Irwin Belk Stadium (Wingate)
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Irwin Belk Stadium is a 3,000-seat stadium in Wingate, North Carolina
. It is home to the Wingate University
Bulldogs football
team.
The stadium is named for Irwin Belk, who has donated large sums of money to many colleges and universities in the Charlotte
area. Including UNC Charlotte and Johnson C. Smith University
. The field is named for John R. Martin.
Wingate, North Carolina
Wingate is a town in Union County, North Carolina and a suburb of the city of Charlotte. The population was 2,406 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wingate is located at ....
. It is home to the Wingate University
Wingate University
Wingate University was founded by Baptists in 1896 as Wingate School, an independent, co-educational institution and became a four-year college in 1977. In 1996, Wingate College became Wingate University....
Bulldogs 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...
team.
The stadium is named for Irwin Belk, who has donated large sums of money to many colleges and universities in the Charlotte
CHARLOTTE
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area. Including UNC Charlotte and Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson C. Smith University is a private, co-ed, four-year liberal arts institution of higher learning located in the heart of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. JCSU is also a historically black college...
. The field is named for John R. Martin.