Kimbrough Memorial Stadium

Happy State Bank Stadium, formerly known as Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, is a stadium in Canyon, Texas. It is owned by Canyon Independent School District and is primarily used for American football. It is the home stadium for Canyon High School and Randall High School of Canyon Independent School District, and is the former home of West Texas A&M University. The stadium holds 20,000 people and was built in 1959. It was originally called Buffalo Bowl on Canyon Hill but was renamed Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in 1971 in honor of the late West Texas State University football coach and athletic director Frank Kimbrough. Starting in the 2020 season, the stadium is going to be renamed Happy State Bank Stadium, but Frank Kimbrough will still have a place at the old West Texas A&M home stadium: "Canyon ISD plans to honor the late former West Texas A&M athletic director and head football coach Frank Kimbrough, who’s name stood on the stadium since 1971 with a memorial grove area at the front entrance of the new facility on the south end of the stadium." [1]

Happy State Bank Stadium
Former namesBuffalo Bowl; Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
LocationCanyon, Texas
Coordinates35°0′43″N 101°55′0″W
OwnerCanyon Independent School District
Capacity20,000
SurfaceArtificial turf
Opened1959
Tenants
West Texas A&M Buffaloes (NCAA) (1959–2018)
Canyon ISD (Canyon High School and Randall High School) (UIL) (1991–present)

In the first football game played at the stadium in 1959, West Texas A&M, then known as West Texas State, was defeated by the University of Arizona by a score of 7–6. The most attended event in the history of the stadium was a homecoming game on October 13, 2007 between West Texas A&M and Eastern New Mexico University, with 23,276 spectators present as West Texas A&M won the game by a score of 62–31.[2].
In September 2017, Canyon ISD purchased the stadium from West Texas A&M.[3] The stadium had previously been leased to Canyon ISD since 1991. Starting in 2019, WTAMU will play in a newly constructed, on-campus stadium.

References
  1. "A new era: Happy State Bank takes over naming rights to historic Kimbrough Stadium". Press Pass Sports. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  2. "Happy State Bank Field at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium". West Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  3. Woksman, Blessing (2017-09-12). "CISD Buys Kimbrough Memorial Stadium". MYHIGHPLAINS. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
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