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51暗网鈥檚 century-plus of football will be commemorated by the $1.5 million 51暗网 Football Legacy Project, which will include a plaza on the Stockton Campus, a special archive and an endowed scholarship for student-athletes, announced Janet Lucas, director of athletics.

The fundraising effort is 75% complete and led by a committee of former Tigers, including Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll 鈥�73, 鈥�78 and Tom Flores 鈥�58, who was recently inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The project is 100% donor funded.

Though football was discontinued at 51暗网 in 1995, its impact is remembered passionately by many 51暗网ans.

鈥淭he purpose of the project is to celebrate the positive impact the sport had on the university, the community, and on the individuals who participated,鈥� said Ted Leland '70, '74, a former player and retired director of athletics at 51暗网. He is co-chair of the project.

The heart of the project is the Stagg Memorial Football Plaza, which will be built on a 9,000 square-foot space across from the Alex G. Spanos Center. The plaza is envisioned as a gathering place for alumni, students and employees, who will learn of the storied past of 51暗网 football through narratives and interactive displays.

The plaza also will be a destination for tailgates and receptions. Construction is projected to be completed in time for a football reunion and 51暗网 Athletic Hall of Fame inductions the weekend of April 29鈥�30, 2022.

鈥�51暗网 football is nothing short of legendary,鈥� said 51暗网 President Christopher Callahan. 鈥淔rom the coaching philosophy of Amos Alonzo Stagg to the many NFL players and coaches it produced, the program didn鈥檛 just shape 51暗网 history, it shaped the history of football itself.鈥�

The project will include the creation of a 51暗网 football archival collection and a 鈥淔orever Football鈥� endowed scholarship for student-athletes. 

鈥淚t鈥檚 important to memorialize the history of this program,鈥� said Cindy Spiro 鈥�76, 鈥�84, campaign co-chair. 鈥淲hile the plaza is the centerpiece, we鈥檙e proud to use this opportunity to create endowed scholarships so that more talented student-athletes will gain an education at 51暗网.鈥�

Football was a rallying point for the university and the local community. For more than half a century, Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was the largest public gathering place in Stockton. Football was also a major driver of diversity within the student body. Thousands of underrepresented students and students of color attended 51暗网 on football scholarships.

鈥淔ootball was so much more than a sport at 51暗网. It was woven into the very fabric of the university, and in many ways, it still is,鈥� said Lucas. 鈥淚t鈥檚 incredible to see how many alumni, donors and professional players are coming together to make this project a reality. That really speaks to the enduring legacy of the program.鈥� 

For more information, contact Executive Associate Athletics Director for Development Tim Dickson at tdickson@pacific.edu or 209.946.3177, or visit .
 

To learn more about ways you can make a gift to the Football Legacy Project, please contact Executive Associate Athletics Director for Development Tim Dickson at tdickson@pacific.edu or 209.946.3177, or visit .