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War Memorial Stadium, colloquially known as The Rockpile, was an outdoor football, baseball and soccer stadium in Buffalo, New York. Opened in 1937 as Roesch Memorial Stadium, the venue was later known as Grover Cleveland Stadium and Civic Stadium.
The current stadium opened in the summer of 1993, hosting the World University Games. The Bulls played their first six years in the stadium as a member of Division I-AA, finally making their return to Division I-A in 1999. Jim Kelly hosted his third-annual StarGaze charity event at the venue in 1994.
Aug 18, 2016 · When the Buffalo Bills began play in 1960, their home venue was War Memorial Stadium. Built in 1936, the "Rockpile" was a 36,500-seat facility located in Buffalo at Jefferson and Best streets.
- Planning and Funding
- Regular Use
- Closure
- Post-Occupancy
On January 5, 1927, Sam Breadon, then owner of the Major League Cardinals, announced that he wanted to purchase land from the City of Houston to construct a new ballpark for the Texas League Buffaloes On January 18, it was announced that the location had been purchased in the East End. At the St. Louis Cardinals Board of Directors meeting on Februa...
The stadium opened on April 11, 1928, with a 7-5 win over the Waco Cubs as well as an infamous cushion fight. 15,000 fans were in attendance, and it was the largest crowd ever to have watched a baseball game in Houston at that time. Previously, the record had been only 8,300 set in 1925. Texas Governor Dan Moody threw the ceremonial first pitch, wh...
Eventually the stadium was purchased from Anheuser-Busch by William Hopkins after he purchased the Houston Buffaloes from Marty Marion. Initially, the stadium was planned to be expanded to a capacity of 30,655 to accommodate a major league baseball team. However, when the owners of the Houston Colt .45s purchased the Buffaloes for territorial right...
The stadium existed unused when it was sold to the A. W. George Salvage Company at public auction on March 14, 1963 for a mere $19,750 USD. It was the single bid for the stadium. Sammy Finger, owner of the Houston-based Finger Furniture, purchased the stadium, and then demolished it in order to build a furniture showroom and warehouse which was com...
On September 17, 1960, the University at Buffalo started its 1960 season against Army in West Point’s Michie Stadium. Buffalo’s entire football squad, 45 men and the coaching staff, departed by plane to Poughkeepsie, N.Y. the day before after a rousing sendoff by U.B. students.
Sep 11, 2024 · The team had played at a much smaller, 4,000-seat UB Stadium (now known as Walter Kunz Stadium) from the time of its move to the town of Amherst north of Buffalo in 1985 until 1992. The current stadium opened in the summer of 1993, hosting the World University Games.
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Jan 30, 2015 · The name of the venue changed over time, from Roesch Memorial Stadium (named after former Buffalo Mayor Charles Roesch) in 1937, to Grover Cleveland Stadium (in honor of the former President, Chief Justice, and Buffalo Mayor) from 1937-38, to Civic Stadium from 1938 to 1960, and finally to War Memorial Stadium from 1960 to 1987.
