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The '''UAB Football Operations | [[File:UAB Football Operations Bldg rendering.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Rendering of the UAB Football Operations Building]] | ||
The '''UAB Football Operations Center and Legacy Pavilion''' is a training, office and operations facility built in [[2017]] to support the [[UAB Blazers football team]] as it returned to competition. | |||
The building | The 46,000 square-foot building includes administrative offices, meeting and film rooms, locker rooms, weightlifting areas and other training and support functions. The overall development also included upgrades to the adjacent outdoor turf practice field. The building was constructed on the south side of [[6th Avenue South]] at [[11th Street South]], next to the [[Wallace Physical Education Building]], and north of the [[Ullman Building]]. It is also just south of an area identified in the February [[2011]] long-range campus master plan as the future site of an [[UAB football stadium|on-campus football stadium]], though those plans were set aside after the [[Protective Stadium]] project at the [[BJCC]] moved forward. | ||
Funds to repay construction bonds for the Operations Building | Funds to repay construction bonds for the Operations Building were raised through the [[UAB Athletic Foundation]]. [[Protective Life]], headed by [[University of Alabama Board of Trustees|trustee]] [[Johnny Johns]], committed a $500,000 gift toward the facility. The [[University of Alabama Board of Trustees|Board of Trustees]] voted in February [[2016]] to allow UAB to proceed with commissioning a design for the building from [[Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood]]. | ||
The facility | Fund raising, including a $4.2 million sponsorship for a covered practice field from [[Legacy Community Federal Credit Union]], exceeded expectations. UAB commissioned enhancements to the design and additions to the scope of work as "alternates". The UABOT approved the modifications, allowing the university to proceed with soliciting bids for construction. | ||
Ground was broken for the building on [[August 29]], [[2016]]. The facility opened in August [[2017]]. The [[7-11 Building]] and [[Dowdy Building]] which had formerly housed football facilities were demolished in August [[2019]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Champlin, Drew (March 25, 2016) "Protective announces gift to jump-start UAB Football Operations Building fundraising drive." {{BN}} | * Champlin, Drew (March 25, 2016) "Protective announces gift to jump-start UAB Football Operations Building fundraising drive." {{BN}} | ||
* Stein, Kelsey (February 5, 2016) "$15 million UAB football facility, turf field get greenlight from Board of Trustees." {{BN}} | * Stein, Kelsey (February 5, 2016) "$15 million UAB football facility, turf field get greenlight from Board of Trustees." {{BN}} | ||
* Champlin, Drew (June 16, 2016) "UA System trustees approve final stages for new UAB football facility." {{BN}} | |||
[[Category:UAB buildings]] | [[Category:UAB buildings|Football Operations Building]] | ||
[[Category:UAB Blazers football|Operations Building]] | [[Category:UAB Blazers football|Operations Building]] | ||
[[Category:2017 buildings]] | [[Category:2017 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood buildings]] | [[Category:Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood buildings]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:03, 13 August 2019
The UAB Football Operations Center and Legacy Pavilion is a training, office and operations facility built in 2017 to support the UAB Blazers football team as it returned to competition.
The 46,000 square-foot building includes administrative offices, meeting and film rooms, locker rooms, weightlifting areas and other training and support functions. The overall development also included upgrades to the adjacent outdoor turf practice field. The building was constructed on the south side of 6th Avenue South at 11th Street South, next to the Wallace Physical Education Building, and north of the Ullman Building. It is also just south of an area identified in the February 2011 long-range campus master plan as the future site of an on-campus football stadium, though those plans were set aside after the Protective Stadium project at the BJCC moved forward.
Funds to repay construction bonds for the Operations Building were raised through the UAB Athletic Foundation. Protective Life, headed by trustee Johnny Johns, committed a $500,000 gift toward the facility. The Board of Trustees voted in February 2016 to allow UAB to proceed with commissioning a design for the building from Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood.
Fund raising, including a $4.2 million sponsorship for a covered practice field from Legacy Community Federal Credit Union, exceeded expectations. UAB commissioned enhancements to the design and additions to the scope of work as "alternates". The UABOT approved the modifications, allowing the university to proceed with soliciting bids for construction.
Ground was broken for the building on August 29, 2016. The facility opened in August 2017. The 7-11 Building and Dowdy Building which had formerly housed football facilities were demolished in August 2019.
References
- Champlin, Drew (March 25, 2016) "Protective announces gift to jump-start UAB Football Operations Building fundraising drive." The Birmingham News
- Stein, Kelsey (February 5, 2016) "$15 million UAB football facility, turf field get greenlight from Board of Trustees." The Birmingham News
- Champlin, Drew (June 16, 2016) "UA System trustees approve final stages for new UAB football facility." The Birmingham News