# Kidd Field

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{{Short description|Athletics facility in El Paso, Texas}}
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| fullname               = Larry K. Durham Track at Kidd Field
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| city                   = [El Paso, TX](/source/El_Paso%2C_Texas)
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* '''[UTEP Miners](/source/UTEP_Miners) ([NCAA](/source/NCAA)) teams''':
* [football](/source/UTEP_Miners_football) (1938–1962)
* track and field (1962–present)
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'''Kidd Field''' (complete name, "Larry K. Durham Track at Kidd Field") is an athletic facility used primarily by the [University of Texas at El Paso](/source/University_of_Texas_at_El_Paso) (UTEP) in [El Paso, Texas](/source/El_Paso%2C_Texas). Constructed for its then-primary use as an [American football](/source/American_football) field in 1938, it was the site of the [Sun Bowl](/source/Sun_Bowl) until 1963 when [Sun Bowl Stadium](/source/Sun_Bowl_(stadium)) opened. Kidd Field is used for [track and field](/source/track_and_field) meets today. Built in the early 1930s for $2,000, Kidd Field has been home to numerous All-Americans, national champions, national record-holders and Olympians.

== Overview ==
Named after UTEP (then Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy) professor and athletic booster John W. Kidd, the facility was shared with the UTEP football team until 1962, when the facility became sole home to the track and field team. The track features an eight-lane [Beynon](/source/Beynon_Sports_Surfaces) track. The track was made possible by generous donations from Wayne and Russ Vandenburg of EPT Management and Mark Fry.

The track is named after former [UTEP football](/source/UTEP_Miners_football) player Larry K. Durham.<ref>[https://architizer.com/projects/utep-larry-k-durham-center/ UTEP Larry K. Durham Center] at architizer.com</ref> His contribution gave Kidd Field a makeover in 2011, and it was dedicated in his name in April 2012.<ref>[https://kvia.com/sports/utep/2021/07/30/larry-k-durham-set-to-match-proceeds-for-paydirts-rally-bidding-starts-aug-6/ Larry K. Durham Set to Match Proceeds for “Paydirt’s Rally”; Bidding Starts Aug. 6] on kvia.com, 30 Jul 2021</ref> A state-of-the-art Daktronics video board was added in January 2008. 
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website}}

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