Editing Belleville, Illinois (section)

===Sports===
* [[Rowdies Rugby Football Club]] – the only [[rugby football]] club in the Belleville area.
* [[Lindenwood Stadium]] is a [[college football]] stadium with alternating red and gray stripes.  It has been called "The nation's most original (hideous) football field."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/naia-school-unveils-nation-most-original-hideous-football-162913677--ncaaf.html|work=[[Yahoo Sports]]|title=NAIA school unveils the nation's most original football field|date=July 11, 2012|first=Graham|last=Watson|access-date=September 7, 2012}}</ref>
* Belleville was home to the [[Belleville Stags]] (1947–1949), who were a [[Minor League Baseball|minor league baseball]] team. The Stags were charter members of the [[Illinois State League]] and remained when the league changed names to the [[Mississippi–Ohio Valley League]] in 1949, eventually becoming today's [[Midwest League]] in 1956. The Stags played at the Belleville Athletic Field and were named and supported by their namesake, [[Griesedieck Brothers beer|Stag Beer]]. The Stags were an affiliate of the [[New York Yankees]] (1949) and [[St. Louis Browns]] (1947–1948).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=Belleville, Illinois Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>