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              Trentini Stadium, the "original" Wake Forest Groves Stadium photo by Lawson Deaton
               "Postcard" photograph of the  remnants of old Groves Stadium in Wake Forest, N. C., now the home of the Wake Forest High School Cougars (by Lawson Deaton.)


                                                                                                                       Wake Forest Football Playing Fields History
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Bill George Wake Forest Chicago Bears All Time Great 1956 Topps gum card     Reverse of Bill George Topps Chewing Gum Card     Wake Forest's Clyde Pickard  Reverse of Clyde Pickard Card
         (Above)  Bill George, the best football player in Wake Forest history, is enshrined in  the Wake Forest University Hall of Fame, the Chicago Bears Hall of Fame, and the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.



            Gore Athletic Field opened in 1922.
          (Above) In 1922, the Demon Deacons began playing football in the new Gore Athletic Field stadium, which was located on the original campus in Wake Forest, North Carolina.  Color added by Deacon Deaton.



           Old Wake Forest campus scene 2002 photo by Lawson Deaton
                 (Above) Photograph of the old campus taken by Lawson Deaton in 2002.  The campus was sold to the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary when the college moved to Winston-Salem in 1956.


                 
                                                                                    The following four photographs were taken by Wake Forest student Lewis Beal (Class of 1951):
                                                 Wake Forest UNC in old Groves Stadium 1948.     
                         On October 9, 1948 on the old campus, Wake Forest (probably off the toe of All American Bill George) kicks off in Groves Stadium, which opened in 1940,  to number two ranked UNC.  The Tar Heels of Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice edged the Deacs,  28-6.

                           Deacons warming up before the N. C. State at Wake game in 1948.
                                 Pregame warm-ups prior to Wake  Forest College's 34-13 romp over  North Carolina State College in the original Groves Stadium, October 30, 1948.  Written on the elevated sign on the tractor :   "CULTURE VERSUS AGRICULTURE."

                                                      N. C. State College Band at old Groves Stadium in 1948.                   
                                                The North Carolina State College Band entertains Demon Deacon and Wolfpack fans at the original Groves Stadium in Wake Forest, N. C., on October 30, 1948.    

                                                     Wake Forest Band in Old Groves Stadium versus N. C. State 1948.     30,1948           
                                                 The  Wake Forest College Demon Deacon Band  undoubtedly  played the Wake Forest Fight Song early and often during the game against N.  C. State College  in "old" Groves Stadium, October 30, 1948.

                                       
 
                                                                                        Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, North Carolina

                                                                                                                             

         Wake Forest football, Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina post card
             (Above)  Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N. C.,  home of the  Deacons from 1956, the year the college moved, until the new Groves Stadium opened in 1968.   (Note:  the horseshoe  stands extended around  the  entire  south end zone during Wake's  tenure.)
                           
                                          2010 Deacon Deaton Tailgate CD cover.
                                             (Above) Deacon Deaton and friend, Wayne, get ready for the 2010 football season. Pictured is the insert from my 2010 Deacon Deaton Tailgate CD.


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          College Football 1886:  Rules and a Game Scene



         "Let the Dead Past Bury the Dead":  Wake Forest Abandons Football in 1895


     
        Football Reinstated 101 Years Ago this Fall!  (So Go Ahead:  Fill it to the Brim; a Glass of the Finest Red, Ruddy Rhenish, that is, AND THEN BEAT THE HELL OUT OF CAROLINA!)



        "Original" Groves Stadium Game Scene from Wake Forest Alumni News October 1945 (The Year of Deacon Deaton's Birth!)


 
        "NEW" GROVES STADIUM DEDICATION (and a wonderful Deacon Hero Recognized)



           Say "Hello" to Cousin B. O. Deaton, Deac Footballer and the Common Bond with Deaton Family History Section


     
        WAKE FOREST FOOTBALL GAME PROGRAM CENTRAL (Hundreds of Historic Game Programs!)



        Deacon Great Arnold Palmer

         Deacon Great Brian Piccolo



       Demon Deacon Football Greats Billy Ray Barnes, Michael McCrary, and Norm Snead


     DEATON BASEBALL HOME PAGE (including Wake Forest Connections)

 
     WAKE FOREST BASKETBALL:  A Proud Traditon Since 1906  


     THE GREATEST WAKE FOREST FOOTBALL TEAMS OF ALL TIME (under construction)

 
       B B & T Field 3D Photographs (2009)   (You'll need the glasses!)    



       THE VERY FIRST WAKE FOREST ATHLETIC "PROGRAM" (in the Year 1834)