Public access was denied during the operation, and warnings were given at both five and one minute prior to the implosion. Farewell to floyd casey giving to baylor baylor university. Mclane stadium policies, student ticketing information. If the exact seat numbers are not shown or you have questions about the seating at floyd casey stadium then please call 800 4273914 for help from our customer service representatives. Baylors old floyd casey stadium comes crashing down fox. View casey floyds profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. All fans who plan to utilize the general public parking areas lots d, e, f and g on the east side of floyd casey stadium or lots h, j, k and l to the north of the stadium, should use either clay or dutton avenues to reach those parking lots. Baylor stadium, the structure was built in 1950 after a bond sales program. Demolition of floyd casey stadium continues on schedule. Home to 64 seasons of baylor football, floyd casey stadium was demolished. Municipal stadium on the grounds of the former texas cotton palace, parking. Watch the implosion of baylors floyd casey stadium. Tonight, floyd casey stadium will host the biggest game in its 64year history. Officials see rare opportunity in former floyd casey site.
Floyd casey stadium is located just off valley mills drive, between dutton and clay streets. Notice towards the bottom of the image that the overflow parking caused. The main purpose of the building of the stadium was to serve as a place for the play of american football. Please select one of the upcoming concerts or events from the dates below to view available tickets at the floyd casey stadium we carry arena seating, box office seats and stadium club seating. Former baylor footballs floyd casey stadium demolished. The last traces of the floyd casey stadium in waco was taken down yesterday. This article is part of wikiproject big 12 conference, a wikiproject related to the united states college athletic conference. The anatomy of 21st century stadium security 20151001. Backpacks are not allowed at mclane stadium, and all bags and purses must be 12 x 6 x 12 or smaller. It was primarily used for football, and was the home field of the baylor bears. View our interactive seating charts and 2020 schedule for floyd casey stadium. Floyd casey stadium home of the baylor football team for 64 years was imploded saturday morning.
If youre familiar with the bag policy at nfl stadiums, you should have no trouble at mclane. Waco, texas as baylor university transitions from 64yearold floyd casey stadium to the stateoftheart 45,140seat mclane stadium on the brazos river in 2014, there are several new policies and procedures being implemented. Floyd casey stadium waco tickets, schedule, seating. Floyd casey stadium housed the baylor football program from 1950 until the. Baylor bid a final farewell to the universitys old floyd casey stadium as it was demolished saturday morning. Simply put, we have no plans for it right now, whether we are going to tear it down or keep it. Floyd casey stadium seating chart floyd casey stadium. Faqs tobaccofree, smokefree campus baylor university. View available floyd casey stadium tickets, schedule of events, as well as a floyd casey stadium seating chart. Being lot one 1 in block one 1 of the baylor stadium addition to the city of waco. Now soon all of it will be just another victim of the wrecking ball, destined to. Baylors floyd casey stadium demolished san antonio. Floyd casey floyd casey stadium in waco, texas with. A lot has been stripped from it to go to the new stadium and surrounding areas.
Floyd casey stadium demolition scheduled for saturday. Baylor began playing in the stadium in 1950, but moved out in 2014 when the university opened. Baylor university has been smokefree in buildings for many years. Floyd casey stadium tickets, floyd casey stadium seating. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects quality scale. Baylor university demolished floyd casey stadium in 2016, after moving into mclane stadium two years earlier. The remnants of floyd casey stadium, including the press box, are scheduled to be imploded at 7 a. Floyd casey stadium is about four miles from the baylor campus. Violent extremists and potential civil unrest top of the list of concerns for stadium security professionals, says lou marciani, director of the national center for spectator sports safety and security ncs4, who cites. Floyd casey stadium 150 bear run 150 bear run waco, tx 76711. The name was changed to floyd casey stadium in 1988, and the final football game played there was a baylor victory over texas in freezing conditions on dec. Other names that floyd uses includes floyd j casey and floyd john casey.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover caseys. Bag policy, sailgating, mclane stadium policies, baylor bear foundation. Floyd casey stadium was a small and antiquated stadium, perhaps best known. Baylor remembers floyd casey stadium ahead of implosion. The stadium was used for 64 seasons before being replaced by mclane stadium in 2014. Floyd casey stadium in waco, texas with banners honoring past baylor greats. Floyd casey stadium demolition waco texas by lloyd nabors. Middle tennessee state sideline the middle tennessee state sideline is in front of 1r, 1s, 2q and 2r visitor sideline the visiting team sideline is in front of 1h, 1i, 2g and 2h. Affordable floyd casey stadium tickets are available now through in waco. Our largescale projects usually consist of bridges, parking lots, and highrise buildings, but this time the structure in question was baylor universitys floyd casey stadium, located in waco, tx. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the baylor bears. But the university rejected the offer because of a lack of parking spaces. The 2011 season marks baylors 62nd year of football at the 50,000seat floyd casey stadium.
