Construction took just over a year and at the time ended being the largest structure with poured concrete worldwide. It had numerous pioneering or rare solutions used, like the slurry wall. With the Olentangy River waters nearby, both tiers of seating were built above ground level, ending with impressive towers in the south and a Pantheon-inspired rotunda in the north, all features existing to this day.
Today Ohio Stadium is one of the best college football stadiums in the nation. The history of the stadium dates back to when the Buckeyes played at Ohio Field and a new stadium was needed because of growing support for the team. Ohio State wanted to build a stadium large enough to accommodate fans that were interested in the sport.
Disagreements on where to build the stadium and funding issues led to delays in construction. Regardless of these issues, the university commissioned Howard D. In the summer of the idea of a new athletic plant and stadium was still germinating. August 13, , Prof.
Money was a large problem and various ideas to raise funds were suggested. In the end it developed that a stadium could be financed in only two ways: by public subscription and by profits from intercollegiate athletics, chiefly football.
The plan for a stadium campaign which, in effect, would take the public into partnership, began to take shape toward the end of Public interest in Ohio State football reached unprecedented heights in Columbus and throughout Ohio after a third highly successful football season. It was now quite clear that there was a need for a much greater seating capacity and improved playing facilities than Ohio Field could afford.
The resulting Stadium campaign, finally put into action in the fall of , was the solution. The Stadium campaign capitalized on the enthusiasm generated by the great football successes achieved in , , and It was decided that it was not enough, however, merely to ask the public to contribute to a Stadium fund.
Something had to be given something in return for their money. Various schemes were devised to this end. In return, Stadium subscribers were guaranteed certain preferences as to football tickets in future years and there was talk of perpetuating their names on bronze tablets to be erected on the Stadium walls whenever finances permitted. But, because of expenses related to the expanded athletic program, followed by the bleak depression that began with the stock market collapse of , this never occurred.
The first plans for a Stadium campaign were announced in the winter of At the outset plans called for a stadium to seat at least 50, with the first games to be played in it in the fall of Lowry F. Sater, , Columbus attorney, was general chairman. A Stadium Number of the Alumni Monthly in February, gave more details about the planned construction of the Stadium and surrounding athletic fields.
The Stadium was to be horseshoe-shaped , with twenty baseball diamonds around its perimeter and along the adjoining east bank of the Olentangy. On the South of the Stadium, six soccer and football fields, a running track, jumping pits and tennis courts were to be constructed. In addition, the Olentangy was to be straightened and diked to prevent flooding, and a new bridge was to be constructed across the river to replace the old trestle north of the Stadium site.
A new east-west roadway, a new power plant, a new gymnasium, and even a new armory were also projected in the new Stadium area. The opening of the Stadium campaign was set for the week of October 18 to 23, It was centered in Columbus, but included the entire state and major alumni centers elsewhere. The John Price Jones Corp. Samuel N. Seating Capacities. More Information. Venue Information. Contact Information. General Information.
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