Original Groves Stadium

Wake Forest has been playing its intercollegiate football in "Groves Stadium" since 1940 when the school, then located in Wake Forest, NC, first dedicated a 20,000-seat facility by that same name on its original campus.

The stadium was named in honor of Henry H. Groves, Sr., who passed away in 1985. It was his generous gift that made possible the construction of that structure, which would be the site of some of the finest moments in Wake Forest athletic history. Here the legendary coach D. C. "Peahead" Walker led the Deacons to many memorable victories before standing room only crowds.

The Deacs played their final game in old Wake Forest in 1955 before the school moved to Winston-Salem. But the old Stadium had not seen its last action.

In 1957, the facility was sold to Wake Forest High School (now Wake Forest-Rolesville High) for the sum of $10 and became the home of high school football and other community events. It was later renamed Trentini Stadium, in memory of the late Tony Trentini, a Wake Forest football player and 1956 graduate, who later returned to serve as the high school team's coach.

The current Demon Deacons returned to the original Groves Stadium themselves this past spring, staging a Saturday scrimmage there before an enthusiastic group of former players and alumni.