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meeting , which devoted two of its sessions to field conditions in the NFL and their potential impact on players ’ careers .
The May issue included information on fungicides , as well as a report on a new field for the Atlanta Braves , while the June 1987 issue focused heavily on irrigation with one article on irrigation system efficiency and another on irrigation valves .
The then relatively short history of American football at England ’ s Wembley Stadium was the focus of the
July issue ( American football games began play at the historic stadium in 1984 ). One of my favorite quotes from the piece : “ Interest in exhibition games has exploded ,” said William Granholm , assistant to the president of the National Football Conference . “ We could put on sell-outs in Germany , France and Italy tomorrow . We have offers from Israel , Sweden , Finland and even Singapore , Malasia . Still , we are five to 10 years away from anything that might resemble a foreign game schedule .”
The August and September 1987 issues were straightforward with content on football field preparation and soil health , respectively . The October issue , meanwhile , delved into what it took to build Dolphin Stadium , home of the Miami Dolphins , the first prescription athletic turf field in the NFL .
The November 1987 issue detailed what it called , “ The Americanization of Lawn Bowling and Croquet ,” and the December issue wrapped up the year with a focus on field paint . Overall , most of the sports field management content in the 1987 issues of SportsTurf magazine centered on new field / stadium builds . Otherwise , the issues were fairly heavy on golf course management content . It would not be until 1992 that SportsTurf would become the official publication of STMA and begin shifting away from the golf-heavy focus . SFM
All content for this section is pulled from the SportsTurf / SportsField Management archives , an ongoing cooperative project of EPG Brand Acceleration , SFMA and the Michigan State University Libraries ( https :// sturf . lib . msu . edu / index . html ). sportsfieldmanagementonline . com February 2024 | SportsField Management
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