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"Welcome to Joe Burrow Stadium"

Joe Burrow's alma mater votes to name stadium after him
Posted at 9:33 PM, Dec 19, 2019
and last updated 2019-12-19 22:43:14-05

Joe Burrow's year keeps getting better and better.

The school board at Burrow's alma mater, Athens High School in Athens, Ohio, unanimously approved naming the school's football stadium after Burrow, according to The Advocate.

The Athens Bulldogs will now play at R Basil Rutter Field at Joe Burrow Stadium.

A statement made by a school board member on Facebook said the motion was the last made by Roger A. Brown before he retired from the board.

The board is also planning a ceremony to honor Burrow.

Saturday, Joe Burrow won the Heisman, making him the second LSU recipient since Billy Cannon in 1959.