Aerial picture of McCoy Stadium


photo credit: John G. Coleman Collection
McCoy Stadium was built in 1929. It still serves as an athletic center for baseball, soccer and recreation. Football games, once a centerpiece of the stadium,
have now moved to the new field in the school district complex.


Birth of McCoy Stadium
The first visible sign of townwide fervor with football & track was symbolized by the construction of McCoy Stadium which replaced old Kane Field. In 1929 Paul D. Hamlin, son of Delano R. Hamlin and Eugenia McCoy Hamlin, financed the construction of an outstanding stadium and named it "McCoy Stadium" to create a permanent memorial to uncle Dr. H. L. McCoy. Dr. McCoy helped raise his nephew following the early death of Paul?s father during his childhood. The doctor attended nearly every baseball game at the new stadium named in his honor and was an ardent fan of the Smethport team. McCoy Stadium also became the center of the early Smethport High School football program until the construction of the current football stadium in 1985. In 2002 light towers were constructed at the field allowing night baseball games to be played. A stone memorial is located at the southwest entrance of the stadium that commemorates Paul?s gift to his uncle. 
    The 1930s and 1940s brought Paul Hergenrother, Paul Griffin, Johnny Jones, Dobie Studholme, and Art McDermott. Rivalry with arch-enemy Port Allegany was fierce. These intense rivalries date back to the 1890s and continue just as strong today.

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