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Glenn Morris Field House

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When South College Gymnasium was opened in 1926, the H-shaped building featured a main gymnasium in the north wing and a field house in the south wing. Athletic offices and locker rooms for all athletics were moved into the new building upon its opening. The field house had a large indoor track with
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article described the building as the "most-used building in Fort Collins" due to the number of events such as car shows and formal dances that were held in the building. Until 1990 when the process moved online, students registered for all classes in person in either the South College Gymnasium or
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a dirt surface which was able to accommodate both the track and field team and football team for practices in bad weather. The building also held a swimming pool. The building was renovated and expanded in 1998.
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The building was known as South College Gymnasium from its opening in 1926 until 2011, when it was renamed Glenn Morris Field House after
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offered Morris $ 50,000 to stay in Germany after the Olympics and appear in sports films, an offer Morris refused.
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Outside of athletics, the building has had many uses over the years. In the mid-1930s, a
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Colorado State's Glenn Morris Field House, then known as South College Gymnasium
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never left his seat while Morris was competing, and that the
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Glenn Morris Field House is located in Colorado
Colorado
Glenn Morris Field House is located in the United States
Coordinates
40Β°34β€²26.158β€³N 105Β°4β€²43.776β€³W / 40.57393278Β°N 105.07882667Β°W / 40.57393278; -105.07882667
Colorado State University
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