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Alonzo Herndon Stadium, named for Alonzo Herndon, is an abandoned 15,011-seat stadium on the campus of Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is the only two-sided stadium in the Atlanta University Center.
Jul 30, 2021 · The 1960s Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, once home of both the Atlanta Braves and Falcons, coexisted for a summer beside the Olympic Stadium—and hosted Olympics baseball—before its demolition. Only the outfield wall where Hank Aaron hammered his famous 715th homer remains standing today.
Herndon Stadium is the largest and only double-sided stadium at Atlanta University Center institutions. Built in 1948, it was the home of many sporting events and concerts in the years before the Olympic Games, including a live Ray Charles album.
Feb 8, 2024 · Herndon Stadium was one of HBCU football's most storied venues, even hosting Olympic events, before Morris Brown College was forced to sell it. Now it might be demolished.
Jan 29, 2024 · The Alonzo Herndon Stadium opened in 1948 on the campus of Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia. The 15,011-seat stadium is the largest at an institution in the Atlanta University Center and the only one with stands on two sides.
Jun 1, 2023 · The Herndon Stadium was given a huge financial revamp ahead of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Field hockey was held at the venue during the Games, before being handed back to the university for to stage college football and events into the early 21st century.
Jul 19, 2016 · Herndon Stadium, located on the campus of Morris Brown College at the Atlanta University Center, played host to the field hockey final game during the Olympics.
