Robins Stadium To Get New AstroTurf Surface and Beynon Track This Summer
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was under the impression the football lines were "factory installed" and other lines will be added as necessary
My understanding as well. Football lines are sewn in while auxiliary lines are painted on and could be removed if need be.
I still want a second video board at the other end of the field. Basketball has four, can we take one of theirs. LOL
I would give it a .0000084936% probability of happening.The asthetics of viewing to inside the stadium from what will be the new Queally Athletic Center or the Robins Center will be obviously obstructed.The view from stands looking back on Campus would also clearly be obstructed.The setback of the North endzone Scoreboard is at least 35 yards from the goal post which is also beyond the track and barrier wall.Apart from its obstructive views,there is no area available to support a similarly sized or symmetrically placed south End Zone scoreboard.
UR is all about aesthetics (and of course,academics).Not gonna happen even if an interested poster wrote a check,which is highly doubtful to happen in the 1st place.
UR is all about aesthetics (and of course,academics).Not gonna happen even if an interested poster wrote a check,which is highly doubtful to happen in the 1st place.
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Most probably you were running on a cinder track,if I recall back in those days.You would have at least come in 3rd place on this new technology track and likely at least 1 second faster.
ran many miles on that cinder track, not only did it result in loose surface at times and resulting slower times, but at times you would be so lucky as to find a "chunk" that had not been broken up that could leave a nice bruise on the bottom of your foot
Actually, now that I recall it, it was the 1975 intramural meet. First on the new track, so it was the 200. The cinder track was torn out in 1974, and baseball, which used to play at the current Robins Stadium site, played off-campus for a year someplace out on River Road while the new track/new Pitt Field were being built.
I did run on the cinders at the 1973 intramural meet though, for KMOA, an independent group of some renown in the mid-1970s. And worked the old scoreboard on the hill behind the Refectory for the 1973 baseball season for $2 a game or something like that.
Back then the intramural track meet was connected with Greek Week, in the days of chariot races, boat races on the lake, the IFC sing at Millheiser, etc. Pretty fun memories.
I remember seeing runners who had the misfortune of falling on that cinder track. Those were some
mean looking wounds that sure made me wince.
It was there in 1969 as well in which yours truly participated.
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Never saw hurdler Carl Wood (?) compete. I've heard he was something special before the football injuries. You must have been a teammate.
I do remember Weldon Edwards coming up lame at the 73 meet, and Jim Detwiler smoking the high hurdles.
Carl was our Captain.He could do any event,running or field.Even threw the javelin in a meet at Ft Eustis.
He ran a 400 intermediate hurdles that year in 49.7 which is a school best.Livesay has a school best High Jump of 6-6.
Wood and Gillette were part of a 4 man shuttle hurdles which was run in 1:01,a school best.
Scary group of natural athletes.
Carl was a legitimate All American in 1969,71,72.
Go to page 5,The Collegian,May,1969
https://collegian.richmond.edu/cgi-bin/imageserver.pl?oid=COL19690523&getpdf=true
Go to page 6,The Collegian
https://collegian.richmond.edu/cgi-bin/imageserver.pl?oid=COL19690516&getpdf=true
He ran a 400 intermediate hurdles that year in 49.7 which is a school best.Livesay has a school best High Jump of 6-6.
Wood and Gillette were part of a 4 man shuttle hurdles which was run in 1:01,a school best.
Scary group of natural athletes.
Carl was a legitimate All American in 1969,71,72.
Go to page 5,The Collegian,May,1969
https://collegian.richmond.edu/cgi-bin/imageserver.pl?oid=COL19690523&getpdf=true
Go to page 6,The Collegian
https://collegian.richmond.edu/cgi-bin/imageserver.pl?oid=COL19690516&getpdf=true
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I was a sprinter on the track team in the early-to mid-70s and a teammate of Carl Wood for one year. You're exactly right - Carl was a great athlete and a fierce competitor!
32 got a big kick reading The Collegian from 68 & 69 seeing names of people I knew who were several years ahead of me. I always remember when the Spiders would play WV in the early 70s, how much bigger their lines were than ours. Just look at the UR signed freshmen and the line sizes of which 210-220 was common. Typically I remember our offensive tackles being 230-235 against defensive tackles of 270-275.
Also saw where we signed a Roger Hatcher for basketball and wondered if this was the same Roger Hatcher who became such a good pitcher for the baseball team. The 6'5" frame was a match.
Lastly there was an advertisement in there from Berry Burke where I bought my first suit before college and the salesman was Bob Nelson and tailor, Franco who both later started Franco's on Lakeside Avenue.
The same Roger Hatcher. I played freshman basketball with Roger who was a great athlete. Eventually gave up bb for baseball and was an outstanding pitcher and 1st baseman. Saw Roger a few tears ago at a football game. His son graduated from UR a few years ago. That freshman bb team was very good (15-3 with wins over UNC, WVA, GWU and Lefty’s first recruited class at Maryland.) Joe Dauses, Ray Amann and Mike Anastasio were the other scholarship players on that team.
