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The Federal Works Projects Administration, which also arrived in the 1930s, helped build McGhee-Tyson Airport and expand Neyland Stadium.
One of the streets leading to Neyland Stadium has been renamed Peyton Manning Pass.
During the 1995 NFL Preseason, the Houston Oilers faced the Washington Redskins in an exhibition game at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The University of Tennessee retired White's jersey at a halftime presentation on October 1, 2005 during their game against the University of Mississippi, the third such retirement in the modern era of football at the school ; a commemorative sign was also unveiled in the south end of Neyland Stadium.
After his retirement from active broadcasting he moved to Knoxville, Tennessee to an apartment across the Tennessee River from the University of Tennessee campus from which he had a view of Neyland Stadium, the Volunteers ' home field, and wrote an autobiographical memoir entitled Hello Everybody, I'm Lindsey Nelson, his landmark opening phrase.
Although Neyland Stadium in Knoxville was slightly closer to Nashville, it was deemed too big ( at over 102, 000 seats ) for an NFL team.
The university's football teams play at Neyland Stadium, one of the nation's largest stadiums, which is often sold out on game day.
The University of Tennessee's Neyland Stadium in Knoxville was three hours east of Nashville, but was deemed too large ( at 102, 000 seats ) for an NFL team.
" The location of the body farm is actually near the school's Medical Center, however the bones are stored in Neyland Stadium.
Neyland Stadium at Homecoming
Neyland Stadium at night
Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
Neyland Stadium is the third largest non-racing stadium in the United States, the sixth largest non-racing stadium in the world, and the largest stadium in the Southeastern Conference.
Neyland Stadium ( pronounced NEE-land ) was first conceived in 1919.
An invitational track meet was then held as a celebration and thus became the very first event at Neyland Stadium.
In 1962, the stadium was renamed Neyland Stadium in honor of former athletic director and coach, General Robert Neyland.
The first night game at Neyland Stadium was played on September 16, 1972, with the Vols defeating Penn State, 28 – 21.
In a Spring 2001 poll in The Sporting News, Neyland Stadium was ranked as the nation's number 1 college football stadium.
In 2004, Sports Illustrated ranked Neyland Stadium, the University of Tennessee campus, and the surrounding Knoxville area, as the best college football weekend experience.
On April 8, 2009, it was announced that Neyland Stadium was one of the 70 stadia named for the United States ' bid to either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.
Attendance has been recorded for Vol football games at Neyland Stadium since 1946.
The Vols have never had more than 4 consecutive losses at Neyland Stadium.
Neyland Stadium has hosted several NFL exhibition games, most recently in 1995, when the Washington Redskins played the Houston Oilers.
Neyland Stadium is occasionally used for concerts, political rallies, and religious gatherings.

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Many people relocated from Neyland to Goodwick and Fishguard at that time.
Original broad gauge rails used as safety barriers at Neyland
The largest crowd ever recorded at Neyland was 109, 061 on September 18, 2004, when Tennessee defeated Florida, 30 – 28.
Through the 2010 season, the Tennessee Volunteers football team had compiled a record of 432 wins, 109 losses, and 17 ties at Neyland, for a winning percentage of. 789.
The Jacksons performed three concerts at Neyland Stadium in August 1984, during their Victory Tour.
Phase III of the master plan, completed in 2010 at a cost of $ 83 million, included the construction of the West Club seats, improvements to the sky box and press center, renovations to the west top level concourse, the addition of elevators and stairwells to the west side, the creation of the Gate 21 Plaza and other entry plazas, the construction of the Tennessee Terrace, and the installation of a statue of General Neyland, created by sculptor Blair Buswell, to the west entrance.
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File: Nayland Penfold. jpg | Queen Victoria Coat of Arms details from Penfold at the former Neyland Railway Station, Wales.
With its good-natured regional references to a carefree lifestyle, the singing of " Rocky Top " by Tennessee college students and alumni at sports venues such as Neyland Stadium is well established.
He played college football at the University of Tennessee under legendary head coach Robert Neyland.
On November 12, 2010, a 9-foot, nearly 1, 500-pound bronze statue of General Neyland was unveiled between gates 15A and 17 at Neyland Stadium.

Neyland and University
" — This quote is often attributed to Hayes, but some contend General Robert Neyland of the University of Tennessee first said it.
The stadium is named for University of Tennessee football coach Robert Neyland ( 1892 – 1962 ).
The name " Rocky Top " is sometimes used as a nickname for East Tennessee, the city of Knoxville, and the University of Tennessee ( especially its two major athletic venues, Neyland Stadium and the Thompson-Boling Arena ).
Wanting to continue coaching, Captain Neyland was appointed Professor of Military Science at the University of Tennessee.
Several months prior to his death, Neyland began working on a plan for supporters of UT athletic teams to show their interest in UT's academic programs by offering scholarships to attract outstanding student scholars to the University.
At every home game, the Pride performs the " March to the Stadium " which includes a parade sequence and climaxes when the Band stops at the bottom of " The Hill " ( The oldest section of campus which resides upon the tallest hill right next to Neyland Stadium ) and performs the " Salute to The Hill ", a homage to the history and legacy of the University.
It is the tenth largest stadium in the NCAA and the fourth largest in the Southeastern Conference, behind Neyland Stadium at Tennessee, Bryant-Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama, and Sanford Stadium at Georgia.
For Fresno State football games, both endzones are designed in a red and white checkerboard pattern in a style similar to the endzones in The University of Tennessee's Neyland Stadium.

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