Robert Dietz Memorial Stadium is a football stadium in Kingston, New York

Kingston, New York

Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...

. Dietz Stadium is the home field of the Kingston High School

Kingston High School (Kingston, New York)

Kingston High School is a comprehensive four-year school with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students and staff located on Broadway in Kingston, New York.-Campus layout:...

 Tigers football team. It is named for Robert H. Dietz

Robert H. Dietz

Robert H. Dietz was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.-Biography:...

, a medal-of-honor recipient killed in World War II. Dietz was a Kingston native.

Kingston Colonials

Dietz Stadium was originally built as a football stadium for the local high school, but was repurposed to serve as the home of the revived Kingston Colonials

Kingston Colonials (baseball)

The Kingston Colonials were a minor league baseball team.-Year-by-year record:...

, a Class B Baseball team.

High School Football

After the team folded in 1951, the stadium was purchased by the town of Kingston

Kingston, New York

Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...

 and has served as a high school football stadium since.

Professional Football

The team served as the home stadium for the short lived Hudson Valley Highlanders of the NAFL. The team only lasted the 2008 season.