In Aug 1949, construction began on the Veterans Memorial Field House at 2590 5th Ave., Huntington. The grand opening ceremony was conducted in 1950. The Field House was home to MU basketball from 1950 until the Cam Henderson Center was built in 1981. The facility also has hosted concerts, boxing events & more. It was demolished in June 2012 to make way for a $5.4 million soccer stadium complex for Marshall University that was nicknamed The Vet & the plaque saved and still front and center on the new stadium.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 16:05:35 +0000