1977 Conrad Stadium

[scatman77]

I came across my 1977 football press guide and found a couple pictures y’all might find interesting. One shows the potential expansion of Conrad and the other one shows how it was in the 70’s prior to the former expansion.

[AppFan11]

It is sad but I remember those pics.

[scatman77]

It is sad but I remember those pics.

Yes....those expansion pictures had everyone jacked up. Then Owens was expanded and we started to realize that we could go big. Then the west stands were expanded, new press box, and the east side was totally ignored. "We Don't Do It That Way At Appalachian" became the operative phrase.

[Woodstovegang]

When I was at App is was Conrad Stadium. Good to see the University grow over the years. If it was my choice Kidd Brewer would have lost rights during his failed land deals ("etc") and would have been renamed MOORE Stadium along time ago.

[NewApp]

Compared to today's scandals and what is covered up, it was chump change. Still very wrong and illegal, but small potatoes. Brewer had a huge chance at being governor.

[AppinVA]

When I was at App is was Conrad Stadium. Good to see the University grow over the years. If it was my choice Kidd Brewer would have lost rights during his failed land deals ("etc") and would have been renamed MOORE Stadium along time ago.

I never quite got why it wasn’t named Conrad-Brewer Stadium.

[NewApp]

When I was at App is was Conrad Stadium. Good to see the University grow over the years. If it was my choice Kidd Brewer would have lost rights during his failed land deals ("etc") and would have been renamed MOORE Stadium along time ago.

I never quite got why it wasn’t named Conrad-Brewer Stadium.

Conrad's donation money's term ran out. Brewer's family came on board afterward.

[AppinVA]

When I was at App is was Conrad Stadium. Good to see the University grow over the years. If it was my choice Kidd Brewer would have lost rights during his failed land deals ("etc") and would have been renamed MOORE Stadium along time ago.

I never quite got why it wasn’t named Conrad-Brewer Stadium.

Conrad's donation money's term ran out. Brewer's family came on board afterward.

Thanks. I didn’t know those types of donations, or honors, had expiration dates.

[appstate77]

When The Rock was a pebble.

[BTK2000]

I want to jump on the Boone history train. I think I’ve posted this before and I hope it’s from way before y’all’s time but sometimes I’m unsure............

But anyway.......it’s an excursion on the ET&WNC RR from Johnson city to Boone where you start out with scenes from the doe river gorge in Carter county TN. At a 1:20ish you get to a ASTC? football game on college field where you can see the old old library as well as smith Wright in the background.

At 4:10ish you get to my favorite part and I’ve been told that’s what is now rivers street. The scenes of the rails again start in front of what is now Shaffer Performing arts center (Farthing for the old people) and travels down the future rivers street where you get to a group of people at 4:25. This is the foot of stadium drive and the people are around the monument built from the foundation stones of Daniel Boone’s cabin. Long story but the legend I’ve been told is that the original stones were lost during the construction of rivers street and most likely ended up either in the foundation of the road or in a rubbish pile.

But it just blows my mind how little was in and how undeveloped Boone was at the time. But the video finishes out with tweetsie climbing through what is now 7 devils with a view of grandfather mtn.

I’ve hiked what’s left of most of the original rail line between Boone and Hampton TN. There isn’t much left of the original line and the attached picture with tunnel are the only surviving original rails I have been able find.

[NewApp]

When I was at App is was Conrad Stadium. Good to see the University grow over the years. If it was my choice Kidd Brewer would have lost rights during his failed land deals ("etc") and would have been renamed MOORE Stadium along time ago.

I never quite got why it wasn’t named Conrad-Brewer Stadium.

Conrad's donation money's term ran out. Brewer's family came on board afterward.

Thanks. I didn’t know those types of donations, or honors, had expiration dates.

Unfortunately, yes, naming rights have expiration dates under the original contracts..or so I have been told and read on here.

[scatman77]

I want to jump on the Boone history train. I think I’ve posted this before and I hope it’s from way before y’all’s time but sometimes I’m unsure............

But anyway.......it’s an excursion on the ET&WNC RR from Johnson city to Boone where you start out with scenes from the doe river gorge in Carter county TN. At a 1:20ish you get to a ASTC? football game on college field where you can see the old old library as well as smith Wright in the background.

At 4:10ish you get to my favorite part and I’ve been told that’s what is now rivers street. The scenes of the rails again start in front of what is now Shaffer Performing arts center (Farthing for the old people) and travels down the future rivers street where you get to a group of people at 4:25. This is the foot of stadium drive and the people are around the monument built from the foundation stones of Daniel Boone’s cabin. Long story but the legend I’ve been told is that the original stones were lost during the construction of rivers street and most likely ended up either in the foundation of the road or in a rubbish pile.

But it just blows my mind how little was in and how undeveloped Boone was at the time. But the video finishes out with tweetsie climbing through what is now 7 devils with a view of grandfather mtn.

I’ve hiked what’s left of most of the original rail line between Boone and Hampton TN. There isn’t much left of the original line and the attached picture with tunnel are the only surviving original rails I have been able find.

That was amazing footage and much clearer than I expected. From what I've always been told the old College Field location is now occupied by Rankin Science Building.

