Hale Stadium
The Hole | |
Interactive map of Hale Stadium | |
| Address | 3500 John Merritt Blvd Nashville, Tennessee United States of America |
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| Coordinates | 36°10′5″N 86°49′37″W / 36.16806°N 86.82694°W |
| Owner | Tennessee State University |
| Operator | Tennessee State University |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1953 |
| Closed | 1999 |
| Reopened | 2012 |
| Tenants | |
| Tennessee State Tigers (1953–1998, 2012–present) Nashville Diamonds (ASL) (1982) | |
| Website | |
| Hale Stadium | |
Hale Stadium is a 10,000-seat outdoor stadium located on the campus of Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee. Built in 1953 and nicknamed "The Hole", the stadium hosted TSU Tigers football games until 1999, when home games were moved to what is now Nissan Stadium, home of the Tennessee Titans. Allowing the Tigers to play their home games at the new venue was a requirement for the funding the new facility received from the State of Tennessee. After the move, Hale fell into a state of disrepair.