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{{Short description|Sports facility at the College of William & Mary}}
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{{Infobox venue |
  stadium_name      = Jimmye Laycock Football Center |
  nickname          = |
  image             = [[Image:Jimmye Laycock Football Center.jpg|250px]]|
  location          = [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg, VA]]|
  broke_ground      = 2006 |
  opened            = June 21, 2008 |
  closed            = |
  demolished        = |
  owner             = [[College of William & Mary]] |
  operator          = |
  surface           = |
  construction_cost =  $11 million|
  architect         = Moseley Architects|
  former_names      = |
  tenants           = [[William & Mary Tribe football]] (2008–present) |
  seating_capacity  = |
}}
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The '''Jimmye Laycock Football Center''' ('''JLFC''') is a [[American football|football]] facility for [[The College of William & Mary]] [[William & Mary Tribe football|Tribe]] in [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg]], [[Virginia]], USA.<ref>[http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/7128/ Tribe Athletics - William and Mary to Host Public Open House of Laycock Complex]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Retrieved on June 30, 2008.</ref> The $11 million, {{convert|30000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} building was constructed right next to [[Zable Stadium]] where the Tribe play all home games.<ref name=NEW>[http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/4790/ Tribe Athletics - The Jimmye Laycock Football Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509111130/http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/4790/ |date=2008-05-09 }}. Retrieved on June 30, 2008.</ref> The facility is named after William & Mary's most successful football coach [[Jimmye Laycock]], and the cost of the project was funded entirely through private donations.

The JLFC was dedicated on June 21, 2008, and among those in attendance were former William & Mary [[wide receiver]] and present [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] head coach [[Mike Tomlin]] (Class of 1994), former [[Buffalo Bills]] head coach [[Marv Levy]], then-[[Virginia Tech Hokies football]] head coach [[Frank Beamer]], and former William & Mary athletic director [[Jim Copeland (American football)|Jim Copeland]].<ref>[http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/7051/ Tribe Athletics – W&M to Dedicate Jimmye Laycock Football Center on June 21] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626201953/http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/7051/ |date=2008-06-26 }}.  Retrieved on June 30, 2008.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.tribeathletics.com Tribe Athletics]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081006085928/http://media.gatewayva.com/photos/rtd/slideshows/20080517_laycock/index.html Football Center media slideshow]

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