Men's Football
Men's Football Facilities
Captain James Harvey Tomb Field
The football and lacrosse game field, set inside the Academy's track, is named for the first Superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Captain James Harvey Tomb. His background features the successful blend of two maritime careers - 27 years as a naval officer and 15 years as an educator of Merchant Marine Midshipmen.
An Annapolis graduate and expert marksman, Captain Tomb had a distinguished naval career that included command of the former coastal liner Aroostook during the laying of the ?North Sea Mine Barrage,? which bottled up the German fleet in World War I. Retiring from service in 1925, he was named head of the New York State Nautical School.
As a member of the 1930 Committee on Training of Merchant Marine Officer Personnel, he strongly supported the need for a national shoreside training facility. In 1939, when the U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps was searching for an Atlantic Coast location, he allowed the cadets to stay temporarily at his New York Merchant Marine Academy at Fort Schuyler in the Bronx.
The football and lacrosse game field, set inside the Academy's track, is named for the first Superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Captain James Harvey Tomb. His background features the successful blend of two maritime careers - 27 years as a naval officer and 15 years as an educator of Merchant Marine Midshipmen.
An Annapolis graduate and expert marksman, Captain Tomb had a distinguished naval career that included command of the former coastal liner Aroostook during the laying of the ?North Sea Mine Barrage,? which bottled up the German fleet in World War I. Retiring from service in 1925, he was named head of the New York State Nautical School.
As a member of the 1930 Committee on Training of Merchant Marine Officer Personnel, he strongly supported the need for a national shoreside training facility. In 1939, when the U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps was searching for an Atlantic Coast location, he allowed the cadets to stay temporarily at his New York Merchant Marine Academy at Fort Schuyler in the Bronx.
His experience as a marine educator and administrator made Capt. Tomb the Academy?s choice as the first Superintendent in 1942. Arriving at Kings Point by boat from Fort Schuyler on April 15, 1942 at the age of 66, he immediately tackled the crucial task of overseeing the physical construction of the Academy. He relinquished command of the Academy on October 16, 1943, just over two weeks after the school was dedicated. He retired to private life and died on September 23, 1946.In the summer of 2000, Tomb Field received a "face-lift" with the installation of FieldTurf?s state-of-the-art synthetic system. While most turf systems are simply a carpet with an underpadding, FieldTurf is a synthetic turf designed to create an artificial surface that duplicates the conditions of real grass. This surface looks like grass, feels like grass, and plays like grass. The turf is nonabrasive and allows athletes to slide, pivot, and twist their cleats in the surface.
Upper and Lower Roosevelt Fields
South of Tomb Field stands Upper and Lower Roosevelt Fields. The two fields honor Presidents Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Upper Roosevelt is used as a practice field for football, lacrosse, and the Kings Point Rugby Club. Lower Roosevelt is the area that contains the soccer fields, both game and practice, and the Mariners' baseball diamond.
Brooks Field House
Adjacent to Upper and Lower Roosevelt Fields stands Brooks Field House. The Field House contains a fully-equipped athletic training facility and the football and baseball lockerrooms. Officially, Brooks Field House was dedicated on May 1, 1996 before nearly 125 Kings Pointers. Jack Brooks '44 made possible the full interior renovation of the Field House through an endowment gift to the Athletic Association. Brooks, a native of San Francisco, graduated from the San Mateo, CA Cadet School, a pre-Academy training facility, in 1944 prior to going to sea. He currently is a successful marine engineer, real estate developer, lawyer, and part owner of the NFL's Oakland Raiders.
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