Bernard Johnson Coliseum

Bernard Johnson Coliseum is a 6,110-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. It was built in 1976 and is home to the Sam Houston Bearkats men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the Bearkats women's volleyball team.

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Type: Park
Description: multi-purpose arena in Huntsville, Texas
Also known as: “Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bowers Stadium and Huntsville Unit.

Bowers Stadium

Stadium

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Elliott T. Bowers Stadium is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Huntsville, Texas. The stadium has been home to the Sam Houston State University Sam Houston Bearkats football team since 1986.

Huntsville Unit

Prison

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Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville or Huntsville Unit, nicknamed "Walls Unit", is a Texas state prison located in Huntsville, Texas, United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntsville.

Huntsville

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Huntsville is a small city of about 45,000 residents, located in Walker County, part of the Piney Woods region of Texas. Huntsville is famous as the home of Texas hero, General Sam Houston with an enormous statue of Sam Houston next to Interstate 45, it's famous as a prison town, and is also home to Sam Houston State University.

Bernard Johnson Coliseum

Category: arena
Location: Walker, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

30.71297° or 30° 42′ 47″ north

Longitude

-95.54633° or 95° 32′ 47″ west

Elevation

430 feet (131 metres)

Open location code

8626PF73+5F

GeoNames ID

4673626

Wikidata ID

Q4893295

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to German—“Bernard Johnson Coliseum” goes by many names.

Bavarian: “Bernard Johnson Coliseum”
Cebuano: “Bernard G Johnson Coliseum”
Dutch: “Bernard Johnson Coliseum”
French: “Bernard Johnson Coliseum”
German: “Bernard Johnson Coliseum”

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