Tom Adams Field

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Tom Adams Field
Location 42 W Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48208
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Capacity 6,000
Surface FieldTurfRevolution (2.5")[1]
Scoreboard Electronic video
Construction
Built 1968
Renovated 2001, 2006, 2015
Tenants
Wayne State Warriors football
Wayne State Warriors women's track & field

Tom Adams Field, best known simply as Adams Field, is a 6,000 seat football stadium on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. It is primarily used for Wayne State Warriors football of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, a Division II conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

The Field was named after Thomas B. Adams. He was a football and track athlete in the late 1930s and early 1940s for WSU, and graduated in 1944. Lettering in both sports from 1938-1940, Adams was a major part of the teams. Before he graduated he took a break from school and joined the Navy for more than 4 years, earning multiple awards for his service. After his time in the military he started working at Campbell-Ewald and eventually became the CEO. He also became a board member at his alma mater. For all of his athletic, military, and business achievements the Wayne State Football field was named in honor of him on October 11, 2003.[2]

Stadium improvements

The stadium turf has been replaced several times. The most recent replacement was in May, 2015 when FieldTurfRevolution (2.5") artificial turf was installed.[1][3]

A new 35-foot video board was installed in August, 2015.[3]

The eight lane Lowell Blanchard Track, located in the stadium, was first installed in 2006. Mondo surfacing was added to the track in 2011.[4]

References

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  2. http://wsuathletics.com/documents/2012/9/6/2012_FB_MG_pages114-126.pdf?id=1133, accessdate=2013-05-21, pp=124
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