Gene Cox Stadium

Hurley W. Rudd Field at Gene Cox Stadium
"Gene Cox" or "Hurley Rudd"
Full name	Hurley W. Rudd Field at Gene Cox Stadium
Former names	Capital Stadium (1969-1998)
Location	601 Paul Russell Road, Tallahassee, FL
Owner	Leon County Schools
Capacity	5,500 (seating) 6,500 (max)
Surface	turf Grass
Construction
Built	1961-62 School year as Capital Field
Tenants
	Leon County Public Schools (1969-present)

Hurley W. Rudd Field at Gene Cox Stadium is a municipal

Tallahassee, FL. It seats approximately 5,500 fans, but can accommodate up to 1,000 additional people. It currently serves all nine public middle schools and five public high schools in Leon County

. It is adjacent to the North Florida Fairgrounds.

History

The stadium was built in 1969 when the addition of a third high school called for the construction of a shared central sports facility. A location bordering the North Florida Fairgrounds, on the south side of town, was selected.

Originally called Capital Stadium, its name was changed in 1998 to honor local high school coaching legend

Tallahassee, FL mayor Hurley W. Rudd Sr.

Football Use

Today, Hurley W. Rudd Field at Gene Cox Stadium is home to all

Rickards High School. Due to the large demand for use of the stadium, all home game scheduling is channeled through Leon County Schools and often results in high school football games being played on Thursdays and Fridays. While it is not uncommon for games to also be played at Chiles High School and Leon High School, all intercity matchups take place at Gene Cox Stadium.^[1]

The stadium and field is officially a neutral site for all

Tallahassee, FL

public high schools, with the designated home and away teams in intercity games rotating on a year by year basis. However, the field has been occasionally painted by the county during the postseason to support specific area teams in the playoffs.

The FHSAA Girl's Flag Football finals will be held at the stadium in 2012, 2013, 2014. The top eight teams will play a two-day, three game tournament to crown the state champion. The first FHSAA final was at Clearwater High School in Pinellas County. The last eight championships have been played in Boca Raton.

Other Use

In addition to serving

American Indoor Football Association

franchise, during the team's only season.

References

^ Leon County Schools. 7 Aug. 2008. http://www.leon.k12.fl.us/

30°24′13″N 84°16′23″W / 30.40366°N 84.27294°W / 30.40366; -84.27294

[1] Leon County Schools. 7 Aug. 2008. http://www.leon.k12.fl.us/

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