Downing Stadium

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Downing Stadium
Location New York City, New York
Opened July 11, 1936
Closed 2002
Demolished 2002
Other Names Triborough Stadium
Randall's Island Stadium
Tenants Hartford Knights (1968-73)
Hartford Charter Oaks (1964-67)

Downing Stadium was a 22,000-seat stadium in New York City. It was renamed Downing Stadium in 1955 after John J. Downing, a director at the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. It was demolished in 2002 and the current Icahn Stadium was built on the site.

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
Atlantic Coast Football League September 5, 1964 Hartford Charter Oaks vs. Newark Bears Program
Continental Football League August 7, 1965 Hartford Charter Oaks vs. Newark Bears Program
August 21, 1965 Hartford Charter Oaks vs. Toronto Rifles Program
September 4, 1965 Hartford Charter Oaks vs. Richmond Rebels Program
September 18, 1965 Hartford Charter Oaks vs. Norfolk Neptunes Program
October 16, 1965 Hartford Charter Oaks vs. Charleston Rockets Program
September 3, 1966 Hartford Charter Oaks vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Program
September 17, 1966 Hartford Charter Oaks vs. Richmond Rebels Program
October 1 Hartford Charter Oaks vs. Norfolk Neptunes Program
October 22, 1966 Hartford Charter Oaks vs. Wheeling Ironmen Program
October 29, 1966 Hartford Charter Oaks vs. Toronto Rifles Program
August 12, 1967 Hartford Charter Oaks vs. Charleston Rockets Program
September 9, 1967 Hartford Charter Oaks vs. Akron Vulcans Program
November 11, 1967 Hartford Charter Oaks vs. Norfolk Neptunes Program
Atlantic Coast Football League September 14, 1968 Hartford Knights vs. Lowell Giants Program
September 28, 1968 Hartford Knights vs. Richmond Roadrunners Program
November 30, 1968 Hartford Knights vs. Virginia Sailors Program
November 20, 1971 Hartford Knights vs. Norfolk Neptunes Program
September 29, 1973 Hartford Knights vs. Long Island Chiefs Program
November 10, 1973 Hartford Knights vs. Western Massachusetts Pioneers Program
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