Las Vegas Sun

April 25, 2024

A $690,000 fix for renovation mistake at UNR football stadium

UNLV vs. UNR 2013

Sam Morris / Las Vegas Sun

A sold out Mackay Stadium watches UNR take on intrastate rival UNLV Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 in Reno. UNLV defeated UNR 27-22 to reclaim the Fremont Cannon.

Joe Bohl headed to his new seats in a renovated Mackay Stadium at the University of Nevada. He arrived 30 minutes before the 6 p.m. Sept. 17, 2016 kickoff to watch the Wolf Pack take on the University at Buffalo. Bohl has been going to games for more than 30 years and is a long-time season-ticket holder. He said he started rooting passionately for his alma mater after a spinal-cord injury from a skydiving accident in 1987 left him paralyzed from the waist down.

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