Brief Introduction: Husky Stadium is mainly known for the place where the University of Washington’s Football team plays. It is located at the edge of the UW campus right next to the Intramural Activities building and the Bank of America Arena. Behind it lurks Lake Washington. The address is 3800 Montlake Blvd NE.



Husky Stadium History:
This stadium was built in 1920, so of course it has quite a bit of history behind it. This first version of the stadium only had a capacity of 30,000. In building the Stadium, architects took many factors in place. They wanted a location that would provide all the good views Seattle has to offer, and they also wanted to make it to eliminate sun glare. To do this they made it into a longitudinal axis, which also helped giving everyone the view of Lake Washington. After it was built in 1920, it has gone through several remodeling to make it what it is today. The construction in 1920 cost $600,000 a student fund drive providing a lot of its resources. The opening of the stadium was on November 27th, a football game between Dartmouth and University of Washington. Final work for this stadium actually was only completed 12 hours before the games kickoff. The first was in 1936, adding 10,000 seats. In 1950, another remodel was made adding 15,000 seats to the south side. (GoHuskies.com) This also provided a press box. In 1968, a few thousand more seats were added along the rim. This was the year that they installed astro-turf, the first major stadium to do so in the country. Along with this, they installed an “all-weather” track which replaced the existing one. 1987 provided an addition 13,000 seats to the North Side. During this final remodel a collapse killed one of the workers. With it they added glass-enclosed reception area with a field view of both sides. Called the Don James Center, is not only used for games, but many banquets and social events are also held here.
One of the interesting things about Husky Stadium that makes it stand out from the rest is the myth of “The Wave.” The Wave, as you probably already know, is when fans at stadium games from football to baseball all stand up at the same time as the people in front of them and the people behind them, but right after the people to the left and before the people to the right. This creates a “wave” motion that goes across the stadium. It is rumored to have started at the Husky Stadium on October 31st, 1981. (ESPN) The creator was the Yell-King at the game, Robb Weller. From here, it is believed ot have carried over to University of Michigan when they visited Husky Stadium and saw the wave, and also to the nearby Seattle Seahawks. It is now common of many sporting events to participate in “The Wave.”