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David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium is a football stadium located in Lawrence, Kansas, on the campus of the University of Kansas. The stadium was opened in 1921, and is the seventh oldest college football stadium in the country, and is widely recognized as the oldest west of the Mississippi River. Nicknamed "The Booth", the stadium is dedicated as a memorial to Kansas students who died in World War I, and is one of seven major veteran's memorials on the campus. The stadium is at the center of all seven war memorials - adjacent to the stadium, further up the hill is a Korean War memorial honoring Kansas students who served, just a few hundred feet south of the stadium stands the University of Kansas World War II Memorial, the Kansas Memorial Campanile and Carillon, the University of Kansas

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  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium is a football stadium located in Lawrence, Kansas, on the campus of the University of Kansas. The stadium was opened in 1921, and is the seventh oldest college football stadium in the country, and is widely recognized as the oldest west of the Mississippi River. Nicknamed "The Booth", the stadium is dedicated as a memorial to Kansas students who died in World War I, and is one of seven major veteran's memorials on the campus. The stadium is at the center of all seven war memorials - adjacent to the stadium, further up the hill is a Korean War memorial honoring Kansas students who served, just a few hundred feet south of the stadium stands the University of Kansas World War II Memorial, the Kansas Memorial Campanile and Carillon, the University of Kansas Vietnam War Memorial sits adjacent to the Campanile to the west, the Victory Eagle - World War I statue located on Jayhawk Boulevard, southeast of the stadium, and the Kansas Memorial Union, a veteran's memorial that also houses the main university student union and bookstore, located east of the stadium. The stadium is the home stadium of the Kansas Jayhawks football team. On December 20, 2017, KU Chancellor Douglas Girod announced that the stadium would be renamed in honor of KU alumnus and donor David G. Booth, who pledged a donation of $50 million to overhaul the facility. (en)
  • Le Memorial Stadium de l'université du Kansas est un stade de football américain de 50 071 places situé sur le campus de l'université du Kansas à Lawrence, Kansas. L'équipe de football américain universitaire des Jayhawks du Kansas évolue dans cette enceinte. Ce stade est la propriété de l'université du Kansas. Le stade a été construit en 1920 à l'aide d'un financement initié par les étudiants, les employés de l'université et les fans. Il fut inauguré le 29 octobre 1921 lors d'une victoire contre les Wildcats de Kansas State 21 à 7 devant 5 160 fans. Il est dédié à la mémoire des étudiants de l'université tués pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Le stade est reconnu pour avoir été le premier stade construit sur un campus à l'ouest du fleuve Mississippi. Seules six autres équipes de division 1 NCAA jouent dans des stades plus anciens : Cincinnati (1916), Georgia Tech (1913), Mississippi State (1915), Oklahoma State (1920), Washington (1920) et Wisconsin (1917). (fr)
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium é um estádio localizado em Laurence, Kansas, Estados Unidos, possui capacidade total para 47.000 pessoas, é a casa do time de futebol americano universitário da Universidade do Kansas. O estádio foi inaugurado em 1921, o nome é em homenagem ao empresário que doou dinheiro para a construção do estádio. (pt)
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  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium é um estádio localizado em Laurence, Kansas, Estados Unidos, possui capacidade total para 47.000 pessoas, é a casa do time de futebol americano universitário da Universidade do Kansas. O estádio foi inaugurado em 1921, o nome é em homenagem ao empresário que doou dinheiro para a construção do estádio. (pt)
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium is a football stadium located in Lawrence, Kansas, on the campus of the University of Kansas. The stadium was opened in 1921, and is the seventh oldest college football stadium in the country, and is widely recognized as the oldest west of the Mississippi River. Nicknamed "The Booth", the stadium is dedicated as a memorial to Kansas students who died in World War I, and is one of seven major veteran's memorials on the campus. The stadium is at the center of all seven war memorials - adjacent to the stadium, further up the hill is a Korean War memorial honoring Kansas students who served, just a few hundred feet south of the stadium stands the University of Kansas World War II Memorial, the Kansas Memorial Campanile and Carillon, the University of Kansas (en)
  • Le Memorial Stadium de l'université du Kansas est un stade de football américain de 50 071 places situé sur le campus de l'université du Kansas à Lawrence, Kansas. L'équipe de football américain universitaire des Jayhawks du Kansas évolue dans cette enceinte. Ce stade est la propriété de l'université du Kansas. (fr)
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