Crisler Arena, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is the home arena of the men's and women's basketball teams of the University of Michigan. Constructed in 1967, it seats 13,751 spectators. It is named for Herbert O. "Fritz" Crisler, head football coach at Michigan from 1938 to 1947 and athletic director thereafter. The arena is often called "The House that Cazzie Built," a reference to legendary player Cazzie Russell who starred on Michigan teams that won three consecutive Big Ten Conference titles from 1964-66. The popularity of the Russell-led teams caused the team's fanbase to outgrow Yost Fieldhouse (now Yost Ice Arena) and prompted the construction of the current facility. Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, on the Huron River, and is the home of the University of Michigans main campus. ... State nickname: Wolverine State or Great Lakes State Other U.S. States Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm Official languages English Area 250,941 km² (11th) - Land 147,255 km² - Water 103,687 km² (41. ... College basketball refers to the American basketball league organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. History The game of basketball was devised by James Naismith in 1892. ... University of Michigan, Ann Arbor The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a public coeducational university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... Herbert O. Fritz Crisler was head football coach at the University of Michigan from 1938 to 1947. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... Cazzie Lee Russell (born June 7, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former pro basketball player. ... The Big Ten Conference is a college athletic conference located in the northern United States, stretching from Iowa in the west to Pennsylvania in the east. ... Yost Ice Arena (formerly Yost Fieldhouse) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, is the home of the University of Michigan varsity ice hockey team. ...
Crisler Arena was designed by Dan Dworsky '50. Mr. Dworsky was a member of the 1948 Rose Bowl team. Among other structures that he has designed is the Federal Reserve Bank of Los Angeles.
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The arena has also hosted concerts, perhaps most famously the opening show of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's 1980 Tour in which Springsteen began the show by completely forgetting the words to "Born to Run" but was rescued by the Michigan audience.
CrislerArena was designed by Dan Dworsky (class of 1950), a member of the 1948 Rose Bowl team.
Crisler had first introduced the winged helmet design at Princeton in 1935; while Princeton abandoned the design when he left, it resumed using it in 1998.
CrislerArena, home of the Michigan men's and women's basketball teams, was named for Crisler.
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