[asu1978]

I was there,wasu would broadcast soccer games from the" chicken coop"(sound proofing was egg crates on the wall).We would stick an old RCA mic through the hole in the floor for crowd noise.Remember the Clemson /App soccer match.The stadium was full.

[ASU3432Mi]

Any idea what year that video was made?

[scatman77]

Any idea what year that video was made?

Prior to 1960. Conrad was built then and turfed around 1970.

[tromboneman]

Any idea what year that video was made?

Prior to 1960. Conrad was built then and turfed around 1970.

Built in 1961 my soph. year

[asu66]

I want to jump on the Boone history train. I think I’ve posted this before and I hope it’s from way before y’all’s time but sometimes I’m unsure............

But anyway.......it’s an excursion on the ET&WNC RR from Johnson city to Boone where you start out with scenes from the doe river gorge in Carter county TN. At a 1:20ish you get to a ASTC? football game on college field where you can see the old old library as well as smith Wright in the background.

At 4:10ish you get to my favorite part and I’ve been told that’s what is now rivers street. The scenes of the rails again start in front of what is now Shaffer Performing arts center (Farthing for the old people) and travels down the future rivers street where you get to a group of people at 4:25. This is the foot of stadium drive and the people are around the monument built from the foundation stones of Daniel Boone’s cabin. Long story but the legend I’ve been told is that the original stones were lost during the construction of rivers street and most likely ended up either in the foundation of the road or in a rubbish pile.

But it just blows my mind how little was in and how undeveloped Boone was at the time. But the video finishes out with tweetsie climbing through what is now 7 devils with a view of grandfather mtn.

I’ve hiked what’s left of most of the original rail line between Boone and Hampton TN. There isn’t much left of the original line and the attached picture with tunnel are the only surviving original rails I have been able find.

That was amazing footage and much clearer than I expected. From what I've always been told the old College Field location is now occupied by Rankin Science Building.

That's right, Scat. Rankin almost engulfed the entire site of College Field. I was a freshman in the fall of '62 and walked on a gravel path behind the south endzone of College Field to and from class every day. Of course, Conrad Stadium opened that fall. I was in attendance at all five home games of the '62 season. Demolition of the old wooden stadium (CF) began in the spring of '63.

The first building to go up on/near that site was Duncan Hall. The south end of Duncan and a parking lot extends almost into what was once the north endzone of College Field.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

Any idea what year that video was made?

The flood occurred in 1940. So I am guessing this footage was late 1930's. I think I have read about this on the internet and it gave a date. NC 105 into Boone mostly runs on top of what was once the railroad right-of-way.

[BTK2000]

Any idea what year that video was made?

The flood occurred in 1940. So I am guessing this footage was late 1930's. I think I have read about this on the internet and it gave a date. NC 105 into Boone mostly runs on top of what was once the railroad right-of-way.

Yeah the video was fall/ summer of 1937. The field is college field that was located where Duncan and rankin are now. And yeah I’ve pulled the USgs maps from the 39s of Boone and the tracks went from rivers street down faculty streeet and began to turn south around the longhorn steakhouse where it crossed a creek and you can find the only surviving section of rr bed. It’s located at the base of the hill below the old high school baseball stadium at the corner of 105 and across Wilson dr from the steakhouse. Then follows 105 to a t to the wagauga river bridge where is turns left onto what is now tweetsie rd. It’s croses the river upstream of hound ears golf course and heads uphill into the 7 devils area. The tracks in fosco and where it crossed the watagua river near hound ears are where they were destroyed in the 40s. I’ve heard there were tracks in 7 Devils and near the cannon hospital in newland that survived into the 80s and 90s. Now the only surviving tracks are in the Doe River gourge just over the state line in Hampton tn. I’ve attached more pictures from that adventure in the gorge. I probably spent more time doing things like this than I did in class at App

[scatman77]

Any idea what year that video was made?

The flood occurred in 1940. So I am guessing this footage was late 1930's. I think I have read about this on the internet and it gave a date. NC 105 into Boone mostly runs on top of what was once the railroad right-of-way.

Yeah the video was fall/ summer of 1937. The field is college field that was located where Duncan and rankin are now. And yeah I’ve pulled the USgs maps from the 39s of Boone and the tracks went from rivers street down faculty streeet and began to turn south around the longhorn steakhouse where it crossed a creek and you can find the only surviving section of rr bed. It’s located at the base of the hill below the old high school baseball stadium at the corner of 105 and across Wilson dr from the steakhouse. Then follows 105 to a t to the wagauga river bridge where is turns left onto what is now tweetsie rd. It’s croses the river upstream of hound ears golf course and heads uphill into the 7 devils area. The tracks in fosco and where it crossed the watagua river near hound ears are where they were destroyed in the 40s. I’ve heard there were tracks in 7 Devils and near the cannon hospital in newland that survived into the 80s and 90s. Now the only surviving tracks are in the Doe River gourge just over the state line in Hampton tn. I’ve attached more pictures from that adventure in the gorge. I probably spent more time doing things like this than I did in class at App

Awesome information and pictures!! I'm learning things that I never knew existed! Thanks for sharing!