The Jimmye Laycock Football Center (JLFC) is a
football
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facility for
The College of William & Mary Tribe in
Williamsburg
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Places
*Colonial Williamsburg, a living-history museum and private foundation in Virginia
*Williamsburg, Brooklyn, neighborhood in New York City
*Williamsburg, former name of Kernville (former town), California
*Williams ...
,
Virginia, USA. The $11 million, building was constructed right next to
Zable Stadium where the Tribe play all home games.
[Tribe Athletics - The Jimmye Laycock Football Center]
. Retrieved on June 30, 2008. The facility is named after William & Mary's most successful football coach
Jimmye Laycock, and the cost of the project was funded entirely through private donations.
The JLFC was dedicated on June 21, 2008, and among those in attendance were former William & Mary
wide receiver and present
Pittsburgh Steelers
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head coach
Mike Tomlin (Class of 1994), former
Buffalo Bills
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head coach
Marv Levy
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, then-
Virginia Tech Hokies football head coach
Frank Beamer, and former William & Mary athletic director
Jim Copeland.
Tribe Athletics – W&M to Dedicate Jimmye Laycock Football Center on June 21
. Retrieved on June 30, 2008.
References
External links
Tribe Athletics
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William & Mary Tribe sports venues
William & Mary Tribe football
Sports venues completed in 2008
2008 establishments in Virginia