Greenwich Island in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Philadelphia Catholic League Football Playoffs
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2024
1. The Philadelphia Catholic League Football Playoffs Marker
The Philadelphia Catholic League football playoffs were held at the Vet during the 1970s and 1980s. South Philadelphia High School played a football game there in 1983. Soccer, including two pro soccer teams, the Fury and the Atoms, plus a World Soccer Exhibition in 1991, took place at the stadium.
Joe Brown, a South Philadelphia native and Temple University graduate was a member of the Philadelphia Art Commission and a professor and sculptor at Princeton University. He was selected by the Art Commission in 1970 to produce four statues that graced Veterans Stadium from 1976 through 2003. The Phillies removed these statues prior to the demolition of the Vet, then restored and relocated them in March 2005 as a lasting tribute to Brown (1909-1985).
Erected by Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Club.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Sports. A significant historical month for this entry is March 2005.
Location. 39° 54.457′ N, 75° 10.289′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is on Greenwich Island. It is on Hartranft Street / Phillies Drive east of South Broad Street (Pennsylvania Route 611), on the right when traveling
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Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Stadium (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Stadium (approx. 0.2 miles away); Philadelphia Veterans Stadium (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Stadium (approx. 0.2 miles away); Connie Mack (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Stadium (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
Other markers no longer nearby. The Philadelphia Catholic League Football Playoffs (has been replaced with this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Stadium (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Veterans Stadium was home to the Eagles (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Following the last out of the 2003 season (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Hundreds of youth from the area (was approx.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2024
2. The Philadelphia Catholic League Football Playoffs Marker
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker which was made of different materials.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2024
3. The Philadelphia Catholic League Football Playoffs Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 22, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
