University of Maryland Transforming Cole Field House into $155 Million Indoor Football Facility and Academic Research Complex
Two weeks ago, the University of Maryland, College
Park Board of Regents’ Finance Committee unanimously approved a proposal to
turn the Cole Field House Student Activities Building into an indoor football
facility and academic research complex.
Next up, the proposal will be voted on by the full Board of Regents next
month. University of Maryland is the
only Big Ten school without an indoor football facility. The proposed facility would include
excavating the bowl seating of Cole Field House to create a 100-yard indoor
football field. In addition, there would
be two football practice fields west of the new facility, as well as a “state-of-the-art
Center for Sports Medicine, Health, and Human Performance.”
Cole Field House’s history goes back to 1955 when it
housed its first Maryland college basketball game where the Terps defeated
Virginia. The arena still holds the
record for being the site of the most upsets of number one-ranked men’s
basketball teams with seven. Cole Field
House also hosted NCAA tournament games and concerts. Maryland played its last basketball game in
Cole under Hall of Fame Coach Gary Williams in March 2002 with a win over
Virginia. That same year, the Maryland
basketball team went undefeated at Cole Field House and went on to win the
National Championship. Currently, the
building is used for homecoming events, classes, and offices. It is important that the future plans to
transform the arena will maintain the history and tradition that made Cole
Field House such a special building.
Mr. Shure was a running back on Maryland’s football
team from 1985 to 1987, and he certainly supports this planned renovation. He was a three-time member of the ACC
All-Academic Team. Today, Mr. Shure
implements football strategies in his legal philosophy by never cutting corners
and pushing aggressively on each automobile accident and medical malpractice
claim. As a result, Mr. Shure has helped
settle and negotiate millions of dollars in client recoveries every year.
With a major construction project of this nature, in
the busiest part of Maryland’s campus, there is a higher risk of car and
scooter accidents. If you or a family
member has been injured by a driver while walking or riding a bicycle through a
crosswalk, contact Portner & Shure for a free legal consultation or if you
would like more information on drivers hitting pedestrians at (410) 995-1515 or
visit us on the web at http://www.portnerandshure.com/Auto-Accidents/
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