Kimbrough Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Canyon, Texas. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of West Texas A&M University. The stadium holds 20,000 people and was built in 1959. It was originally called Buffalo Bowl on Canyon Hill but was renamed Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in 1971 in honor of the late West Texas State University football coach and athletic director Frank Kimbrough. The stadium has also been leased to the Canyon Independent School District since 1991.
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