William "Dick" Price Stadium

Dick Price Stadium
Location 700 Park Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23504
Coordinates 36°50′49.07″N 76°15′36.19″W / 36.8469639°N 76.2600528°W / 36.8469639; -76.2600528
Owner Norfolk State University[1]
Operator Norfolk State University
Capacity 30,000[1]
Surface Natural Grass
Construction
Broke ground April 4, 1996[2]
Opened August 30, 1997[1]
Construction cost $12.2 million (U.S.)[1]
($18 million in 2016 dollars[3])
Architect Shriver and Holland Associates
Tenants
Norfolk State Spartans[1]

Dick Price Stadium is a 30,000-seat, multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[1] It opened in 1997.[1] The home of the Norfolk State Spartans football team, it was named in honor of former athletics director and head football and track coach Dick Price.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "William 'Dick' Price Stadium". nsuspartans.com. Norfolk State University. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  2. Tom Robinson (April 4, 1996). "They'll Break Ground Today For NSU's New Stadium". The Virginia-Pilot.
  3. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.


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