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Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
	The Launching Pad
	; circa late 1960s-early 1970s;
Former names	; Atlanta Stadium (1965–75)
Location	521 Capitol Avenue SE; Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Coordinates	; 33°44′20″N 84°23′20″W / 33.739°N 84.389°W / 33.739; -84.389Coordinates: 33°44′20″N 84°23′20″W / 33.739°N 84.389°W / 33.739; -84.389;
Owner	; City of Atlanta and; Fulton County;
Operator	City of Atlanta and; Fulton County
Capacity	; Baseball: 52,007; Football: 60,606
Field size	; 1966–68 & 1974–96; Left field – 330 ft (101 m); Left-Center – 385 ft (117 m); Center Field – 402 ft (123 m); Right-Center – 385 ft (117 m); Right Field – 330 ft (101 m); ; 1969–1972; Left field – 330 ft (101 m); Left-Center – 375 ft (114 m); Center Field – 402 ft (123 m); Right-Center – 375 ft (114 m); Right Field – 330 ft (101 m); ; 1973; Left field – 330 ft (101 m); Left-Center – 375 ft (114 m); Center Field – 402 ft (123 m); Right-Center – 385 ft (117 m); Right Field – 330 ft (101 m)
Surface	Natural grass
Construction
Broke ground	April 15, 1964
Opened	April 9, 1965;
Closed	October 24, 1996
Demolished	August 2, 1997
Construction cost	US$18 million; ($143 million in 2019 )
Architect	; Heery & Heery; FABRAP;
Structural engineer	Prybyloski & Gravino;
Services engineer	Lazenby & Borum;
General contractor	; Thompson-Street Co.;
Tenants
	; Atlanta Crackers (IL) (1965); Atlanta Braves (MLB) (1966–96); Atlanta Falcons (NFL) (1966–91); Atlanta Chiefs (NASL) (1967–69, 1971–72, 1979–81); Peach Bowl (NCAA) (1971–92)

Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, often referred to as Fulton County Stadium and originally named Atlanta Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in the southeastern United States, located in Atlanta. It was built to attract a Major League Baseball team and in 1966 succeeded when the Milwaukee Braves relocated from Wisconsin.

The Braves and expansion Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League shared the venue for 26 years, until the Falcons moved into the newly completed Georgia Dome in 1992. The Braves continued to play at the stadium for another five years, then moved into Turner Field in 1997, the converted Centennial Olympic Stadium built for the previous year's Summer Olympics.

History

Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium during demolition, December 31, 1996

During his 1961 campaign for mayor of Atlanta, Ivan Allen, Jr. promised to build a sports facility to attract a Major League Baseball team. After winning office, Allen chose a 47-acre (19 ha) plot in the Washington–Rawson neighborhood for the building site, citing its proximity to the state capitol, downtown businesses, and major highways. Allen and The Atlanta Journal sports editor Furman Bisher attempted to persuade Charlie Finley, owner of the Kansas City Athletics, to move his team to Atlanta. Finley was receptive and began discussing stadium design plans with Allen. However, the deal ended in July 1963 when the American League did not approve the move.^[2]

In 1964, Mayor Allen announced that an unidentified team had given him a verbal commitment to move to Atlanta, provided a stadium was in place by 1966. Soon afterward, the prospective team was revealed to be the Milwaukee Braves, who announced in October that they intended to move to Atlanta for the 1965 season. However, court battles kept the Braves in Milwaukee for one last season.^[5]

The new stadium was built on the site of the cleared Washington–Rawson neighborhood, which a half-century before had been a wealthy neighborhood home to Georgia's governor, among others, but which by the 1960s had fallen on hard times. Forty-seven dignitaries took part in a groundbreaking ceremony on April 15, 1964,^[6] and that November, the Braves signed a 25-year agreement to play there, beginning in 1966.^[7] Construction was completed on April 9, 1965, for $18 million, and that night the Milwaukee Braves and Detroit Tigers played an exhibition game in the stadium.^[2]^[8] During that year the International League's Atlanta Crackers, whose previous home had been Ponce de Leon Park, played their final season in Atlanta Stadium.

