Ladd Peebles Stadium (formerly Ladd Memorial Stadium) is a stadium in Mobile, Alabama. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field for the Senior Bowl and the GMAC Bowl. It opened in 1948 and holds 40,646 people. Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular football field to an oval for cricket games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly... Nickname: The Azalea City Location Coordinates , Government Country  State   County United States  Alabama   Mobile Founded Incorporated 1702 1814 Mayor Sam Jones Geographical characteristics Area     City 412. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The Senior Bowl is an all-star college football exhibition game usually played either at or towards the end of the college football season in January. ... The GMAC Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division 1-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at 40,646-seat Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, since 1999. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...

In 1997 Ladd Peebles Stadium underwent a $8.1 million renovation that resulted in a new press box featuring a 120-seat club level and luxury suites, new scoreboards, a new artificial turf field, new PA and lighting systems, new locker rooms, new restrooms, an expansion of the concourse areas, and new concession stands, as well as the stadium offices. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In addition to football, the stadium is also used for concerts (maximum capacity 50,000), boxing matches, high school graduations, trade shows, and festivals. Ed Sullivan, Jimmy Buffett, Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones, and countless other celebrities have performed at Ladd Peebles Stadium. A concert comprises a performance, usually involving some degree of formality, and particularly a performance featuring music. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Dominguez (left) vs. ... Ed Sullivan Edward Vincent Sullivan (September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American entertainment writer and television host, best known as the emcee of a popular TV variety show that was at its height of popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. ... Jimmy Buffett (born James William Buffett on December 25, 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi) is a singer, songwriter, and recently a film producer best known for his island escapism lifestyle and music including hits such as Margaritaville (No. ... Elvis redirects here. ... This article is about the rock band. ...

It is named for Ernest F. Ladd, a deceased banking magnate (he died in 1941), and E.B. Peebles, a civic leader who was instrumental in the revitalization of the Senior Bowl. For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ...

External links

• LADD PEEBLES STADIUM
• Satellite view of Ladd Peebles Stadium at Terraserver.com