Floyd casey stadium seating charts and stadium tickets are available now at ticket america. Built in 1950 and covering 80 acres, the stadium was the former home of the baylor bears and was able to hold up to 50,000 people. Floyd casey stadium housed the baylor football program from 1950 until the opening of mclane stadium in the fall of 2014. Floyd casey stadium floyd casey stadium is a name of a stadium, being located in the town of waco of texas. Floyd casey stadium, the home of baylor football for 64 years, will be put to rest on saturday morning according to the waco tribuneherald. While the game against the university of texas at austin marks the last football game at floyd casey stadium, the ultimate fate of the facility remains undetermined. Officially named johnny red floyd stadiumhorace jones field in 1968, floyd stadium will host its 84th season of blue raider football with the 2019 campaign. Baylor began big 12 conference play the next year, with the first big 12 game played in floyd casey being a close loss to oklahoma on oct. Ayshah floyd, keith casey, floyd salazar, claudine casey and james casey, and many others are family members and associates of floyd. Floyd casey stadium had been home to baylor football since 1950. An heb grocery store now stands in this empty corner lot shown in the picture. New mclane stadium gameday policies focus on fan safety. Nabors demolition llc is in charge of destroying floyd casey stadium. Sporting events themselves might just be a game, but the security technology, procedures and policies in and around stadiums and other venues can be a matter of life and death.
Crowd goes wild as baylor football takes field mclane stadium field for first time duration. Instead, a geological fault and insufficient parking space trumped legacy simmons, 2012. Sign up now to get the most recent coronavirus headlines and other. The place also serves as a home ground for the baylor bears. In 1936, baylor footballs home turf was municipal stadium, located at fifteenth street and dutton avenue. Youll find it in the baylor university photo files at the texas collection. The armstrong browning library is located on the campus of baylor university in waco, texas, usa and is the home of the largest collections of english poets robert browning and elizabeth barrett browning. Floyd stadium middle tennessee state university athletics.
Floyd casey is 54 years old and was born on 05011965. I want to make you aware that we are now a tobaccofree, smokefree campus. Originally known as baylor stadium, the stadium was renamed at halftime of the november 5, 1988 homecoming game when it was renamed for floyd casey by his son, university trustee and longtime booster carl b. Find floyd casey stadium venue concert and event schedules, venue information, directions, and seating charts. The comfort suites is a crowdpleasing 3star hotel located 1. Fans who hold credentialed parking passes for floyd caseys green. The 77th heisman winner accounted for 5,808 passing yards, 1,264 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, 68 tds, and 3 punts yes, punts in this building.
Floyd casey stadium had been home to the baylor football. The university would give the city a cleared floyd casey stadium site in exchange for a fiveacre property at the corner of interstate 35 and martin luther king jr. With a maximum seating of twenty thousand, it didnt take long for the baylor football program to outgrow this facility. Baylors final record at floyd casey stadium was 1911465 for a. Watch news 10s multiple angles of historic floyd casey stadium in waco, as what remained of the stadium was demolished at 7 saturday morning. Baylors nexttolast football game in 1996 was the universitys final southwest conference contest in floyd casey stadium a 346 win over rice on nov.
We have seating charts, phone numbers, layouts, and map locations for all venues. Floyd casey stadium baylor football stadium stadiums. Floyd casey stadium in waco, tx virtual globetrotting. Floyd casey stadium events and concerts in waco floyd. View floyd casey stadiums upcoming event schedule and profile waco, tx. Armstrong browning library is situated 2 miles northeast of floyd casey stadium. The stadium first opened in 1950 and was home to the baylor university bears football team until 20.
If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project andor contribute to the discussion. One month from today, we will celebrate floyd caseys final game, as the bears host texas on dec. The stadium, originally called baylor stadium, hosted its first football game on sept. Find cheap floyd casey stadium tickets at cheaptickets. To search tickets in these sections, select an event and apply the filter for home or visitor sidelines. Our floyd casey stadium seating diagram is generally accurate for each event coming to the floyd casey stadium.
Cprit recently announced a change in their grant policies requiring the. Floyd casey john, 54 fort lauderdale, fl has court or. Fate of floyd casey remains untold the baylor lariat. Judson quarterback clint rutledge picks up yards in the third quarter as plano 25 todd mrozek brings him down. Buy floyd casey stadium baylor bears ncaa photo size.
Baylors old stadium closed after the 20 season when the brand new mclane stadium opened oncampus in 2014. The new baylor stadium, with the dedication and support of baylor fans and waco citizens alike, also will turn a lofty vision into a stunning reality. Set on the northwest end of campus, johnny red floyd stadium has undergone a multimillion dollar renovation over the past few years to make it one of the premier facilities in. Mclane stadium is adopting a much more stringent bag policy than floyd casey stadium ever did.