Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present

Aerial view of Shangraw Athletic Complex and David Person Field, looking north. The setting is an autumn afternoon with a football game in progress.

View of the the athletic field and bleachers c.1920, with male and female athletes on the field. It looks like a baseball game may be in progress. Males are dressed in casual clothing; one male is wearing shorts. The females are wearing white blouses and long, dark skirts. The backs of the Barn, Old Main and Bradley Hall can be seen behind the fleld. Duplicate of 784BNG and 803BNG .

View, looking southeast, of construction on the Consistory property to use for Lycoming College football games. The lot is at Packer Street and Lincoln Avenue. The College owned eight acres of land and leased the other four. Plans were for the College to play home football games here beginning in 1960. The team previously used it for practice sessions, and games were played at Bowman Field in the west end of Williamsport. The first game was played on this new Consistory/Lycoming College field on September 30, 1962.

Photo of the beginning of construction of John W. Long Library (now Long Hall administration building). This view is from the west side of Clarke Chapel and Music Building across the south end of the Quad, where the tennis courts were located. Also visible on the east side of the center of the Quad are the Bleachers, and the construction site to the right of the bleachers. Long Library was built in 1950-51, and named in honor of John W. Long, president of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary, which later became Lycoming College, from 1921-1955. The clock face was installed in the tower in 1959. The building was home to the library until 1968, when the Academic Center was constructed. It now is the residence of administrative offices.

View of the hallway leading to the coaches' room in the locker room area Photo of construction of Person Field. The tile flooring displays the message: 'Home of the Lycoming College Warriors.'

View of the locker room, now in use at the newly-constructed stadium. The home team locker room has a capacity of 100, and the visiting team locker room was also expanded. Facilities for the men's and women's soccer and lacrosse teams were also built. The east wing of the stadium, which houses the football locker rooms, coaches' quarters and support facilities, was named for head football coach Frank Girardi.

View of the locker room of the newly-constructed stadium. The home team locker room has a capacity of 100, and the visiting team locker room was also expanded. Facilities for the men's and women's soccer and lacrosse teams were also built. The east wing of the stadium, which houses the football locker rooms, coaches' quarters and support facilities, was named for head football coach Frank Girardi.

View of the press box at the new stadium at David Person Field, where journalists are working.

Construction equipment demolishes the old stadium at David Person Field.

Construction equipment demolishes the old stadium at David Person Field.

Locker room of the old stadium at David Person Field prior to its demolition.

Aerial view of Shangraw Athletic Complex, looking west. The setting is an autumn afternoon with a football game in progress. The new stadium was designed by Williamsport architect Anthony Visco, and built by TurnKey Construction Company, a Williamsport firm. The stadium is 17,700 square feet, with a seating capacity of 2,035. It has dedicated locker rooms for men's football, soccer, and lacrosse, a women's locker room for soccerand lacrosse, larger public rest rooms and a new press box. The complex is named in honor of Robert Shangraw. The field is named in honor of David Person. The east wing of the complex is named for head coach Frank Girardi, and the west wing is named after alumni Dale '67 and Dallas '69 Krapf and their company, Krapf Coaches.