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Ladd–Peebles Stadium (formerly Ernest F. Ladd Memorial Stadium) is a stadium in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It opened in 1948 and has a seating capacity of 33,471. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field for the Senior Bowl, the GoDaddy.com Bowl, and the University of South Alabama Jaguars.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Ladd–Peebles Stadium Official Website )〕 In addition to football, the stadium is also used for concerts (maximum capacity 50,000), boxing matches, high school graduations, trade shows, and festivals.〔 Numerous entertainers have performed at Ladd–Peebles Stadium.〔 ==History== The stadium was constructed in 1948 with private funding from a local banker wishing to create a permanent honor to his mentor, Ernest F. Ladd, a local banking magnate who died in 1941. In 1997, it was renamed to honor E.B. Peebles, a civic leader who was instrumental in the revitalization of the Senior Bowl.〔 In 1997, Ladd–Peebles Stadium underwent a $8.1 million renovation that resulted in a new press box featuring a 120-seat club level and luxury suites, new scoreboards, new PA and lighting systems, new locker rooms, new restrooms, an expansion of the concourse areas, and new concession stands, as well as the stadium offices. In 2004, the stadium selected and installed FieldTurf as its new playing surface.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mobile's Ladd–Peebles Stadium, Home of the Senior Bowl, Selects FieldTurf )〕 On December 6, 2008, the Board of Trustees at the University of South Alabama approved adding football to its intercollegiate athletics program. The move came with the announcement that the team would call Ladd–Peebles Stadium home for at least seven years.〔(BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTES TO ADD NCAA FOOTBALL - USAJaguars.com—Official Web Site of University of South Alabama Athletics )〕 The stadium underwent a $2.2 million facelift which also includes the construction of 11 luxury sky boxes on the stadium's west side. The project was finished at the beginning of the 2009 season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ladd–Peebles Stadium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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