Howard Wood Field
Encyclopedia
Howard Wood Field is a stadium
in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
, constructed in 1957. Holding 10,000 people, it is one of the premier American football
and track
facilities in the region. Field turf was installed to replace the natural grass after a renovation project in 2003.
, which is a Catholic school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Bob Burns Dakota Bowl is focused around an American Football game between O'Gorman High School and another team chosen on a year by year basis. Additionally, Howard Wood Field is also host to the President's Bowl American football games. The President's Bowl serves as a fundraiser for extra curricular activities for the Sioux Falls, South Dakota public High Schools. From 1993 through 2006 over $1.3 million has been raised from this annual set of football games. The stadium also serves as host to other track events as well as marching band competitions.
The Minnesota Vikings
played their first game, an exhibition against the Dallas Cowboys on Aug. 5, 1961, at Howard Wood Field. Legendary local football coach, Bob Burns, promoted the game.
On September 26, 2007, Augustana College
announced it would no longer call Howard Wood Field home, after a $6.1 million donation was given to allow the college to build an on-campus football facility, called the Kirkeby–Over Stadium. The school played at Wood Field from 1958 to 2008.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...
, constructed in 1957. Holding 10,000 people, it is one of the premier American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
and track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
facilities in the region. Field turf was installed to replace the natural grass after a renovation project in 2003.
Events
Howard Wood Field is host to the Howard Wood Dakota Relays, an extended weekend of collegiate and High School track and field,and soccer competition. Howard Wood Field serves as host for the Bob Burns Dakota Bowl, an annual fundraiser for O'Gorman High SchoolO'Gorman Catholic High School (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
O'Gorman High School is a Catholic high school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school was founded in 1961 by Bishop Lambert Hoch and named after Bishop Thomas O'Gorman....
, which is a Catholic school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Bob Burns Dakota Bowl is focused around an American Football game between O'Gorman High School and another team chosen on a year by year basis. Additionally, Howard Wood Field is also host to the President's Bowl American football games. The President's Bowl serves as a fundraiser for extra curricular activities for the Sioux Falls, South Dakota public High Schools. From 1993 through 2006 over $1.3 million has been raised from this annual set of football games. The stadium also serves as host to other track events as well as marching band competitions.
The Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
played their first game, an exhibition against the Dallas Cowboys on Aug. 5, 1961, at Howard Wood Field. Legendary local football coach, Bob Burns, promoted the game.
On September 26, 2007, Augustana College
Augustana College (South Dakota)
Augustana College is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. The campus makes the school the largest private university in South Dakota...
announced it would no longer call Howard Wood Field home, after a $6.1 million donation was given to allow the college to build an on-campus football facility, called the Kirkeby–Over Stadium. The school played at Wood Field from 1958 to 2008.