Matt L. Stephens

matthewstephens@coloradoan.com

The CSU stadium named after Harry Hughes will lock its gates Saturday, but his name will live on near the new on-campus stadium.

CSU announced Friday that South Drive, a street located on the southwest side of campus, one block north of the on-campus stadium, has been renamed Hughes Way.

"In many ways, Harry Hughes created the foundation of Colorado State athletics that we enjoy today; serving for 42 years as both a head coach and athletics director,” CSU athletic director Joe Parker said. “As Hughes Stadium is decommissioned at the conclusion of this season, it is important to transition coach Hughes’ legacy back to campus with the naming of Hughes Way.”

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Hughes coached football, basketball, baseball and track at Colorado A&M beginning in 1911. From 1911-1941, he built a record of 126-92-18 as the Aggies' football coach and remains the program's career leader in victories. Sonny Lubick ranks second with 108.

Hughes Way is the second campus street to be renamed after a CSU athlete. Amy Van Dyken Way was dedicated in 2014. She swam for the Rams before becoming a six-time Olympic golf medalist. She suffered an ATV crash in 2014 that left her paralyzed from the waist down.

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