Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium is a 6,500-capacit
multi-use stadium located in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The stadium is named for Doug Shaw, Sr., the long-time coach of the Myrtle Beach High School Seahawks football team. During his reign on the sidelines, his Seahawk teams went to the AAA state championship game five years in a row, winning the title four times. The stadium is used for
football,
soccer, and
track & field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
. It is the main venue for rectangular sports in Myrtle Beach but has been displaced by
Brooks Stadium as the largest stadium in
Horry County for those sports. It remains the county's premiere track & field venue.
The field surface is
FieldTurf.
External links
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American football venues in South Carolina
Athletics (track and field) venues in South Carolina
Sports venues completed in 1968
High school football venues in the United States
Sports venues in Horry County, South Carolina
Soccer venues in South Carolina
Buildings and structures in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
1968 establishments in South Carolina