BARRON STADIUM INFORMATION

Barron Stadium
300 East 3rd Avenue
Rome, GA 30161

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About Barron Stadium Barron Stadium is part of the beautiful West Third Street Complex along with Memorial Gym, Fitness Plus Sports and Fitness Center, John Maddox Track, Gymnastics Center and an award-winning 16 court Tennis Center and skateboarding/in-line skating areas. The complex hosts Shorter Hawks and Rome Wolves Football and Track events, Peach State Band Festival, Rome Relays Invitational Track Meet, and sanctioned Tennis Tournaments.  The stadium’s capacity is about 6,500 people.

Competition has been played at these fields for more than 100 years. The area started out as a Textile League baseball field for the Rome Hilltoppers. The game of baseball was a passion among mill workers who could make more money playing baseball than many workers who had professional jobs in the city. Owners understood the game also offered participants preparation for working at the mill. Baseball provided an atmosphere to teach respect for authority. It taught self-control, discipline and increased employee morale. It also provided a place for people to socialize after work.

On September 21, 1925, the park was renamed from Hamilton Field to Barron Stadium.  This was to honor William F. Barron for his contribution towards acquiring the property. William Barron, whose father F.S. Barron first bottled and distributed Coca-Cola in Rome in 1901, was dedicated completely to the progress of the region. Between 1928 and 1929, the field was changed from a baseball to a football park.

The current stadium was completed in 1967 with many upgrades coming over the following years. Barron Stadium was the first to receive a reslite surface, an all-weather rubber asphalt surfacing for running tracks and other sports areas. It is considered to be one of the best track venues in the South.

On March 30, 2001, Lee Mowry Press Box was completed. Lee Mowry, a broadcaster who spent 40 years covering sports in Greater Rome, was a Marine who fought in Iwo Jima. Mowry began his long-running career in sports broadcasting in 1947 when he was asked to broadcast a Textile League baseball game in Shannon. He then moved on to cover sporting events for local radio stations WLAQ and WRGA, giving special attention to youth and high school events. He was the first broadcaster inducted into the Rome Sports Hall of Fame.

Rome has a great reputation for hosting large events. The city has hosted the 2007 South Atlantic League All-Star Game, the Tour de Georgia, the Nick Hyder College Football Classic, the USA Tennis League Championships and the Atlanta Steeplechase.

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