Gamble Field
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AddressEuclid Avenue
LocationUniversity of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
(now University Memorial Center)
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
(now University Memorial Center)
OwnerUniversity of Colorado
 Gamble Field before 1906 | |
  Boulder Location in the United States  Boulder Location in Colorado | |
 Interactive map of Gamble Field | |
| Address | Euclid Avenue |
|---|---|
| Location | University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, U.S. (now University Memorial Center) |
| Coordinates | 40°00′24″N 105°16′17″W / 40.0067°N 105.2715°W |
| Owner | University of Colorado |
| Operator | University of Colorado |
| Capacity | 1,000 (1901–19xx) ~8,000 (19xx–1924) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | September 21, 1901 |
| Closed | October 1924 (to football) |
| Tenants | |
| Colorado Buffaloes (multiple sports) | |
Gamble Field was an outdoor sports stadium in the Western United States, located on the campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder. It was the predecessor of Folsom Field.
Opened 125 years ago in 1901 on September 21, it was built via the efforts of the university's student body.[1] The field was named after Judge Harry P. Gamble, a six-time (1891–96) football letterman and two-time captain.[1]
Seating capacity was initially limited to 1,000 via a 160-foot (50 m) wooden grandstand located on the western side of the field, the only side that had seating.[1] The elevation of the playing field was just over 5,400 feet (1,645 m) above sea level.