In 1966, both the National League's transplanted Braves and the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons, an expansion team, began to use the facilities. In 1967, the Atlanta Chiefs of the National Professional Soccer League (re-formed as the North American Soccer League in 1968) began the first of five seasons played at the stadium.^[9] The venue hosted the second match of the NASL Final 1968 and two matches of the NASL Final 1971.

On February 11, 1975, the stadium's name was changed to the compound Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium after the county threatened to withdraw its financial support.^[10] However, the official website of the Atlanta Braves maintains that the name change occurred after Ted Turner purchased the team in 1976.^[11]

The Falcons moved to the Georgia Dome in 1992, while the Braves had to wait until the Olympic Stadium from the 1996 Summer Olympics was transformed into Turner Field to move out at the beginning of the 1997 season. The stadium sat 60,606 for football and 52,007 for baseball. The baseball competition for the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium while the Braves were on a three-week road trip.

Demolition

Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium being demolished

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The site where Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium once stood is now a parking lot.

The fence and wall display in the center of the picture commemorates the spot at which Hank Aaron's 715th home run landed on April 8, 1974.

Following the Olympics and the 1996 World Series, Fulton County commissioner, Marvin S. Arrington, Sr., had a plan to save the stadium and use it as a professional soccer arena and share the parking facilities between it and Turner Field but he was unable to push it through.^[12]

Between 1996 and 1997, the inside of the stadium was demolished. The stadium was imploded on August 2, 1997; the remains were later removed and demolished. A parking lot, built for Turner Field now stands on the site, with an outline of the old stadium built in. The monument that marked the landing point of Hank Aaron's historic 715th home run stands in the same place it did when the stadium was on the site.

Redevelopment

Upon the Atlanta Braves' move to SunTrust Park in suburban Cobb County after the 2016 season, the stadium site and the adjacent Turner Field were purchased by Georgia State University in 2016, with final approval from the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia on November 9 of that year. Georgia State will build a new park for its baseball team within the footprint of Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, while Turner Field was renovated into Georgia State's new football stadium.^[13]

Notable events

Baseball

On April 12, 1966, Joe Torre hit the first major league home run in the history of Atlanta Stadium.^[14]

On July 25, 1972 the stadium hosted the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Hank Aaron hit a home run during the game, and the National League won it, 4–3, in 10 innings.

On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron became baseball's all-time career home run leader by hitting his 715th home run off the Los Angeles Dodgers' Al Downing.

During a series between the Braves and the San Diego Padres, one game spawned several brawls between the two teams. On August 12, 1984, Braves pitcher Pascual Pérez hit the Padres' Alan Wiggins with a pitch; Wiggins did not charge the mound, but the Padres vowed revenge on Pérez for his actions (several Padres were ejected in their subsequent attempts to hit Pérez). When Pérez was finally hit, by a pitch thrown by the Padres' Craig Lefferts, the first of many bench-clearing brawls began. By the time the game was over, both teams' lineups had been nearly emptied (due to all the ejections on both sides).^[15]

The stadium hosted the World Series for the first time in 1991 when the Braves played the Minnesota Twins in what ESPN judged to be the best World Series ever played.^[16] The Braves won all three games played in Atlanta, two in their final at-bat, but lost the series in seven games.

The 1992 World Series saw the Braves play the Toronto Blue Jays with the Blue Jays defeating the Braves four games to two, including two of three in Atlanta.

On July 20, 1993, a fire occurred in the stadium press box during batting practice for that evening's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. This fire occurred on the same day that Fred McGriff joined the Braves.

On October 10, 1995, the Braves clinched the 1995 NLDS the 1st team to win a Division Series since the NLDS format in the playoff system began that same year. They defeated the Colorado Rockies 3 games to 1, with the decisive win at home.

On October 28, 1995, the Braves clinched the 1995 World Series by defeating the Cleveland Indians, 1–0, on a one-hit, 8-inning performance by pitcher Tom Glavine. The title was the Braves' first World Series championship in Atlanta, making one title in each of the three cities in which they have resided (also Boston and Milwaukee).

