 Ultimately, a location bordering the North Florida Fairgrounds on the south side of town was selected for this purpose.Originally called Capital Stadium, the name was changed in 1998 to honor local high school coaching legend Gene Cox shortly after his retirement and, the natural grass field was named in honor of four-term Florida state legislator and former Tallahassee, FL mayor, Hurley W. Rudd Sr..

Today, Hurley W. Rudd Field at Gene Cox Stadium is home to all Leon County middle school football games and most home games for the local public high schools, including