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Image 1 of 1: The Howard Gentry Complex was opened in 1980, and served as a facility for Health, Physical Education, Athletics and Convocation. The Complex contains a 10,000-seat basketball and convocation arena, a 220-yard indoor track known as the Wilma Rudolph Indoor Track, an 8-lane swimming pool known as the Thomas H. Hughes Aquatic Center, and other sports facilities. In 1992, the basketball court was renamed the McLendon Court in honor of Tennessee State University and Basketball Hall of Fame head coach John B. McLendon.
The Howard Gentry Complex was opened in 1980, and served as a facility for Health, Physical Education, Athletics and Convocation. The Complex contains a 10,000-seat basketball and convocation arena, a 220-yard indoor track known as the Wilma Rudolph Indoor Track, an 8-lane swimming pool known as the Thomas H. Hughes Aquatic Center, and other sports facilities. In 1992, the basketball court was renamed the McLendon Court in honor of Tennessee State University and Basketball Hall of Fame head coach John B. McLendon.

The Howard Gentry Complex was opened in 1980, and served as a facility for Health, Physical Education, Athletics and Convocation. The Complex contains a 10,000-seat basketball and convocation arena, a 220-yard indoor track known as the Wilma Rudolph Indoor Track, an 8-lane swimming pool known as the Thomas H. Hughes Aquatic Center, and other sports facilities. In 1992, the basketball court was renamed the McLendon Court in honor of Tennessee State University and Basketball Hall of Fame head coach John B. McLendon.

Howard Gentry Athletic Complex

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The Howard Gentry Complex was opened in 1980, and served as a facility for Health, Physical Education, Athletics and Convocation. The Complex contains a 10,000-seat basketball and convocation arena, a 220-yard indoor track known as the Wilma Rudolph Indoor Track, an 8-lane swimming pool known as the Thomas H. Hughes Aquatic Center, and other sports facilities. In 1992, the basketball court was renamed the McLendon Court in honor of Tennessee State University and Basketball Hall of Fame head coach John B. McLendon.

Title Howard Gentry Athletic Complex
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Marley Abbott, MTSU Student; 2019
Date 1980; 1992
Address 3500 John E. Merritt Boulevard
Type Building
Coverage Area 4
Source Howard Gentry, namesake
Contributor Thomas H. Hughes; Wilma Rudolph; John B. McLendon
Subject African Americans; Education; Post-World War II; Sports; Neighborhoods
Keywords Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State, Colleges, Universities, North Nashville, Buildings, Basketball, Swimming, Swimming Pools, Track and Field
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0