Ohio Stadium: “The cathedral of football”

Ohio State graduate Bob Long, a civil engineer and ’Shoe historian, shares the origin story of Ohio Stadium, including the bold decision to build a 66,000-seat structure at a time when football game attendance was at 10,000.

[aaronbishop]

Absolute masterpiece. Would’ve love this to be a 15-30 minute behind the scenes video!

[igorschmidlapp]

DO NOT FORGET: The west side of "The 'Shoe" once contained the original Stadium Scholarship Dormitory, which was removed and relocated due to the renovation. If you look at the southwest end inside the stadium, you can still see a single original dorm window facing the field (considered in the '70s to be the prime dorm room in Unit A [Woody always had it papered over during Michigan Week to thwart spies, as practice was still held in the stadium]). Best years of my life as an original SSD resident in the mid-70s (went co-ed Fall Quarter 1975).