A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium

A. J. McClung at the stadium named for him

A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium is a 15,000-seat sports stadium located in Columbus, Georgia. It was the site of football games between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers from 1916 until 1958 (the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry).^[1] The stadium now hosts the Fort Valley State–Albany State (Fountain City Classic) and the Tuskegee–Morehouse rivalry games, as well local youth football and soccer and high school football games.

The stadium was named for A. J. McClung, a former mayor of Columbus, and civil rights leader.

References

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- "Columbus". The New Georgia Encyclopedia. georgiadogs.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

ACC	Bobby Dodd Stadium (Georgia Tech)

SEC	Sanford Stadium (Georgia)

Sun Belt	Paulson Stadium (Georgia Southern) Georgia Dome (Georgia State)

Big South	Fifth Third Bank Stadium (Kennesaw State)

MEAC	Ted Wright Stadium (Savannah State)

SoCon	Moye Complex (Mercer)

Gulf South	Barron Stadium (Shorter) Bazemore–Hyder Stadium (Valdosta State) University Stadium (West Georgia)

SIAC	Albany State University Coliseum (Albany State) Panther Stadium (Clark Atlanta) Wildcat Stadium (Fort Valley State) B. T. Harvey Stadium (Morehouse)

Mid-South	Ken White Field (Reinhardt)

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