Draddy Gymnasium

Draddy Gymnasium
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LocationBronx, New York
Coordinates40°53′27″N 73°54′01″W / 40.89073°N 73.900158°W / 40.89073; -73.900158
Capacity2,345
SurfaceHardwood
Opened1978
Tenants
Manhattan Jaspers

Draddy Gymnasium is a 2,345-seat multi-purpose arena in the Bronx, New York. It is located on the campus of Manhattan University and is the home of the Manhattan Jaspers athletic teams including men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball.[1] The building has the largest indoor track in New York City.

Draddy Gymnasium was named in the honor of the first wife and first son of alumnus Vincent dePaul Draddy, onetime quarterback at Manhattan University and later chairman of the College Football Hall of Fame.[2] Both Draddy's wife and son, Vincent Jr., were killed in an automobile accident in 1953.

The facility was featured in Season 1 of The Cosby Show, where Clifford Huxtable trains to get ready for a relay race rematch of former college acquaintances at the Meadowlands Arena.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Draddy Gymnasium". gojaspers.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  2. ^ Fowler, Glenn (July 10, 1990). "Vincent Draddy, 83, an Innovator In Apparel Manufacturing, Dies". The New York Times. p. B-8. Retrieved May 10, 2013 – via nytimes.com.
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