William Fleming High School defeated Magna Vista High School of Ridgeway 13-8 in a Group AA, Division 4 state football semi-final at Victory Stadium en route to a state runner-up season. The stadium's location next to the Roanoke River resulted in the field being flooded several times. The last serious flood occurred in the fall of 2004 and forced many home football games that season to be moved to other schools. Concerns about the stadium's structural integrity caused engineers to close off upper levels to fans in 2005. All home football games for the 2006 season were scheduled to be played at other schools in the Roanoke area before the stadium's fate was decided. The final game played at Victory Stadium was a 42-16 William Fleming victory over Alleghany High School. Jim Crockett Promotions occasionally promoted professional wrestling matches at Victory Stadium, including a July 10, 1976 card pitting Gene Anderson and Ole Anderson against Dino Bravo and Tim Woods. Controversies Racial controversy In 1961, the Victory Stadium played a role in the Civil Rights Movement. The Baltimore Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers scheduled a pre-season game at the stadium. Both teams were integrated. However, the Victory Stadium was still segregated, with different sections for blacks and whites to sit. The NAACP sued Roanoke. In response to the city digging in their heels and insisting the segregation laws be followed, the NAACP asked the black players to boycott the game, and the team members said they would not cross the picket line. "Team representatives huddled with Roanoke officials and apparently came to what would be a classic Roanoke solution: Look the other way and avoid confrontation." Civil Rights activists bought tickets in the white section, and simply showed up and claimed their seats. Although the Roanoke fire Department showed up with fire hoses and the Virginia National Guard was called out, there were no confrontations, and the Steelers won the game 24-20. "The Pittsburgh Courier declared that the Steelers has 'held Jim Crow for downs'". Stadium controversy The future of Victory Stadium was on the city of Roanoke's agenda from the early 1990s until 2006. Some residents favored the stadium's replacement with another facility or facilities to provide home football fields for the city's high schools and to provide a venue for outdoor concerts and events. Those favoring its replacement claimed that the stadium was at the end of its