Van Andel Field Gets New Name
Randy Snow
Thursday May 19, 2005
Grand Rapids becomes just the third team in the Arena league to have a corporate sponsor for their playing field. The Orlando Predators play on Hummer Field at TD Waterhouse Centre and the Colorado Crush play on Frontier Airlines Field at Pepsi Center.
The three-year agreement, which runs through the 2008 season, should put to rest any rumors that the team was going to fold or move. "We’re committed to continue to make it work here," said Devos. "That’s what we’ve always said. This is just an outward example of that."
The company will also be the title sponsor for the team’s home opener each year. It will be known as the "Centennial Wireless Kickoff Classic."
Randy Snow covered the Grand Rapids Rampage of the Arena Football League for ArenaFan from 2003-2008. He also covered the Fort Wayne Fusion of arenafootball2 in 2007. From 2004-2008 and in 2010, he was a member of the Arena Football League Writer’s Association and, since 2011, has been a member of the Professional Football Researchers Association. Randy lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan but will travel just about anywhere for a football game or a great football story. He runs the web site www.theworldoffootball.com and hosts a podcast with his son, Adam, called “This Week in The World of Football.”
