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Duck Samford Stadium
Duck Samford Stadium is a stadium in Auburn, Alabama. It is primarily used for American football and soccer, and is the home field of the Auburn High School Tigers. Duck Samford Stadium was constructed in 1968, and seats 8,310 spectators.〔''Auburn Bulletin'', October 23, 1968; "(Rep. Mike Hubbard Secures Funding for Duck Samford Stadium Renovations )", August 17, 2010.〕 The field is named after James Drake "Duck" Samford, a former Auburn University football player and longtime supporter of youth athletics in Auburn who donated the land for the facility.〔Elizabeth D. Schafer, ''Auburn Football''. (Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2004), 27; Minutes of City Board of Education, Auburn, Alabama, March 1965.〕
==History==
Plans for constructing a stadium to replace Felton Little Park—which had served as Auburn High School's home field since 1949—on the site now occupied by Duck Samford Stadium began in 1964.〔Minutes of City Board of Education, Auburn, Alabama, December 1964.〕 On March 23, 1965, James "Duck" Samford donated the site to the City of Auburn.〔Minutes of City Board of Education, Auburn, Alabama, March 1965.〕 In May 1967, the Auburn City Schools agreed to a ten-year lease of the proposed stadium, which the city of Auburn constructed the following year for $1.1 million.〔Minutes of City Board of Education, Auburn, Alabama, May 1967.〕 The stadium opened on October 25, 1968 with an Auburn High School loss to Lanett High School, 14-13; the first home win at the venue came three weeks later against arch-rival Opelika High School, 41-0. The original seating consisted of what is today the home (east) stands, and seated 3,986.〔''Auburn Bulletin'', October 23, 1968; ''Auburn Bulletin'', November 20, 1968; "A Winning Field", ''Tiger Tales'', November 27, 1968.〕
In 1974, a fieldhouse was constructed behind the north endzone.〔Minutes of City Board of Education, Auburn, Alabama, February 1974.〕 The stadium was expanded in 1984 to include a visitors' seating section on the west side of the stadium, which increased capacity to 6,000.〔Minutes of City Board of Education, Auburn, Alabama, May 1984.〕 A further expansion in 1993 increased the west side stands to increase the stadium's capacity to 7,120. The stadium underwent a $2.0 million renovation in 2004, with the east side stands completely replaced.〔(Some of the projects published by Bid Ocean in 2004 in the state of Alabama ), retrieved July 21, 2007.〕 At the same time, the existing turf was replaced with TifSport Certified Bermuda grass, the same playing surface as at the University of Texas's Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and the Washington Redskins' FedEx Field.〔(TifSport Stadium and Athletic Field Installations ), retrieved July 21, 2007.〕 In 2005, ownership of Duck Samford was transferred from the City of Auburn to the Auburn City School District. The 35-year-old original fieldhouse was torn down and replaced by the Travis L. Rabren Fieldhouse in 2009.〔Rachel Morand, "(Contractors honor family with donation to AHS )", ''The Auburn Villager'', March 27, 2009.〕 In 2010, a $705,000 expansion resulted in the construction of new restrooms, replacement of the scoreboard, and additional seating to bring the stadium's capacity to 8,310.〔"(Rep. Mike Hubbard Secures Funding for Duck Samford Stadium Renovations )", August 17, 2010.〕
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