Speakers are exchanging places at the podium for the 1975 stadium dedication. Fred G. Hughes in the foreground on the far right. Fred G. Hughes Stadium opened in 1975. It was the first state college stadium in Missouri to use artificial turf. The stadium is named after Fred G. Hughes, who was president of the Board of Trustees and the Board of Regents between 1964 and 1981.

Title

• Fred G. Hughes Stadium Dedication, 1975 - 1

Last modified

• 05/01/2026

Creator

• Missouri Southern State University

Contributor

• Missouri Southern State University

Date Created

• 1975

Identifier

• vital:7523

Language

• eng

Resource Type

• Image

Source

• Missouri Southern State University Archive

Subject

• Campus Events

Rights

• All images property of Missouri Southern State University. Contact [email protected] for reproduction and use rights.

File Format

• JPEG Image