Legion Field

There is so much history here, as anyone who has an inkling of knowledge of the Iron Bowl will attest. But the stadium is well past its prime. We came for the 10^th Annual Birmingham Bowl. Parking wasn’t really a problem, even though the burned-​out apartment building we parked behind was rather sketchy. And I think people were decidedly smaller when Legion Field was built, because there wasn’t much shoulder room when seated on the bleachers. Also, the row and seat numbers have long since worn off on many of the bleachers, which made finding your seats a bit of a task. There were people sitting in our reserved seats, and we were content to move around a few times until it was clear that we would end up without ANY seats, much less the ones we paid for, if we didn’t speak up a little more. Once we finally got settled in and made friends with our neighbors, we ended up having a great, albeit soggy, time cheering Auburn on to victory. It was my first visit to the stadium since the Birminham Barracudas called Legion Field home for one season. Really, it’s about as antiquated as Rickwood Field, but nostalgia excuses a litany of sins. I doubt they’ll sink much money into sprucing this old girl up, but it might be something to consider if they plan to continue to games here.

Legion Stadium because it has legions of fans and a whole legion of history. Legon stadium because biker girls that like to get their legon the back of a bike, sometimes come here and watch games. And Lego Stadium because, well, Lego is fun if you’re 4, or drunk. Or both.
First-​Hand Experience: Info on my personal visit to this stadium — this place no longer hosts Crimson Tide, but it was still a great host stadium for me. There were some guys working in the parking lot, but they didn’t seem to mind me coming in, and I appreciated that. It’s a little run down. I’ve only been *inside* once, but I’ve seen it from the outside on several other occasions, most recently in 2013 when on a road trip around the South.
I’ve been to every cool stadium in the UK & North America, due to my obsession with travel & sport. I’ve toured America as a musician for 7 or 8 years. In that time, I’ve seen sports games at, or visited when empty (and usually both), at almost every major stadium in US and Canada. I have pictures of most which I will upload at some point. Also, on future travels, I plan to take new pix, and add more stadia! Watch this space!
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It’s a little run down now, but given that until recently it hosted all of the Crimson Tide and the Tigers big home games, it has to get major kudos. A very historical place for college football in the college football hotbed of the USA. They don’t use it anymore but that’s probably for the best.
It hosted men’s football in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The Birmingham Bowl is the only thing still played here unfortunately. But yay for history.

The magic city classic tailgating is always a blast. Non stop partying from fans near and far. Different foods and drinks from all cultures. Great time to be had by young and old.

this place is a dump, and so is the entire surrounding area. it looked like the remnants of a city after a wwII battle as we were searching for parking, and certainly not someplace you’d want to be walking around in after dark. luckily i was there for an early afternoon bowl game.

It’s a regular field as far as a spectator goes. Only issue was parking and the lack of cover since unfortunately it was a rainy SWAC championship game for us but we won, so it’s all good.

Dump of a stadium now… tons of history for successful college football and failed teams (U.A.B., every sub-​pro expansion league).

The Gray lady. An old stadium with a ton of history in it. Almost every famous college coach has either played or coached in this stadium (Bear Bryant, Holtz, Spurrier, Paterno, Dye, etc.). Outside the south entrance, you will find the historic plaque of Bear Bryant and some other interesting statues. The stadium itself has issues, it’s old. The bathrooms are the same as when they built the place and I don’t think they have been cleaned since. Concrete is falling, metal is rusting, and I think everything has about 32 coats of paint.
The area around it is not your typical stadium neighborhood. It’s actually in a scary part of town. No restaurants, bars, or grocery stores, just your run of the mile corner store with bars over everything.
I recommend coming by for a UAB football game, to see the stadium and some great college football.