Editor’s note: This article is republished from the Sept. 16, 1973, Lexington Herald-Leader, one day after the first University of Kentucky football game was played at Commonwealth Stadium, which is ...
When Commonwealth Stadium opened 50 years ago, Kentucky football fans could buy a ticket to the Wildcats’ game against Virginia Tech for $5. Parking next to the stadium cost just $2. While that price ...
The city was Lexington. The date was Sept. 15, 1973. The crowd was 48,000. I don’t remember the weather. I don’t remember the construction that apparently was underway even as cars were pulling into ...