Braly Municipal Stadium
stadium in Alabama, USA
Tom Braly Municipal Stadium is a 14,215-seat stadium in Florence, Alabama. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Florence High School Falcons. From 1949 to 2025, it was the home of the North Alabama Lions. It also hosted the NCAA Division II Football Championship games from 1986 to 2013, which were broadcast on ESPN.
UNA holds a 281–135–8 record at Braly Stadium. It has also hosted 30 of UNA's 47 Division II Playoff games.
History
On September 26, 1940, J.W. Powell, Florence Schools superintendent, announced that the WPA had approved a project to build a new football stadium in Florence. The stadium, along with other athletic facilities such as a baseball diamond, would be built on a section of a 25-acre lot owned by the Board of Education between Cherry Street, Jackson Highway, and Royal Avenue.
The project was given a cost of $80,125, a majority of which would come from the WPA. Local architects Ben F. Riley, III and Howard Griffith designed the plans for the stadium and surrounding area. The stadium was designed to seat 5,000 and employ up to 60 people.
It was originally slated to be finished in time for the Coffee High Yellow Jackets to play their 1941 season at the venue.
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