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Herty Field, also known as Alumni Athletic Field, was the original on-campus playing venue for football and baseball at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia. It opened in the Fall of 1891 and hosting the first UGA home football game against Mercer University on January 30, 1892.
Oct 11, 2022 · Every year, within the first few days of classes starting, hundreds of newly christened freshmen flock to Herty Field, a former athletic field turned multi-purpose greenspace.
Learn about the first intercollegiate football game in Georgia and the deep south, played on January 30, 1892 at Herty Field. The marker honors Dr. Charles H. Herty, a professor and sports enthusiast who introduced football to the college boys.
Sep 10, 2013 · Herty Field opened in the fall of 1891 and was named after Charles Holmes Herty, a chemistry professor who introduced intercollegiate football to UGA. The ground served as the home field for...
Jun 5, 2017 · This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights Herty Field, named for chemist Charles Herty and the site of the first intercollegiate football game played in the state of Georgia. After receiving his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University, Charles Holmes Herty returned to his alma mater of the University of Georgia (UGA) as a chemistry professor in 1890.
Michael Hebert reports on the history behind the University of Georgia's Herty Field.
Sep 26, 2020 · Herty Field The large expanse of grass and large fountain next to Moore College is Herty Field. Jumping barefoot in the fountain is a UGA tradition, and both the fountain and the field are...
