Frank Youell Field
Location | 900 Fallon Street Oakland, California, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 37°47′38″N 122°15′47″W / 37.794°N 122.263°W |
Owner | City of Oakland |
Operator | City of Oakland |
Capacity | 22,000 |
Surface | Natural grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1961 |
Opened | 1962 |
Closed | 1969 |
Demolished | 1969 |
Construction cost | $400,000 |
Tenants | |
Oakland Raiders (AFL) (1962–1965) |
Frank Youell Field was a football stadium on the west coast of the United States, located in Oakland, California. It was the home of the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League for four seasons, from 1962 through 1965.
The stadium was a temporary home while
It was located at 900 Fallon Street, on the grounds of what is now part of
During their first two seasons, the Raiders played their home games in San Francisco, at Kezar Stadium (1960) and Candlestick Park (1960, 1961). They played their first regular season game at Frank Youell Field in 1962 on September 9 against the New York Titans and the Raiders lost, 28–17, the first of thirteen consecutive losses that season. The final game at the stadium in December 1965 was also against New York, renamed the Jets, and the Raiders won, 24–14.[1]
Frank Youell Field remained in operation for several years and hosted some high school football games after the Raiders moved into the Coliseum in 1966; it was demolished in 1969 to make way for extra parking for Laney College.
References
- ^ "Raiders take vengeance out on Jets, 24–14". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. December 13, 1965. p. 2C.
External links
- Ballparks.com – Football – Frank Youell Field