High School Football
The Manning Bowl opened on November 24, 1937 for the annual Thanksgiving Day football game between English and Classical. The stadium was not yet completed and was known only as Municipal Stadium. English defeated Classical 13-6 and Henry Pazik (father of future Major League pitcher Mike Pazik) scored the first touchdown in the stadium's history on a 33-yard pass play from Joe McNulty.
The stadium was completed on June 21, 1938 and named for mayor J. Fred Manning. The first football game held in the completed stadium was a night game between Peabody High School and Classical with Peabody winning 27-7.
In 1948, the city of Lynn became the first to televise high school football due to an arrangement with WNAC-TV in Boston.
The Harry Agganis All-Star Football Classic was played at the Manning Bowl from 1956–1959 and again from 1965-2003.
The final game played in the Manning Bowl was on November 25, 2004 and was the annual Thanksgiving Day game between English and Classical. English won the game 28-8. The final touchdown in Manning Bowl history was scored by Mike Orfanos on a 2-yard run. It was replaced by Manning Field.
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