 Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City,
MO
Today, after
over 35 years of existence, Arrowhead Stadium remains one of the finest
stadiums in the NFL. After three years in Dallas as the Texans, owner Lamar
Hunt moved the team to Kansas City in 1963 and renamed the team the Chiefs.
For nearly a decade, the Chiefs shared an aging Municipal Stadium with the
Royals (MLB). By the mid 1960s the City of Kansas City began to look for
sites to construct a new stadium. However, the city failed in their effort
to find a site.
In 1966, the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority was
established to acquire land, design, construct and get funding for a new
stadium. Original plans were for a multipurpose stadium, but these plans were
scrapped because of design and seating capacity problems. Unlike many other
cities that were building multipurpose stadiums, the county
decided to build two new stadiums, one for baseball and one for football. In
June 1967, a $102 million bond was issued for construction of two sports
stadiums. Construction on the Truman Sports Complex began on July 11, 1968.
A rolling roof was part of the original design for both stadiums, but the
idea scrapped because of cost overruns and project delays it would cause.
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-Tenant: Kansas City Chiefs
-Capacity: 76,000
-Surface: Grass
-Opened: August 12, 1972
-Naming Rights: None
-Architect: Kivett & Myers
-Cost:
$43 Million
-Public Financing: 100%
-Private Financing: None
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 After over four years of
construction, the stadium was completed in time for the start of the 1972
season. The facility was named Arrowhead Stadium. The Kansas City Chiefs
played their first game at Arrowhead Stadium on August 12, 1972, against the
St. Louis Cardinals. When the stadium opened it was ahead of its time
because of its great sightlines and because it was not multipurpose, like
many other stadiums built in the 1970s. Over 79,000 red and gold seats in
three tiers enclosed the entire Astroturf playing surface.
Since
its opening in 1972, Arrowhead Stadium has underwent numerous changes. In
1984, officials discussed adding a dome to Arrowhead Stadium. However, the
idea was not considered
because of the high project costs it would involve. A JumboTron videoboard was added above
the upper deck rim past the south endzone in 1991. Arrowhead Stadium
received
its present appearance
in 1994, when the Astroturf playing field was replaced with natural grass.
In 1999 and 2000, all 79,000 seats were replaced with new seats.
 Arrowhead Stadium has
several amenities, including the Arrowhead Club, over 10,000 club seats and
80 luxury suites. Arrowhead Stadium
continues to sell out every game, and is
one of the NFL’s loudest
stadiums. The Chiefs are also known as having one
of the best tailgating experiences in the NFL, much like what is found at
college football games. In August 2007, the Chiefs unveiled a renovation
plan that keeps Arrowhead Stadium up to par with the newest stadiums in the
NFL. Completed by the 2010 season, renovations and additions include a
refurbished club level, restaurants and concession areas, an expanded team
store, and a Founders Plaza on the stadium’s north side honoring the late
Lamar Hunt. This project also included the construction of the Horizons
Level atop the upper deck on the south side of the stadium that includes a
new pressbox, luxury suites and premium seats. No major changes were made to
the seating bowl. However, the overall capacity decreased to 76,000.
Located on the lower-level concourse, the 28,000 square-foot Chiefs Hall of
Honor, highlights great teams and players, and exhibits artifacts from the
Chiefs' history. New HD video/scoreboards replaced the existing scoreboards
located above the stands in both endzones.
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