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Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Fact brief: Has a school district serving Fort Worth built a high school football stadium since the 1970s?

Ismael M. Belkoura, Fort Worth Report
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Several stadiums in Fort Worth ISD and surrounding school districts serving the city have been built since the 1970s.

The newest high school facilities in Fort Worth include Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD’s Knight Stadium, built in 2024, and Crowley ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium, built in 2022. 

In Fort Worth ISD, Herman Clark Stadium opened in 1970. 

Fort Worth ISD touts the two oldest stadiums being used by Fort Worth-area school districts. Farrington Field, one of the oldest stadiums in the county, has been in use since 1939. Scarborough-Handley Field, also used by the school district, opened in 1946.

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