Brian Bevan Monuments
Two monuments to Australian winger and world record try scorer Brian Bevan, who played for Warrington RLFC 1948–62 (scoring 740 tries for the Wire), are featured at the stadium. One, a statue of him, had previously been placed in the middle of a roundabout (known as Brian Bevan island) close to Wolves' old Wilderspool ground. This was moved to the Halliwell Jones Stadium with the team. The other, a mural showing Bevan's face made from 'Primrose and Blue' bricks, the traditional Warrington colours was created specifically for the location.
Two other tributes two ex-players at the ground are the naming of the South-East quadrant the 'Jack Fish corner', and the road the stadium is on is named 'Mike Gregory Way'.
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