Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Marion, Ohio)

Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Location	220 East Fairground St., Marion, OH 43302
Owner	Marion County
Operator	Latisha Lewis
Capacity	3,200 Permanent Seats; 5,500 Maximum Capacity
Construction
Broke ground	1949
Opened	1950
Construction cost	$100,000 (Around $1.05 million in 2018)
Builder	Marion Contracting Corps Builders
Tenants
	Marion Barons (IHL) (1953–1954); Toledo-Marion Mercurys (IHL) (1955–1956); Marion Mayhem (GLIFL/CIFL) (2006–2010); Marion Blue Racers (UIFL/CIFL/XLIF) (2011–2015)

The Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena, in Marion, Ohio. It was built in 1949.

It was home to the Marion Blue Racers indoor football team of X-League Indoor Football.

The arena was formerly home to the minor league professional ice hockey team during the 1953-54 International Hockey League season. The Toledo Mercurys played part of the 1955–56 season at the arena, operating as the "Toledo-Marion Mercurys." The most recent former tenant was the Marion Mayhem, which folded in 2010, after 5 years of participating in the CIFL (known as the Great Lakes Indoor Football League during its inaugural season).

The Ohio Junior High wrestling championships were held at the arena.^[1]

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References

^ "Ohio Junior High State Wrestling Results". ohioathletics.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.

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[1] "Ohio Junior High State Wrestling Results". ohioathletics.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.

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