For nearly two decades, Metropolitan Stadium was the home of some great Minnesota Vikings teams. In 1953, officials began looking at sites to construct a stadium that could possibly bring a baseball or football team to the area. In 1955, a farm was chosen as the stadium site in Bloomington, MN, a suburb of Minneapolis.
Throughout its existence, many great players and teams played at Memorial Stadium. Baltimore’s first professional football team, the All-American Football Conference Colts were established in 1946 in Miami and were known as the Seahawks. They moved to Baltimore in 1947 and played for four seasons at Baltimore Stadium. The Colts were disbanded after the 1950
During the Seattle Seahawks tenure at the Kingdome, the stadium was generally depicted as rather ugly and not favored by many fans. Discussion of building a dome stadium for a professional team was first deliberated in the 1960s. The location of where such a stadium would be constructed was the most debated issue. Finally in
Built in the early 1920s, Kezar Stadium was the home of the San Francisco 49ers for over two decades. In 1922, $100,000 was accepted from the estate of Mary A. Kezar to erect a memorial to her mother and relatives. The San Francisco Park Commission accepted these funds and appropriated an additional $200,000 to build
Constructed in the early 1920s, Municipal Stadium was home to many teams during its existence. The stadium was originally built for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League and for the Kansas City Blues (minor league baseball team). The stadium consisted of a one tiered grandstand that had a seating capacity of 17,500. In
Located in Tampa, Houlihan Stadium had several names during its existence and resembled a college stadium rather than a NFL stadium. In the mid 1960s the Tampa Sports Authority was created. One of its first jobs was to have a new football stadium built for the University of Tampa. Construction began on October 18, 1966
A chapter in the history of the New York Giants ended with the closing of Giants Stadium in 2010. Over its 33 year history, the stadium was the home to 14 playoff teams, three that won Super Bowl Championships. Unlike any other NFL team, for 25 years the New York Giants and Jets shared the
Home of the Philadelphia Eagles for just over a decade, Franklin Field is the answer to a trivia question that even the most dedicated NFL fans might not know. It is the oldest football stadium in the country. In 1895, a simple wooden stadium was constructed just outside Philadelphia on the campus of the University
Home of the New England Patriots for more than 30 years, Foxboro Stadium was one of the NFL’s worst stadiums. During the Patriots first 11 years of existence they played at several different stadiums. In their inaugural first season, 1960, they played at Nickerson Field. Over the next eleven years they played at Fenway Park,
For more than a century baseball fans have been attending Boston Red Sox games at Fenway Park. However many may not know that the ballpark has been the home of three professional football franchises. Fenway Park was built in 1912 because owner of the Red Sox, John Taylor, wanted a new ballpark for his team.