List of Eponyms of Stadiums in The United States - California

California

  • Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, named for Buck Shaw
  • Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, Santa Barbara, named for Caesar Uyesaka
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium, Sacramento, named for Charles C. Hughes (school superintendent)
  • Dedeaux Field, Los Angeles, named for Rod Dedeaux
  • Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, named for Elvin C. "Ducky" Drake
  • Evans Diamond, Berkeley, named for Clint Evans
  • Harder Stadium, Santa Barbara, named for Theodore "Spud" Harder (football coach)
  • Jackie Robinson Stadium, Los Angeles, named for Jackie Robinson
  • John Elway Stadium, Los Angeles, named for John Elway
  • Ratcliffe Stadium, Fresno, named for Emory Ratcliffe (football coach)
  • Stephen Schott Stadium, Santa Clara, named for Stephen Schott
  • Stagg Memorial Stadium, Stockton, named for Amos Alonzo Stagg
  • Tony Gwynn Stadium, San Diego, named for Tony Gwynn

Demolished:

  • Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, named for William Wrigley, Jr.

Re-named:

  • Qualcomm Stadium, (formally San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium), named for Jack Murphy

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