Back in 1972, Wallace Wade Stadium played host to the inaugural Pelican Bowl between Grambling State and North Carolina Central. The Blue Zone retells the game in the latest Blast from the past:
Cameron Indoor Stadium just played host to a HBCU clash last Tuesday, as Howard and North Carolina A&T men’s basketball went to battle at the sacred arena. But the facility just across Blue Devil Plaza has a connection to HBCUs that dates way farther back than its hoops counterpart.
Wallace Wade Stadium has a storied history. Since it was erected in 1929 as the first athletic facility on West Campus, it has hosted its fair share of events: the Rose Bowl, Rolling Stones concerts and an Ed Sheeran centennial show, just to name a few. However, you may not know that the stadium was the original host of a brand new event in 1972…