Athletic Park (Duluth)

Athletic Park
Construction

Location	Duluth, Minnesota
Owner	Duluth, Minnesota
Capacity	6,000 (American football)
Surface	Grass
Built	1903
Opened	1903
Closed	1940
Demolished	1941
Tenants
Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos (NFL) (1923-1926) Duluth White Sox (MiLB (1903-1916, 1934) Duluth Dukes (MiLB) (1935-1940)

Athletic Park is a former baseball and American football stadium located in Duluth, Minnesota. Constructed in 1903, the park was the home of the Duluth White Sox (1903–1916, 1934) and the Duluth Dukes (1935–1940). The stadium was also home to the Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos of the National Football League (1923–1926). It had a capacity of 6,000 spectators.^[1] It was demolished and replaced by Wade Stadium in 1941.

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46°45′21.9″N 92°08′45.2″W / 46.756083°N 92.145889°W / 46.756083; -92.145889

v t e Duluth Kelleys-Eskimos
Defunct National Football League club 1923–27 Based in Duluth, Minnesota
Franchise	History Orange/Newark Tornadoes
Stadium	Athletic Park
Lore	Duluth Hardware Kellys Leatherheads 10% Owners of the Minnesota Vikings Ties to the Washington Redskins
Head coaches	Sternaman Scanlon Nevers
Owners	Ole Haugsrud
Seasons	1923 1924 1925 1926 1927

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