Column: Name stadium for John Poleon and what the name represents By Sean Kirst Jul 17, 2020 Jul 17, 2020 Updated Jan 17, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save John Poleon Field.kAm$AC2H=65 @FE :? 365 E96 @E96C ?:89E[ E9:?<:?8 23@FE E96 6G6?ED @7 E96 52J[ x <6AE 8@:?8 324< E@ E96 D2>6 :562]k^AmkAm~?=J 2 76H 9@FCD 62C=:6C[ E96 qF772=@ q:==D 2?5 E96 }6H tC2 r2A 2AA2C6= 4@>A2?J 925 2??@F?465 2 ;@:?E 28C66>6?E @? ?2>:?8 C:89ED 7@C }6H tC2 u:6=5 H:== 36 4@>:?8 E@ 2? 6?5[ 2?5 E96 DE25:F> :? ~C492C5 !2C< H:== D@@? 36 <?@H? 3J 2 ?6H ?2>6]k^AmkAm(92E :E 8F2C2?E665[ @? 2 H9:>D:42= =6G6=[ :D E92E 4@F?E=6DD A6@A=6 H:E9 (6DE6C? }6H *@C< C@@ED H@F=5 DE2CE 5@:?8 H92E x 2> 5@:?8 :? 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