Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Stoll Field / McLean Stadium

Stoll Field side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 5, 2023

1. Stoll Field side of marker

Inscription. Stoll Field In 1880 the first college football game ever played in the South was held here at what was eventually named Stoll Field. It was dedicated in 1916 at the Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt game and was named in honor of alumnus and long-term Board of Trustees member Judge Richard C. Stoll. The field was the setting of early football games and an integral part of student life.

McLean Stadium This field, which once pastured President Patterson's cows, was used for military training during WWI and in 1924 it held McLean Stadium. It was named for Price McLean, an engineering student who was fatally injured in a football game in 1923. McLean Stadium was the site of Kentucky football games until they were moved to Commonwealth Stadium in 1973.
Class of 2007

Erected by The University of Kentucky.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 38° 2.291′ N, 84° 30.134′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. Marker can be reached from Patterson Drive, ¼ mile south of South Limestone (U.S. 27), on the left. Marker is north of the University of Kentucky Art Museum and Otis A. Singletary Center for the Arts. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lexington KY 40508, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers.

Paid Advertisement

Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.

Click or scan to see
this page online

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. What's in a Name? (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Adolph F. Rupp (1901-77) (about 500 feet away); Margaret Isadora King / Margaret I. King Library (about 500 feet away); Maxwell Place (about 600 feet away); Barker Hall and Buell Armory (about 700 feet away); Thomas D. Clark (about 700 feet away); Main Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kentucky Kernel (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Regarding Stoll Field / McLean Stadium. Price Innis McLean was a center for the University of Kentucky Wildcats varsity football team. Shortly before halftime of the Wildcats' Oct. 6, 1923 away game against the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, McLean received a blow above his left eye. Although the hit temporarily blinded him, he remained in the game but did not play after halftime. McLean returned to Lexington with his teammates but was taken to the hospital the next day. Doctors discovered a blood clot on his brain and operated, but he died that evening at age 20. Teammates who started the game with McLean were pallbearers at his funeral. Source: The Kentucky Kernel, Oct. 12, 1923 edition.

Also see . . . Stoll Field/McLean Stadium.

McLean Stadium side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 5, 2023

2. McLean Stadium side of marker

The field also hosted the first Southeastern Conference football game, in 1933. (American Football Database) (Submitted on March 15, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Stoll Field / McLean Stadium Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 5, 2023

3. Stoll Field / McLean Stadium Marker

Aerial view of McLean Stadium image. Click for full size.

University of Kentucky general photographic prints collection

4. Aerial view of McLean Stadium

Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 15, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.