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 Texas Stadium in November 2008 | |
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| Location | 2401 East Airport Freeway Irving, Texas, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 32°50′23″N 96°54′39″W / 32.83972°N 96.91083°W |
| Owner | City of Irving |
| Operator | Texas Stadium Corp[1] |
| Capacity | 65,675 |
| Surface | Artificial turf - Texas Turf (1971–1995) - AstroTurf (1996–2002) - RealGrass (2002–2008) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 26, 1969[1] |
| Opened | October 24, 1971[2][3] |
| Closed | December 20, 2008 |
| Demolished | April 11, 2010 |
| Construction cost | US$35 million ($263 million in 2023 dollars[4]) |
| Architect | A. Warren Morey |
| General contractor | JW Bateson Co., Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Dallas Cowboys (NFL) (1971–2008) Dallas Tornado (NASL) (1972–1975, 1980–1981) SMU Mustangs (NCAA) (1979–1986) | |
Texas Stadium
Location in the United States
Texas Stadium was an American football stadium located in Irving, Texas, a suburb west of Dallas. Opened on October 24, 1971,[2] it was known for its distinctive hole in the roof, the result of abandoned plans to construct a retractable roof.
The stadium was the home field of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys for 38 seasons, through 2008, and had a seating capacity of 65,675. In 2009, the Cowboys moved to Cowboys Stadium (now AT&T Stadium) in nearby Arlington.[5]
Texas Stadium was demolished on April 11, 2010, by a controlled implosion.[6][7]
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- ^ a b "Dallas taps Pats for 44-21 win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. October 25, 1971. p. 35.
- ^ "Cowboys run over Patriots". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. October 25, 1971. p. 3, part 2.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Bell, Jarrett (September 18, 2009). "'This transcends football': 'Boys boast as new stadium shines". USA Today.
- ^ "Texas Stadium leveled in successful implosion". ESPN. Associated Press. April 11, 2010.
- ^ "Blowing up God's Peephole: The 10-yr anniversary of Texas Stadium's demise". Cowboys Wire. April 11, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2023.