Grisham Stadium
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| Full name | Grisham Stadium, Maddox - Musselwhite Track at Historic Trojan Field |
|---|---|
| Former names | Trojan Field (1965-1974) |
| Location | Carrollton, Georgia |
| Owner | Carrollton City Schools |
| Operator | Carrollton City Schools |
| Capacity | 6,500 - 8,000 |
| Surface | Artificial |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1965 (as Trojan Field) |
| Renovated | 2008 |
| Tenants | |
| Carrollton Trojans (GHSA) (1965-present) West Georgia Wolves (NCAA D-II) [N 1] (1981-2008) Georgia Storm FC (NPSL) (2021) | |
Grisham Stadium, Maddox - Musselwhite Track at Historic Trojan Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Carrollton, Georgia, United States. The stadium is home to the many athletic teams at Carrollton High School and hosts various additional functions for the Carrollton City School District.
Trojan Field
With the construction of a new Carrollton High School in 1963,[N 2] a new athletic stadium was needed adjacent to the school building. The CHS Athletic Booster Club, a unified booster program unique for its time, raised funds to construct a new stadium, which opened on September 3, 1965, and was named Trojan Field on November 5.[1][2]
Hugh Maddox
Hugh G. Maddox was a track and football coach who in his tenure during the 1950s, was able to secure five consecutive track state titles. He also led the Trojan football team to their first state championship in 1956. In 1971, the Hugh G. Maddox Track in Trojan Field was named in his honor.[3]
Charlie Grisham
Charles Louis "Charlie" Grisham, previously serving under Maddox, was named head coach of the high school football team beginning in 1958. With a career as head coach spanning almost three decades, Grisham led the football team to sixteen regional titles and five additional state champion titles. The stadium was renamed in his honor in 1974.[3][2] Grisham is the longest serving head football coach at Carrollton to date and has also been inducted into the Georgia State Athletic Hall of Fame.
Craig Musselwhite
In 2021, the Carrollton Board of Education voted to rename the track at Grisham Stadium to Maddox - Musselwhite Track, honoring the then recently retired head coach of track. During his career at the school system, Musselwhite led the track team to five state championships as an assistant coach and eight more as head coach. He also contributed to two consecutive team titles as a student at the school in 1982-1983 and achieved three individual state titles in high jump from his sophomore to senior year.[3]
Other tenants
West Georgia Wolves
The University of West Georgia, having utilized the stadium for its football team since 1981, would continue to do so until the construction of the college's own counterpart in 2009.[4]
Georgia Storm FC
Georgia Storm FC joined the NPSL in 2020 and made its debut season in the 2021 Southeast Conference. Grisham Stadium served as the home field for the Carrollton based team before their move the University of West Georgia soccer field for 2022.[5][6]
