Bryant Stadium

Thomas W. Bryant Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lakeland, Florida that is currently home to Lakeland High School athletics and the Lakeland Tropics soccer team of USL League Two[1]. It is named for Thomas W. Bryant, a Lakeland native lawyer, legislator, and donor to the University of Florida.[2] Bryant Stadium is just to the north of Henley Field.

Thomas W. Bryant Stadium
Location1125 N Florida Avenue
Lakeland, Florida 33805
Coordinates28.058325°N 81.9570463°W / 28.058325; -81.9570463
OwnerPolk County Public Schools
SurfaceTurf
Opened1941
Tenants
Lakeland Dreadnaughts (FHSAA) (1941–present)
Ajax Orlando Prospects (PDL) (2005, one game)
Florida Southern Moccasins (NCAA)
Men's lacrosse (2009–2017)
Women's lacrosse (2012–2017)

Lakeland Tropics (USL2) (2017–present)
Florida Tropics SC (WPSL) (2018–present)

In August 2017, Polk County Public Schools purchased Bryant Stadium from the City of Lakeland at a cost of $1.2 million.[3]

References

  1. "Tropics will play at Bryant Stadium; Dr. Panagiotis Iakovidis is majority owner". LakelandTropics.com. February 7, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  2. "Bryant Stadium". LakelandFootball.com. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  3. "Polk School Board agrees to buy Bryant Stadium for $1.2 million". The Ledger. August 22, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
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