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Stories tagged "Athletics": 4

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Mackay Field and Stadium

Home to the university's athletic facilities from 1909 to 1966

By Amanda Buell & Reno Historical Team
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Virginia Street Gymnasium

Opened in 1945, the gymnasium was long called the "Old Gym" after more modern facilities were constructed.

By Amanda Buell & Reno Historical Team
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Johnson-Jeffries Fight (site)

The 1910 "Fight of the Century" reflected and heightened the era's deep racial tensions.

By Alicia Barber
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Piazzo Building

Santino Piazzo and his family ran their market on the ground floor and the St. Francis Hotel above.

By Alicia Barber
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