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Herty Field, also known as Alumni Athletic Field, [1] was the original on-campus playing venue for football and baseball at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia. It opened in the Fall of 1891 and hosting the first UGA home football game against Mercer University on January 30, 1892.
Oct 11, 2022 · Every year, within the first few days of classes starting, hundreds of newly christened freshmen flock to Herty Field, a former athletic field turned multi-purpose greenspace. At the far end of...
Sep 26, 2020 · Herty Field The large expanse of grass and large fountain next to Moore College is Herty Field. Jumping barefoot in the fountain is a UGA tradition, and both the fountain and the field are...
Herty Field. University of Georgia students play baseball in 1893 at a field located on the northwest corner of campus. Charles Herty, a chemistry professor who was named director of the Department of Physical Culture at UGA in 1894, enlarged the field and built a grandstand in 1896.
Herty Field - Georgia Historical Society. Photo credit to Carl Vinson Institute. Year Erected: 1991. Marker Text: This marker overlooks the site of the first intercollegiate football game played in the state of Georgia and one of the first to be played in the deep south.
Jun 5, 2017 · Image Credit: David Seibert. This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights Herty Field, named for chemist Charles Herty and the site of the first intercollegiate football game played in the state of Georgia.
Dr. Charles Holmes Herty, a chemist, formed the very first football team at UGA in 1892. In 1892, Dr. Herty was 25 years old and newly returned to his alma mater after taking his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.
