Quigley Stadium (Little Rock)

Earl F. Quigley Stadium
at Verizon Wireless Field
Map
Former namesKavanaugh Stadium
LocationLittle Rock Central High School
Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°44′12.84″N 92°18′6.24″W / 34.7369000°N 92.3017333°W / 34.7369000; -92.3017333
OwnerLittle Rock School District
SurfaceArtificial turf (2009–present)
Natural grass (1936–2008)
Construction
Broke ground1935
Opened1936
Renovated2009
Tenants
Little Rock Central Tigers football (1936–present)
Arkansas Razorbacks football (1932–1947)
Arkansas Baptist College football (2022-)

Quigley Stadium is a football stadium used by Little Rock Central High School. Prior to its 1930s remodeling, the area was known as Kavanaugh Field and was the home field of the Little Rock Travelers baseball team.

The stadium was built by the Works Progress Administration in 1936 and seats 15,000. At that time it was the largest stadium in the state of Arkansas. It has been used by many high school and college football teams, including the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Razorbacks (prior to 1948) and the Philander Smith College Panthers.

In 2009, the field was replaced with artificial turf. Verizon Wireless donated much of the money for the renovation, and the stadium was renamed Quigley–Cox Stadium at Verizon Wireless Field.[1]

  1. ^ "Verizon Wireless Contributes $250,000 To Central High's Quigley Stadium In Arkansas". Verizon Wireless. Retrieved April 29, 2013.