Dietz Memorial Stadium

at 170 N Front St, Kingston , 12401 United States

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4. Sports Venue & Stadium

<p><b>Robert Dietz Memorial Stadium</b> is a football stadium in <a href="/pages/w/108517482503756">Kingston, New York</a>. Dietz Stadium is the home field of the <a href="/pages/w/266323743489847">Kingston High School</a> Tigers football team. It is named for <a href="/pages/w/112441358766858">Robert H. Dietz</a>, a <a href="/pages/w/106601919379894">Medal of Honor</a> recipient killed in <a href="/pages/w/109429592416229">World War II</a>. Dietz was a Kingston native.</p><h2>Track Length</h2><p>One lap on the track is 400 meters. 4 laps is 1600 meters (about 30 feet short of a mile: 1 mile = 1 609.344 meters)</p><h2>Kingston Colonials</h2><p>Dietz Stadium was originally built as a football stadium for the local high school, but was repurposed to serve as the home of the revived <a href="/pages/w/138548189502514">Kingston Colonials</a>, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball%23Class_B%2C_C_and_D" class="wikipedia">Class B</a> baseball team.</p><h2>High School Football</h2><p>After the team folded in 1951, the stadium was purchased by the City of Kingston for the Kingston City School District, and has served as a high school football stadium ever since.</p><h2>Professional Football</h2><p>The team served as the home stadium for the short-lived Hudson Valley Highlanders of the North American Football League; the team played only one season in 2008.</p>

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Dietz Memorial Stadium is Kingston based place and this enity listed in Sports Venue & Stadium category. Located at 170 N Front St NY 12401. Contact phone number of Dietz Memorial Stadium: (845) 331-4788