Old Akron Rubber Bowl

The rubber bowl hosted 310 ua football contests 19 preseason cleveland browns games a.

Old akron rubber bowl.

Allowed in recent decades to crumble into a public health hazard the landmark 78 year old stadium will. Anything that denigrates the akron rubber bowl or that shows it in a poor light as in any current photos of its present condition will be promptly deleted and the poster banned. The city series championship game was held there every thanksgiving. Made obsolete by the newly built infocision stadium summa field in 2009 the rubber bowl now sits empty and rapidly decaying from age and vandalism.

Akron ohio like many akronites mayor dan horrigan has fond memories of attending events at the akron rubber bowl now nearly 80 years after it opened its gates to football fans and music. The city of akron said the dilapidated football stadium poses a safety threat. When the university took ownership of the stadium in 1971 they began holding rock concerts there starting in 1972 with the rolling stones. It was televised on espn.

Current and former players and coaches were involved. In the end the akron rubber bowl s splendid past couldn t save it from the wrecking ball. The rubber bowl is an abandoned and partially demolished stadium located in akron ohio that was primarily used for american football from its opening in 1940 until 2008 it served as the home field of the akron zips football team of the university of akron prior to the opening of infocision stadium summa field throughout its history it has also hosted concerts professional football. This is an old glory site for memories and memorabilia nostalgia and remembrance and nothing else need apply.

Akron ohio work is underway to prepare the iconic rubber bowl for emergency demolition set to begin next week. The university of akron zips were its main tenant but the rubber bowl hosted over 1500 high school games. The university purchased the title to the rubber bowl from the city of akron for the price of 1 in 1971. The akron zips football match against the buffalo bulls in november 2008 was the final game to be played at the rubber bowl stadium.