewer's 1937 Appalachian squad was unbeaten and unscored upon in the regular season.

After leaving Appalachian, Brewer started a sales career, but shortly thereafter reported for active duty in World War II. He served as a Naval lieutenant in the Pacific. After the war Brewer was secretary to U.S. Sen. Josiah W. Bailey (D-N.C.). Upon Bailey's death in office Brewer served his replacement, Sen. William B. Umstead, as administrative assistant.

Brewer returned to North Carolina and ran for lieutenant governor in 1956. Between campaigns for governor (1964) and state court of appeals (1968), he made a name for himself as a developer, insurance salesman and philanthropist.

Kidd Brewer Stadium, dedicated Sept. 3, 1988, from 1962 to 1988 it was named for William J. Conrad, a former Appalachian State University trustee and R.J. Reynolds executive.

Called "THE ROCK" because of the tough conditions the stadium presents Appalachian's opposition, the Mountaineers have compiled a 137-53-5 mark in the 37 year history of the facility. ASU has posted 33 winning campaigns in the facility, including 20 consecutive winning home seasons

 

The Rock

There is now a huge rock that has been placed near the new stadium plaza. I don't know this for sure but I think David Jackson the "Voice of the Mountaineers" may have coined the phrase "The Rock". I will ask around up on campus and see if I can find out. David uses the phrase "Ballgame at the Rock" when that one play occurs that secures another Mountaineer victory at the end of games.

 

The Rock

http://www.alumni.appstate.edu/tailgateattherock/index.html

 

ahhh...figured it was something new

 

No, that rock is several thousand years old. seriously

 

The only "Rock" when I was there was Blowing Rock, where all the bars were.

The Rock as in "Let's skip class this afternoon and head to the Rock for Happy Hour."

Good Times

 

Holleys

You mean to sit on the porch at Holleys Tavern and watch the sunset with a ice cold longneck?

 

oh yeah...

of course that was usually after seeing how many girls were at Clyde's. And while long necks were nice, draft beer was more plentiful and much cheaper.

Bars in Boone are awesome but pt's a shame they all disappeared from Blowing Rock.

 

All I know is I'm heading to Boone next Friday to watch at the Library. 3 in a row, baby!! Fucking Edwards is unbelievable.

Ditto what wossa said about the bars.

 

take pics of the waitresses, seriously