Jack Spinks Stadium is a 22,500–seat multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...

 in Lorman, Mississippi

Lorman, Mississippi

Lorman is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States. It is home to Alcorn State University, which was attended by Medgar Evers and Steve McNair ....

 and is home to the Alcorn State University

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State University is an historically black university comprehensive land-grant institution in Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871-History:...

 Braves 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 also the site of annual rivalry games featuring Southern University and Texas Southern University. Jack Spinks stadium is surrounded by the campus, the Davey Whitley Complex, numerous amounts of trees to the far east from the home side.

History

Opened in 1992, the stadium replaced Henderson Stadium

Henderson Stadium (Alcorn State)

Henderson Stadium is a stadium in Lorman, Mississippi. It hosted the Alcorn State University Braves football team until the school moved to Jack Spinks Stadium in 1992. The stadium held 10,000 people at its peak. It currently hosts the school's track and field squad.-External links:*...

. It's named is derived after former Alcorn State Braves football player, Jack Spinks

Jack Spinks

John Robert "Jack" Spinks was a professional American football fullback in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers , the Chicago Cardinals , the Green Bay Packers , and the New York Giants . The stadium for the Alcorn State Braves is named in honor of Jack...

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The stadium was also home for a short time to NFL standout Steve McNair

Steve McNair

Stephen LaTreal McNair was an American football quarterback who spent the majority of his NFL career with the Tennessee Titans....

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