September 23, 1996 marked the stadium's final regular season game as the Braves played host to the Montreal Expos. Atlanta won the game 3–1 and clinched the NL Eastern Division title in the process.^[17]

The stadium's final event was Game 5 of the 1996 World Series, when the Braves played host to the New York Yankees. The final score was 1–0 in favor of the Yankees, with the ballpark's final run scored by Charlie Hayes. The final ceremonial first pitch was thrown to Eddie Perez by former President Jimmy Carter, who had done the honors at Braves home openers while still Governor of Georgia. The winning pitcher was New York's Andy Pettitte, defeating the Braves' John Smoltz. The final hit was recorded by Atlanta's Chipper Jones, who doubled off of Pettitte in the bottom of the ninth inning. Pinch-hitter Luis Polonia was the final out in Fulton County Stadium's history, hitting a deep fly ball to right-center field that was caught by Yankee right fielder Paul O'Neill, which gave the stadium's final save to John Wetteland. (Since no home runs were hit in that game the final home run in the stadium's history belongs to Jim Leyritz, who hit a 3-run home run in Game 4. Leyritz was also Pettitte's batterymate for Game 5.)

Football

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings played the first NFL preseason game on August 14, 1965.

On September 11, 1966 the Atlanta Falcons played their first game in the stadium and lost to the Los Angeles Rams 19–14.^[2]

Concerts

Date	Artist	Opening act(s)	Tour / Concert name	Attendance	Revenue	Notes
August 18, 1965	The Beatles	King Curtis Cannibal and the Headhunters Brenda Holloway Sounds Incorporated	1965 US Tour	—	—	This is the band's only concert in Atlanta.
May 4, 1973	Led Zeppelin	—	1973 North American Tour	49,233	—	It was estimated that of the 49,233 people in attendance, about 16,000 of them sat on the field making it the largest single musical performance in the history of the state.
September 22, 1973	Elton John	Sutherland Brothers & Quiver	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Tour	—	—
June 5, 1976	ZZ Top	Marshall Tucker Band Elvin Bishop	Worldwide Texas Tour	45,000 / 65,000	$425,000
August 29, 1976	Kiss	Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Johnny & Edgar Winter Blue Öyster Cult 38 Special	Destroyer Tour	—	—
October 20, 1988	George Michael	The Bangles	Faith World Tour	—	—

Other events

In February 1966 Vietnam War supporters held a prayer rally that featured Dean Rusk as its keynote speaker.^[2]

The stadium hosted a round of the AMA Supercross Championship 1977–1986 and 1989–1992.^[18]

Layout

The stadium was relatively nondescript, one of the many multi-purpose stadia built during the 1960s and 1970s, similar to Veterans Stadium, RFK Stadium, the Astrodome, Three Rivers Stadium, Busch Memorial Stadium, Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum and Riverfront Stadium.

As was the case for every stadium that used this design concept, the fundamentally different sizes and shapes of baseball and football fields made it inadequate for both sports. In the baseball configuration, 70% of the seats were in foul territory.^[5] In the football configuration, seats on the 50-yard-line—normally prime seats for football—were more than 50 yards (46 m) away from the sidelines.^[19] One unusual feature of this stadium is the fact that, unlike most multi-purpose stadiums – where the football field was laid either parallel to one of the foul lines or running from home plate to center field – the football field here was laid along a line running between first and third base. Oakland Coliseum has a similar configuration.^[20] Thus, a seat behind home plate for baseball would also be on the 50-yard line for football. The stadium was refurbished for the 1996 season prior to hosting the Olympic baseball competition.^[21]^[22]

Unlike similarly designed outdoor stadiums—such as Riverfront Stadium and Busch Memorial Stadium—Fulton County Stadium always had a natural grass surface. However, for many years it was notorious for its poor field conditions.^[23] Until 1989, it didn't have full-time groundskeepers. Instead, it was tended by a municipal street-maintenance crew.^[24]

