Littlejohn Coliseum

TitleLittlejohn Coliseum

CollectionsClemson University Historical Images

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Descriptive InformationOn back: February 20, 1969; J. C. LITTLEJOHN COLISEUM is one of the major projects in Clemson University's $60-million building program. The $3.6-million structure will seat almost 10,000 for basketball games and about 12,000 for concerts, speaking engagements, and other similar engagements. Construction began on Dec. 12, 1966, and the first basketball game was played in the building Nov. 30, 1968 against Georgia Tech. J. E. Sirrine of Greenville designed the building and Cecils, Inc., of Spartanburg was the prime contractor. The coliseum is names in honor of James Corcoran Littlejohn, a Clemson Alumnus who served the university for almost 50 years. (Clemson Newsphoto)

LocationsLittlejohn Coliseum, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States(34.68038,-82.84625)

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Littlejohn Coliseum (Clemson, S.C.)

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