PORTSMOUTH SPARTAN STADIUM RECEIVES OHIO HISTORIC DESIGNATION

Spartan Municipal Stadium was designated as an Ohio historical site on October 5, 2003 in front of a crowd estimated at 300.   Opening as Universal Stadium, the stadium is rich in NFL history and now serves as a site for high school football.

In 1929, the residents of Portsmouth, Ohio funded a bond issue in order to build the city a football stadium that equaled those used by semi-professional squads from neighboring communities along the Ohio River.  The approval of the stadium issue resulted in a modern stadium that helped Portsmouth acquire a NFL franchise.