Editing Nickerson Field (section)

{{Short description|Outdoor athletic stadium in Boston, Massachusetts}}
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{{Infobox venue
| name              = Nickerson Field
| nickname          = 
| logo_image        = Boston_University_Terriers_wordmark.svg
| logo_size         = 30
| image             = BUNickersonFldStands.jpg
| caption           = The stadium in 2006
| address           = 285 Babcock Street<ref name=BUfacInfo />
| location          = [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]]
| coordinates       = {{coord|42.353|-71.119|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| publictransit     = {{rint|boston|rail}} {{rint|boston|green}}<br/>at [[Babcock Street station|Babcock Street]]
| broke_ground      = March 20, 1915
| opened            = {{start date and age|August 18, 1915}}
| renovated         = 1955
| currentuse        = [[association football|Soccer]]<br>[[Lacrosse]]<br>[[Rugby league]]
| expanded          = 
| closed            = 
| demolished        = 
| owner             = [[Boston University]]
| operator          = [[Boston University Terriers|Boston University Athletics]]
| surface           = {{collapsible list|
* GreenFields MX Trimension (2015–present)
* [[FieldTurf]] (2001–2015)
* [[AstroTurf]] (1968–2000)
* [[poaceae|Natural grass]] (1955–1967)
}}
| architect         =  
| construction_cost =  
| former_names      = Boston University Field (1954–1963)
| tenants           = {{collapsible list|
* '''[[Boston University Terriers]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) teams:'''
* men's and women's soccer (1953–present)
* [[Boston University Terriers men's lacrosse|men's]] and women's lacrosse
* '''Professional teams:'''
* [[Boston Patriots]] ([[American Football League|AFL]]) (1960–1962)
* [[Boston Astros]] ([[American Soccer League (1933–1983)|ASL]]) (1974–1975)
* [[Boston Minutemen]] ([[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|NASL]]) (1975)
* [[New England Tea Men]] (NASL) (1979)
* [[Boston Breakers (USFL)|Boston Breakers]] ([[United States Football League|USFL]]) (1983)
* [[Boston Bolts (1988–1990)|Boston Bolts]] ([[American Soccer League (1988–89)|ASL]]/[[American Professional Soccer League|APSL]]) (1988–1990)
* [[Boston Breakers (WUSA)|Boston Breakers]] ([[Women's United Soccer Association|WUSA]]) (2001–2003)
* [[Boston Cannons]] ([[Major League Lacrosse|MLL]]) (2004–2006)
* [[Boston Bears (rugby league)|Boston Bears]] ([[American National Rugby League|ANRL]]/[[USA Rugby League|USARL]]) (2009–present)
}}
| seating_capacity  = 9,871<ref name=BUfacInfo>{{cite web |url=http://www.goterriers.com/facilities/?id=10 |title=Nickerson Field |website=goterriers.com |publisher=[[Boston University]] |access-date=October 19, 2017}}</ref>
| dimensions        = 86 × 134 yards<ref name=BUfacInfo /> (78.6 × 122.5 m)
| website     = {{URL|https://goterriers.com/facilities/nickerson-field/10|goterriers.com/nickerson-field}}
}}
'''Nickerson Field''' is an outdoor athletic [[stadium]] in the [[Northeastern United States]], on the campus of [[Boston University]] (BU) in [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]]. The stadium is owned by BU, and is the home field for some [[Boston University Terriers]] athletics programs, including [[association football|soccer]] and [[lacrosse]]. It was also the home of the [[Boston University Terriers football]] team until the program was discontinued following the 1997 season.<ref name=bucofbprg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KQpbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GU4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=4203%2C3334923 |newspaper=Bangor Daily News |location=Maine |agency=Associated Press |title=Boston University cuts out football program |date=October 27, 1997 |page=C3}}</ref>

The stadium is located on the site of [[Braves Field]], the former home [[ballpark]] of the [[Boston Braves (baseball)|Boston Braves]], a [[Major League Baseball|major league]] [[baseball team]] in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]]; the franchise relocated to [[Milwaukee]] in March 1953,<ref name=abbmv>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vZkKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FUwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2400%2C3800523 |newspaper=Ellensburg Daily Record |location=Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Approve Boston Braves' move |date=March 18, 1953 |page=1}}</ref> and relocated again in 1966, becoming the [[Atlanta Braves]]. Parts of Braves Field, such as the entry gate and right field pavilion, remain as portions of the current stadium. The old Braves Field ticket office at [[Harry Agganis]] Way also remains, now used by the [[Boston University Police Department]] as [[headquarters]] complete with a [[cellblock]]. The stadium has been the home of BU teams longer (50-plus years) than it was the home of the Braves (parts of 38 seasons).

The field is named for [[William Emery Nickerson]] (1853–1930), a partner of [[King C. Gillette]] during the early years of the [[Gillette Safety Razor Company]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14515100/nickerson_inventor_of_gillette_safety/ |title=Nickerson, Inventor of Gillette Safety Razor Machinery, Dead |newspaper=[[The Burlington Free Press]] |location=[[Burlington, Vermont]] |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |date=June 6, 1930 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>