The lightning flashes that lit up the sky over Byrd Stadium delayed the game for two hours.

Byrd Stadium, the university's current football field, and its predecessor were both named in his honor.

It was moved to Byrd Stadium in 1951.

In 1992 a duplicate statue was placed at Byrd Stadium, where the football team touch it for good luck as they pass by before games.

The championship game was played at Maryland's Byrd Stadium in front of 18,965 fans.

The 48,050-seat Byrd Stadium has yet to be sold out.

For four decades, Byrd Stadium consisted of a horseshoe-shaped bowl with capacity of 34,680.

He expressed frustration over the university's failure to improve Byrd Stadium and its associated facilities.

In 1950, that small field was replaced by the identically named but much larger Byrd Stadium, which was constructed at the cost of $1 million.

In his position as university president, he was also responsible for building the school's current football facility, Byrd Stadium.