Delmar Stadium is a 12,000-seat
stadium
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located at 1900 Mangum Road in
Houston
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,
Texas
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, United States. It is primarily used for
American football
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games of Houston Independent School District schools. It is a part of the Delmar-Tusa Sports complex includes a 5,000-seat basketball/volleyball arena,
Delmar Fieldhouse, a 6,000-seat rugby/football/soccer/track venue,
Dyer Stadium
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, a 3,000-seat football/soccer field,
Delmar Jr. Field Delmar may refer to:
Places in the United States
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, and a 1,500-seat baseball stadium,
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.
Delmar Stadium was constructed in 1959 for just under $12.9 million. After severe flooding in May 2015 rendered the field unsuitable for play, artificial turf was installed later that year.
In 1974, the Minnesota Vikings used Delmar Stadium as their practice facility in preparation for
Super Bowl VIII
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, which was played at
Rice Stadium.
Delmar was also the primary home field of the
Texas Southern University
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Tigers football team in 2008, following
Hurricane Ike
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. Texas Southern played three games there during the 2008 season, including a rivalry game against
Grambling State University
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on November 20.
On March 13, 2010, Delmar Stadium hosted the third annual
Space City Classic high school senior all-star football game. Organizers intend to keep the
Space City Classic at Delmar in the future.
On July 22, 2011, Trae Day, in honor of rapper
Trae Tha Truth
Frazier Othel Thompson III (born July 3, 1980), better known by his stage name Trae tha Truth (or simply Trae), is an American rapper and record executive from Houston, Texas. Embarking on a musical career in 1998, he soon established himself ...
, was hosted for its 4th year.
The stadium was used as a filming site in the 1998 movie ''
Rushmore'', for the scene where Max is flying a kite and meets Margaret.
In 2019, the
Houston Sabercats
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, returned to play a professional rugby game at the stadium when the pitch at their
new purpose built rugby stadium was not deemed playable following their soft opening.
See also
*
Delmar Fieldhouse
*
Trae Trae is a given name.
Notable people with the name "Trae" include
*Trae Bell-Haynes (born 1995), Canadian basketball player
*Trae Coyle (born 2001), English footballer
*Trae Crowder (born 1986), American comedian
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References
External links
Delmar Stadium facility details
Defunct college football venues
Houston Independent School District
Houston SaberCats stadiums
Texas Southern Tigers football
American football venues in Houston
High school football venues in Texas
1957 establishments in Texas
Sports venues completed in 1957
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