What was the capacity of the old Field House?
Low 13,000s.
What was the capacity of the old Field House?
... The seats were steel, not metal bleacher seats but the whole balcony upstairs was riveted pieces of steel. Many seats were restricted vision due to the pillars. The noise created when people stomped their feet on those steel floors was incredible...
...And the seats were very close to the court (think a miniature indoor Kinnick stadium)...
Well, only because of the six rows of folding chairs around the court. Otherwise, the rest of the seating was farther back.
I know there's a lot of nostalgia for the Fieldhouse. But to me it looked like a rather crude, improvised facility. The stands opposite the Herky wall were temporary, made of screwed-together piping, sort of like the Kinnick south end zone was in the 60's & 70's.
And the damned posts, as mentioned elsewhere. I never went to a game there where I could see both baskets.
Hey everybody, I'm writing a profile story on the Fieldhouse for a class assignment, and I'm just asking those of you who got to see some of the games in there to maybe offer a little insight into what the experience was like. What was the environment like? What are some memories that stick out above the rest? What about the building itself (temperature, seating, lighting, etc.)? Plus anything else that you can think of and would like to add.
I already have an interview with George Wine, and I'm trying to get one with Bob Brooks, so I should hopefully have quite a bit of material to work with. But I'd love to get some stuff from the fans' perspective. My deadline is 6:30 p.m. Thursday night, so I'd need stories/info probably by tomorrow night. If you don't care to share, that's perfectly fine. But I hope you will Thanks in advance!