Skyboxes Full For Football Season

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The 36 luxury skyboxes in Razorback Stadium are leased annually by the University of Arkansas athletic department. All the skyboxes are occupied for the current football season.

The price of the skyboxes, which were added to the stadium in 1985, varies depending on the size of the box. The nine-seat skyboxes lease for $4,000 per season. The 12-seat skyboxes are $5,000 and the 24-seat boxes are $10,000 per season. The Razorbacks usually play three games in Fayetteville yearly, making the cost per game for a skybox between $1,333 to $3,333.

The combined leases of the skyboxes add $230,000 to the annual revenue of the university’s football program.

The leaseholders for the current football season are:

• John A. Cooper Jr. and Cooper Communities Inc.

of Bella Vista.

• M.O. Rasberry.

• John Tyson and Tyson Foods Inc.

• Bill Dillard Jr. and Dillard’s Inc.

• Scores Inc.

• Jim C. Walton.

• Scott Bull.

• Warren A. Stephens and Stephens Inc..

• E.G. Bradberry and B&B Resources Inc.

• Cecil Alexander and Entergy Arkansas Inc.

• Bob Gaddy.

• R.S. Martin and Martin Gas Sales.

• H.L. Hembree.

• George R. Cole Jr. and Parkhill Clinic for Women.

• Charles Meyer.

• Tyndall Dickinson.

• Louis L. Ramsay Jr. and Simmons First National Bank

• Calvin Czeschin.

• Fred Farrell/Larry Lambiotte and Falco Lime Inc.

• William R. Henson Jr. and Hi-Way Express.

• Jerry Jones.

• Bob McBride and McBride Distributing Co.

• Hayden McIlroy and Butch Robertson.

• S.B. Fullerton and Moro Inc.

• Chesley Pruet.

• Bob Bogle.

• Gary and Gene George and George’s Inc. of Springdale.

• Mark Simmons and Simmons Foods Inc.

• Joe Paul Alberty.

• James T. “Red” Hudson.

• Hugh Hart Pollard.

• Clark C. McClinton.

• Robert H. McCollum.

• Rick Watkins and The Watkins Co.

• Robert Shults and Financial Centre Corp.

• Kenneth R. Mourton ( two skyboxes).

• E.J. Ball.

• George Billingsly and P.R.E.L.

• Bob Carver.

• Larry T. Wilson and First Jacksonville Bank.

There also are skyboxes reserved for the university’s chancellor, president, athletic director and football coaches. A skybox also is reserved for visiting athletic directors.