Beaver Stadium

Beaver Stadium, just like all its predecessors, is named after James A. Beaver. In Beaver’s early years, he worked as a lawyer in nearby Bellefonte. However, at the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army as a second lieutenant and rose to the rank of brigadier general prior to his discharge in 1864. Later on, he served as a superior court judge, the governor of Pennsylvania (1887-1991) and president of the university’s board of trustees. He passed away in 1941 and is well-remembered as one of the most influential leaders in the development of the University.