Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy spoke at Keyworth Stadium during his successful 1960 presidential campaign.[3]
The stadium is owned by Hamtramck Public Schools and it is currently used mostly for soccer and American football matches.
Panoramas of the west grandstands undergoing renovations in preparation for the 2016 season (above) and the view of the pitch and east grandstands, used by supporters, during the same (below).
The professional soccer club Detroit City FC initiated a crowd-based investment program to renovate and rehabilitate the stadium, intending to move their home games to the stadium in 2016.[4] On February 5, 2016, Detroit City owners announced that they had successfully raised the minimum $400,000 to begin renovations,[5] with the investment drive topping off at $741,250 by the midnight deadline on February 15, 2016.[6]
The club played their first game at their new home on May 20, 2016.[7]
DCFC set a new club attendance record of 7,887 in a 0–10 loss to Serie A side Frosinone Calcio on July 31, 2018.[8]
Volunteer fans of Detroit City FC work on refurbishing the west grandstand of Keyworth Stadium