Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field
Kenney Center and Jensen Plaza

Phase II of the restoration of the Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field, includes the Kenney Center and the Jensen Family Plaza.

The Kenney Center , thanks to the generosity of Jerome (Jerry) P. Kenney '63, a former Yale football player, will have three separate varsity team meeting rooms, an alumni room that provides views to the field, a rooftop terrace that will provide a panoramic view of the Bowl area, and restrooms. No family has been better represented on Yale football rosters than the Kenneys; they are the only family to have five Bulldogs on the gridiron and the only four-brother football combination in Yale history. Jerry's brothers, Brian R. '60, Robert D. '67 and Richard L. '71, all wore the blue and white, while Robert's son, Jeffrey S. '93, also played football at Yale.

The Jensen Plaza, named after Irving '54, Colin '57, Erik '63 and Mark Jensen '67, is designed to be the grand entrance to the Bowl and will serve as the perfect place for fans to congregate prior to games. Two of the Jensen brothers are former Yale football players who earned Ivy League Championship rings. Colin, who had two letters, was part of the 1956 Bulldog squad that went 8-1, was undefeated in Ancient Eight play and cruised past Princeton and Harvard on the way to a title. Erik earned three football letters and was a member of Yale's last perfect (9-0) team in 1960. That Eli squad was challenged early before reeling off seven lopsided victories.