Felton Little Park, Municipal park in Auburn, Alabama.
Felton Little Park is a municipal park in Auburn, Alabama, occupying land Felton Little donated to the city in September 1947. It holds three youth-league softball fields, converted from baseball fields in a 2003 renovation, on ground that served as Auburn High School's football and baseball home from 1949 to the late 1960s.
Auburn decided in the late 1940s to build a central park with football and baseball facilities for Auburn High School, which had played at Auburn University. Felton Little donated the land in September 1947. The park was dedicated on September 30, 1949, as Auburn City Park during a football game against Tuskegee High School, the first night football game in Auburn. Renamed for Little in 1955, it hosted the baseball team until 1967 and the football team until October 4, 1968.
The park is named for Felton Little, the city councilman who donated the land in September 1947. A local resident keeps a Facebook page collecting records, photos and memories of the site, and the three fields now host youth softball leagues rather than the high school teams of the past.
The park lies along West Glenn Avenue west of downtown Auburn, in a residential area. Its three softball fields, converted from youth baseball fields in 2003, sit on open ground; allow time to walk between them. The nearest property suitable for a central park was Felton Little's land, donated in September 1947.
Auburn High's football team played 20 seasons at the park, finishing with a 42–42–8 record. A local resident keeps a Facebook page of records, photos and memories of those games.
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