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Also interesting that they refer to it as Cassell Coliseum even though at

the time it was Tech Coliseum. It was many years later that they named it after Mr. Cassell, don't remember when, but was late 80s or early 90s.

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Posted: 04/03/2022 at 1:20PM

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1966 NCAA Tourney 1st round location: Cassell Coliseum - who knew??? -- banishedtothelounge 04/03/2022 12:26PM

I can remember the NCAA tournament having a 3rd place game -- SteveInBaltimore 04/04/2022 1:16PM

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I was there. ** -- HokieJack 04/03/2022 4:17PM

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I know his grandson {I think grandson} - Chris, in Georgia... -- banishedtothelounge 04/04/2022 11:14AM

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Also interesting that they refer to it as Cassell Coliseum even though at -- Blueboy 04/03/2022 1:20PM

The renaming had to be pre-1982 because it was Cassell when I arrived. ** -- 86TechHokie 04/03/2022 3:36PM

Same year i got there -- crazylane 04/03/2022 8:29PM

It had to have been before 1987 because -- GCHokieof91 04/03/2022 2:24PM

I arrived in Fall of 1966 and we always referred to as Cassell Coliseum. ** ** -- 134423Hokie 04/03/2022 10:49PM

Me too, Cassell all the way! ** -- bhokie 04/03/2022 11:04PM