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Veterans Memorial Stadium, opened in 1965, is a 12,700-capacity stadium in
Pasadena, Texas Pasadena () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within the metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 151,950, making it the twentieth most populous city in the state of Texas, as well as the second-largest cit ...
, owned by the
Pasadena Independent School District Pasadena Independent School District is a school district that is based in Pasadena, Texas, United States. Pasadena ISD serves much of southeast Harris County. The district includes most of Pasadena, South Houston, a portion of Houston (incl ...
. The stadium hosts all of the varsity home football games for the district's five high schools and is also host to many Class 3A, 4A and 5A playoff games. The varsity high school soccer teams also play at Newcomb Field in the winter.


History

In 1999, the stadium served as the home field for the
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Regional Football League The Regional Football League (RFL) was an american football minor league formed to be the self-styled "major league of spring football." Established in 1997, the league played a single season, 1999, and then ceased operations. History The RFL se ...
. In 2004, the football field at the stadium was dedicated in honor of retired coach and athletic director Bill Newcomb, who served Pasadena ISD for more than 40 years and was head football coach at
South Houston High School South Houston High School is a public high school located in South Houston, Texas in the United States. The school is a part of the Pasadena Independent School District. History South Houston High School opened in 1957 to relieve Pasadena High S ...
from 1981 to 1987. He was also a standout player at Pasadena High School from 1953 to 1956. In 2006, the district's board of trustees voted to change the name of the stadium to Pasadena Veterans Memorial Stadium, to honor those armed forces personnel who have sacrificed for their country.


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