The remarkable nature of his journey isn't lost on Fenton. He left town a promising college prospect and returns a rookie cornerback for the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs. It's been more than four years since the Miami Gardens native was picking off passes at Carol City Senior High and even longer since his days playing peewee football at tiny Optimist Park. The Seattle Seahawks played there from 1976 to 1999 and the Seattle SuperSonics, who are now the Oklahoma City Thunder, even played there from 1978 to 1985.Rashad Fenton is coming home. The Mariners called Seattle's Kingdome home from 1977 to 1999. The Falcons now play at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium which is the farthest thing from "cookie cutter." The Kingdome The Atlanta Braves played in the stadium in Atlanta, Georgia from 1966 to 1996 and the Atlanta Falcons played there from 1961 to 1991. Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumĪtlanta–Fulton County Stadium was initially built to lure in an MLB team and was successful when the Milwaukee Braves left Wisconsin and needed a new home. The stadium has not been demolished and is currently in the middle of an "extreme makeover." It is set to reopen partially as a massive parking garage.
The dome also was home to the Houston Rockets from 1971 to 1975 and hosted concerts, events and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. MLB's Houston Astros played there from 1965 until 1999 and the Houston Oilers called it home from 1968 to 1996, when they moved to Tennessee. 1QcsTfq2da- Super 70s Sports September 3, 2019 If you thought Hal McRae was tough, you really don’t want to be near second base when Earl Campbell breaks through a hole.
The Astrodome in its football configuration. Riverfront Stadium was home to the Cincinnati Reds from 1970 to 2002 and the Cincinnati Bengals played their home games there from 1970 to 1999. The stadium they shared was demolished in February of 2001. Heinz Field, the current home of the Steelers, and PNC Park, where the Pirates now play, were built on both sides of Three Rivers Stadium, giving both teams what they wanted and allowing them to stay in town. Having your own place means generating more revenue from sponsorships and hosting other events and concerts as well. In the 1990's the teams wanted to have their own stadiums so they could generate separate and additional revenue. Three Rivers Stadium was located in Pittsburgh and housed the Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Steelers from 1970 to 2000. #RIP /cCS5U6zkso- Super 70s Sports MaThree Rivers Stadium Super Sky Point to Veterans Stadium, demolished on this date in 2004. They are both right next to where "The Vet" used to stand. The Eagles now play at Lincoln Financial Field and the Phillies are at Citizens Bank Park. The stadium was demolished in March 21, 2004. Seating capacities were different for NFL games versus MLB games and at Veterans Stadium there were 65,358 seats for football and 56,371 for baseball. Located in Philadelphia, it was built as a way to keep the Phillies in town and give the Eagles, who were playing at University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field at the time, a new home. The stadium also hosted MLB All-Star games in 19. The Phillies and Eagles called Veterans Stadium home from 1971 to 2003. They now play at the Dignity Health Sports Park while their stadium is being built. The Chargers made the move from San Diego to Los Angeles in 2017. The stadium was renamed Qualcomm Stadium in 1997, after Qualcomm Corporation bought the naming rights for $18 million giving more weight to the corporation-league relationship.
The Chargers played their first game there in 1967 and had no baseball counterpart until the MLB granted San Diego a franchise, the Padres, in 1969. In November of 1965 the stadium began to take shape and was named San Diego Stadium. Sports writer Jack Murphy wanted to attract a baseball team to San Diego and started a campaign to do so. The want to bring baseball stadiums to certain cities was part of the catalyst that started the multi-purpose stadium movement. The Florida Marlins left for Marlins Park in 2012 after they were renamed the Miami Marlins. The stadium was home to the Florida Marlins from 1993 to 2011 and is still home to the Dolphins who played their first season there in 1987. Joe Robbie Stadium opened in 1987 in Miami and went through many names, including "Pro Player Park," "Pro Player Stadium," " Dolphins Stadium," "Dolphin Stadium," "Land Shark Stadium," and "Sun Life Stadium" before the team sold the naming rights to the Hard Rock Cafe Inc.
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