?" questions, comments and suggestions to Please put ASK DEAN in the subject line. Whether it's a person, place or a product, send your "Whatever happened to. Related: Bradley football alumni huddle up once more That futility was quite the turnaround for a program that had gone undefeated in 1922 and repeated that feat in 19.īradley football began in 1897, the year the school was founded. Indeed, "Bradley had not competed for the (Missouri) Valley football championship since 1950," the story added.ĭownload the Journal Star app to get more answers to your questions about the past, present and future of Peoria. The losses were not only financial. The team had gone 1-8 in both 19. Abegg, the acting president of the university, said in another story that day. "Football at Bradley has resulted in a financial deficit for the past 10 years and, with declining support from students and fans, has resulted in increasing losses in recent years," Dr. And that’s about all the tradition this place had. The day before, Bradley University had announced it was dropping its football program, citing declining interest and rising costs. In the time-honored tradition of baseball owners, the home of the Peoria Chiefs, built in the mid-1980s, was named for the club owner. The venue was known as Chiefs Stadium from 2009–2013 and then renamed Dozer Park. The team moved to the new downtown O'Brien Field in 2002. The facility was renovated before the 1992 season and renamed Pete Vonachen Stadium at Meinen Field, a tribute to the Chiefs owner. Send your questions to What made the Peoria Chiefs leave Meinen Field? And what made Bradley lose its football team? - Mike PattersonĪnswer: The Peoria Chiefs were established as the Peoria Suns in 1983 and played their home games at Meinen Field north of Bradley University. The Suns were rechristened in 1984, and that Chiefs team was managed by future Major League Baseball manager Joe Maddon.
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in Peoria, for a minor league baseball game between the Peoria Chiefs and the Springfield Cardinals.Īsk Dean is a Journal Star series focusing on all things Peoria: its history, mysteries, quirks, culture and new developments.
In this Journal Star file photo from April 18, 1992, a crowd fills the newly refurbished Pete Vonachen Stadium at Meinen Field, 1524 W.
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