Stagg Field

Stagg Field was a stadium in Chicago, Illinois. It was primarily used for American football, and was the home field of the University of Chicago. Stagg Field originally opened in 1893 as Marshall Field after Marshall Field donated land to the university to build the stadium. In 1913, the field was renamed Stagg Field after their famous coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. The final capacity, after several stadium expansions, was 50,000. The University of Chicago would leave the Big Ten after 1939. The stadium would be demolished in 1957.

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Stadium - Chicago, Illinois - American football - University of Chicago - 1893 - Marshall Field - 1913 - Amos Alonzo Stagg - Big Ten - 1939 - 1957

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The field is more well known for its place in the Manhattan Project. On December 2, 1942 Enrico Fermi and his team set off the first nuclear chain reaction in a racquets court under the west stands of the abandoned stadium.

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Manhattan Project - December 2 - 1942 - Enrico Fermi - Nuclear chain reaction - Racquets

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