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Duke Holds Brooks Field Dedication

DURHAM, N.C. – The day before the Duke Football team opens its 2015 home season, the university dedicated Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium. Duke University alumnus Steve Brooks and his wife, Eileen, committed $13 million to the Duke Athletics Department and the Duke Board of Trustees approved the recommendation that the football field be renamed in their honor.

On Friday, the Brooks family and a group of invited guests stood on Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium for the dedication and presentation of a commemorative game ball to the Brooks family. Duke President Richard H.