Old Akron Rubber Bowl

Current and former players and coaches were involved.

Old akron rubber bowl.

The city of akron said the dilapidated football stadium poses a safety threat. Akron ohio work is underway to prepare the iconic rubber bowl for emergency demolition set to begin next week. It was televised on espn. Akron ohio like many akronites mayor dan horrigan has fond memories of attending events at the akron rubber bowl now nearly 80 years after it opened its gates to football fans and music.

In the end the akron rubber bowl s splendid past couldn t save it from the wrecking ball. The rubber bowl hosted 310 ua football contests 19 preseason cleveland browns games a. When the university took ownership of the stadium in 1971 they began holding rock concerts there starting in 1972 with the rolling stones. Allowed in recent decades to crumble into a public health hazard the landmark 78 year old stadium will.

The city series championship game was held there every thanksgiving. Rubber bowl stadium of akron ohio hosted crowds of cheering football fans and concert goers for nearly seven decades. This is an old glory site for memories and memorabilia nostalgia and remembrance and nothing else need apply. Made obsolete by the newly built infocision stadium summa field in 2009 the rubber bowl now sits empty and rapidly decaying from age and vandalism.

The university purchased the title to the rubber bowl from the city of akron for the price of 1 in 1971. The rubber bowl is an abandoned and partially demolished stadium located in akron ohio that was primarily used for american football from its opening in 1940 until 2008 it served as the home field of the akron zips football team of the university of akron prior to the opening of infocision stadium summa field throughout its history it has also hosted concerts professional football. The university of akron zips were its main tenant but the rubber bowl hosted over 1500 high school games. The akron zips football match against the buffalo bulls in november 2008 was the final game to be played at the rubber bowl stadium.