Location Kingston, New York Opened 1949 Phone +1 845-331-4788 | Owner City of Kingston Capacity 1,500 | |
Surface Grass (1949–1978)
AstroTurf (1979–2009)
FieldTurf (2009–present) Address 170 N Front St, Kingston, NY 12401, USA Similar Old Dutch Church, Carrier Dome, Senate House State Hist, Ulster Performing Arts Center, Trolley Museum of New York | ||
Kingston girls xc captain taylor chambers talks about mile race fundraiser at dietz stadium
Robert Dietz Memorial Stadium is a football stadium in Kingston, New York. Dietz Stadium is the home field of the Kingston High School Tigers football team. It is named for Robert H. Dietz, a Medal of Honor recipient killed in World War II. Dietz was a Kingston native.
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Track Length
One lap on the track is 400 meters. 4 laps is 1600 meters (about 30 feet short of a mile: 1 mile = 1 609.344 meters)
Kingston Colonials
Dietz Stadium was originally built as a football stadium for the local high school, but was repurposed to serve as the home of the revived Kingston Colonials, a Class B baseball team.
High School Football
After the team folded in 1951, the stadium was purchased by the City of Kingston for the Kingston City School District, and has served as a high school football stadium ever since.
Professional Football
The team served as the home stadium for the short-lived Hudson Valley Highlanders of the North American Football League; the team played only one season in 2008.