Manning Bowl
| Former names | Municipal Stadium (1937) |
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| Location | 76 Locust St, Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°28′31″N 70°57′15″W / 42.475147°N 70.954087°W |
| Owner | Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Operator | City of Lynn |
| Capacity | 21,000 (American football and soccer) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 1936 |
| Built | June 21, 1938 |
| Opened | November 24, 1937 |
| Renovated | 1974 |
| Closed | 2004 |
| Demolished | 2005 |
| Construction cost | $500,000 ($8.33 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Cyril Harding |
| Tenants | |
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Lynn English (1937-2004) Lynn Classical (1937-2004) Lynn Trade High School/Lynn Tech (1937-2004) Saugus High School (1946) St. Mary's High School (1948-2004) Peabody High School (1955-1957) Boston Rovers (1967) Bay State Titans (1990) |
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Manning Bowl is a former American football and soccer stadium located in Lynn, Massachusetts. It was the home stadium for Lynn English, Lynn Classical, Lynn Tech, St. Mary's High School, the Boston Rovers of the United Soccer Association in 1967, and the Bay State Titans of the Minor League Football System in 1990. Demolished in 2005, it was replaced by Manning Field built at the same location.
Manning Bowl, a WPA project, opened on November 24, 1937 for the annual Thanksgiving Day football game between English and Classical. The stadium was not yet completed and was known only as Municipal Stadium. English defeated Classical 13-6 and Henry Pazik (father of future Major League pitcher Mike Pazik) scored the first touchdown in the stadium's history on a 33-yard pass play from Joe McNulty.
The stadium was completed on June 21, 1938 and named for mayor J. Fred Manning. The first football game held in the completed stadium was a night game between Peabody High School and Classical with Peabody winning 27-7.
In 1948, the city of Lynn became the first to televise high school football, in an arrangement with WNAC-TV in Boston.
The Harry Agganis All-Star Football Classic was played at Manning Bowl from 1956–1959 and again from 1965-2003.
The final game played at Manning Bowl was on November 25, 2004 and was the annual Thanksgiving Day game between English and Classical. English won the game 28-8. The final touchdown in Manning Bowl history was scored by Mike Orfanos on a 2-yard run.
On September 18, 1945, the Boston Yanks defeated the defending National Football League champion New York Giants 14-3 in an exhibition game at the Manning Bowl. The game was only attended by 8,500 due to poor weather. The Yanks returned to the Manning Bowl the following season for "Boley Dancewicz Night", which honored Yanks quarterback and Lynn native Frank "Boley" Dancewicz. The Yanks defeated the Long Island Indians of the American Football League 27-0 in front of 10,000 spectators. At halftime, Dancewicz was presented with a radio, watch, and a pen and pencil by Mayor Albert Cole.
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