 The stadium was built along with the current high school, which was completed in 1964, and named for the recently assassinated President John F. Kennedy.In addition to being home to the CHS Hilltoppers, it was home to the University of Bridgeport's football program until it was disbanded in 1975.The final game of the minor league Atlantic Coast Football League was held at the stadium, when the New England Colonials defeated the Bridgeport Jets by 41-17 in the ACFL championship game.