Fike Recreation Center, originally known as Clemson Field House, is an on-campus recreation facility at
Clemson University in
Clemson, South Carolina
Clemson () is a city in Pickens and Anderson counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Clemson is home to Clemson University; in 2015, ''the Princeton Review'' cited the town of Clemson as ranking #1 in the United States for " town-and-gown" ...
. It houses several gymnasiums, a pool, a fitness atrium, racquetball courts, an indoor walk/jog/run track, and a
climbing wall.
The
basketball
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team played there from 1930 to 1968, when
Littlejohn Coliseum
The Littlejohn Coliseum is a 9,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Clemson, South Carolina, United States. It is home to the Clemson University Tigers men's and women's basketball teams. It is also the site of Clemson graduations and the Clemson C ...
opened.
The building originally opened in 1930 as the Clemson Field House, and was the indoor home to Clemson athletics. It also contained the original dressing rooms for the football team, who would leave the building, cross Williamson Rd., and make their grand entrance, running down the hill into
Clemson Memorial Stadium
Frank Howard Field at Clemson Memorial Stadium, popularly known as "Death Valley", is home to the Clemson Tigers football, Clemson Tigers, an National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division I FBS College football, football team located in ...
. It was renamed in 1966 in honor of the late Dr. Rupert H. "Rube" Fike, Class of 1908, a longtime booster and founder of the
IPTAY Club, one of the country's first athletic booster clubs. It has been expanded three times, in the 1940s, 1970s, and prior to 2003, when it was renamed Fike Recreation Center.
References
External links
Official website
Defunct college basketball venues in the United States
Sports venues in South Carolina
Clemson Tigers basketball venues
College swimming venues in the United States
Clemson Tigers sports venues
University and college student recreation centers in the United States
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