Casem-Spinks Stadium
{{Short description|Stadium in Lorman, Mississippi, US}}
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| fullname = Marino Casem-Jack Spinks Stadium
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| location = Lorman, Mississippi
| coordinates = {{Coord|31.873545|-91.134918|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| built = 1991–1992
| opened = {{Start date|1992|9|19}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39573273/alcorn_wins_in_stadium_opener/ |title=Alcorn wins in stadium opener |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Hattiesburg American |location=Hattiesburg, Mississippi |page=1C |date=September 20, 1992 |access-date=November 24, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}
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| owner = Alcorn State University
| operator = Alcorn State University
| surface = Grass
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| architect = Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons
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| capacity = 22,500
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| tenants = Alcorn State Braves (NCAA)
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The Casem Spinks Stadium is a 22,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Lorman, Mississippi, which is the home field of the Alcorn State Braves college football team.{{cite news |url= http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2016/09/04/alcorn-state-opener-cancelled-by-lightning/ |title=Alcorn State opener cancelled by lightning |work=The Vicksburg Post |date=September 4, 2016 |access-date=June 18, 2017}} The stadium is surrounded by the campus of Alcorn State University and is adjacent to the Davey Whitney Complex.
History
Opened in 1992, the stadium replaced Henderson Stadium. Its name is derived from former Alcorn State Braves football player Jack Spinks.{{cite news |url= http://www.alcornsports.com/news/2014/8/28/FB_0828145301.aspx?path=football |title=TOP 50 GREATEST FOOTBALL PLAYERS: NO. 2, JACK SPINKS |work=Alcorn State University Athletics |date=August 28, 2014 |access-date=June 18, 2017}} The name was changed to the Marino Casem-Jack Spinks Memorial Stadium in 2011 after then Alcorn State president M. Christopher Brown II stated "Coach Casem helped Alcorn athletics increase both in stature and in reputation to become a nationally recognized university".{{cite news |url= https://www.foxnews.com/sports/alcorn-state-adds-casem-to-stadium-name |title=Alcorn State adds Casem to stadium name |work= Fox Sports |date=August 18, 2011 |access-date=June 18, 2021}}
See also
References
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{{Mississippi college football venues}}
Category:College football venues in Mississippi
Category:Alcorn State Braves football
Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States
Category:Buildings and structures in Claiborne County, Mississippi
Category:1992 establishments in Mississippi
Category:Sports venues completed in 1992
Category:Alcorn State University buildings and structures
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