Duck Samford Stadium, High school stadium in Auburn, Alabama
Duck Samford Stadium is a stadium in Auburn, Alabama, with east and west stands seating 8,310. The City of Auburn built it in 1968 for $1.1 million; the east stands date from a $2.0 million renovation in 2004, and the grass was replaced with artificial turf in 2016. It is the home field of the Auburn High School Tigers for American football and soccer.
The stadium opened in October 1968 with a match between Auburn High School and Lanett High School in its inaugural event. It has served as a home venue for local school sports competitions since its beginning.
The field carries the nickname of James Drake "Duck" Samford, an Auburn University football player and longtime backer of youth athletics in Auburn. On March 23, 1965, he gave the 40.2-acre site to the City of Auburn, and the stadium that opened in 1968 bears his name.
The stadium is part of the Duck Samford Sports Complex, which also holds ten baseball fields, a walking trail and two multi-use fields. The City of Auburn uses the venue for its Fourth of July fireworks display. The playing surface was switched from grass to artificial turf in summer 2016.
The stadium hosts the City of Auburn's Fourth of July fireworks display, and the wider Duck Samford Sports Complex, with ten baseball fields and a walking trail, hosted the 2005 Dixie Youth World Series.
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