Palmer Stadium

{{Short description|Stadium in Princeton, NJ, USA}}

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{{Infobox venue

| stadium_name = Palmer Stadium

| nickname =

| image = Princeton - Palmer Stadium.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption =

| location = Princeton, NJ

| broke_ground = June, 1914

| opened = October 24, 1914

| closed = November 23, 1996

| demolished = Winter, 1997

| owner = Princeton University

| operator = Princeton University

| surface = Natural Grass

| construction_cost=

| architect = Henry J. Hardenburgh

| former_names =

| tenants = Princeton Tigers (Football & Track and Field) (1914–1996)

| seating_capacity = 42,000

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Image:Princeton - Palmer Stadium - 1914 - postcard.jpg

Palmer Stadium was a stadium in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. It hosted the Princeton University Tigers football team, as well as the track and field team.{{cite web|last=Levin|first=Anne|url=http://www.princetonmagazine.com/palmer-stadium-memories-of-a-magical-time/|title=Palmer Stadium – Memories Of A Magical Time|work=Princeton Magazine}} The stadium held 45,750 people at its peak and was opened in 1914 with a game against Dartmouth. It closed in 1996 with a game against Dartmouth. Princeton Stadium was built on the site (albeit pushed slightly further north) in 1997.

The building was named for Stephen S. Palmer, a trustee of the university, by his son, Edgar Palmer III. Like Harvard Stadium, it was horseshoe-shaped (which was modeled after the Greek Olympic Stadium), but was wider, including a full-sized track (around the football field) . It opened to the south (facing Lake Carnegie) and the grand main entrance was at the north.

It hosted the Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1981. From 1936 to its closing, the track's long-jump record was held by Jesse Owens.

Palmer Stadium also hosted the NFL's New York Giants for one exhibition game per year from 1965 -1975, the first ten years seeing them face the Philadelphia Eagles and then the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1975.