Due to the elevation of the Atlanta area (situated at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains), the stadium boasted the highest elevation in baseball when it opened, at 1,050 feet (320 m) above sea level. It retained this distinction for 27 seasons, until the expansion Colorado Rockies entered the National League in 1993. The elevation and Southern summer heat made it favorable to home run hitters, resulting in the nickname "The Launching Pad."^[23]

Fulton County Stadium was designed by a joint-venture team of FABRAP (Finch Alexander Barnes Rothschild & Paschal) and Heery, Inc.^[2]

Seating capacity

Baseball
Years	Capacity
1965	51,500^[25]
1966–1967	50,893^[26]
1968–1971	51,383^[27]
1972–1974	52,744^[28]
1974–1975	52,870^[29]
1976–1978	51,556^[30]
1979–1981	52,194^[31]
1982	52,785^[32]
1983	52,934^[33]
1985	53,046^[34]
1986	52,006^[35]
1987–1989	52,003^[36]
1989–1991	52,007^[37]
1992–1994	52,013^[38]
1995	52,710^[39]
1996	52,769^[40]

Football
Years	Capacity
1965–1966	56,891^[41]
1967–1976	58,850^[41]
1977	60,489^[41]
1978–1984	60,763^[42]
1985–1986	59,709^[43]
1987–1996	59,643^[44]

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^ ^a^b^c^d^e^f^g Fenster, Kenneth R (August 4, 2006). "Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium". newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org. Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press. Retrieved June 18, 2012.

^ ^a^b^c "New Atlanta Stadium to Stop Rubbernecking" (PDF). Modern Steel Construction. V (1): 10–11. 1965.

^ "Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium". Ballparks.com. Munsey & Suppes. April 2007. Retrieved June 22, 2012.

^ ^a^b Smith, Curt (2001). Storied Stadiums. New York City: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-1187-6.

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^ "Atlanta has long tradition of winning baseball teams". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 12, 1964. p. 19.

^ "Dixie-style welcome due tonight when Braves dedicate new stadium". Rome News-Tribune. Georgia. UPI. April 9, 1965. p. 10.

^ Atlanta Chiefs Archived December 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

^ Gray, Jim (February 12, 1975). "Fulton County Gets Name on Stadium". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 12A.

^ "Ballpark history". Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Retrieved June 19, 2012.

^ Arrington, Marvin (2008). Making My Mark. Mercer University Press. p. 167.

^ "Georgia State buys Turner Field, will convert it for football". ESPN. Associated Press. November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

^ "Home Run Baptism of New Parks". sabr.org. Retrieved February 24, 2012.

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)

^ "ESPN: WORLD SERIES 100th ANNIVERSARY". espn.go.com.

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^ "2015 AMA Supercross media guide" (PDF). Amasupercross.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

^ Reilly, Rick. Peach State Lemons. Sports Illustrated, October 3, 1988.

^ "Aerial photograph of stadium" (JPG). Stadiumsofprofootball.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

^ 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. p. 539.

^ 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 3. p. 450.

^ ^a^b Lowry, Phillip (2005). Green Cathedrals. New York City: Walker & Company. ISBN 0-8027-1562-1.

^ Stadium profile at Ballparks.com

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External links

Two vintage postcards showing the stadium from the air. Both cards were published around 1965 or 1966

TerraServer photo of old stadium outline in parking lot, and Turner Field

Events and tenants
Preceded by First stadium	Home of the Atlanta Falcons 1966–1991	Succeeded by Georgia Dome
Preceded by Milwaukee County Stadium	Home of the Atlanta Braves 1966–1996	Succeeded by Turner Field
Preceded by Grant Field	Home of the Peach Bowl 1971–1991	Succeeded by Georgia Dome
Preceded by Tiger Stadium	Host of the All-Star Game 1972	Succeeded by Royals Stadium

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[newGaEncyc-2] Fenster, Kenneth R (August 4, 2006). "Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium". newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org. Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press. Retrieved June 18, 2012.

[modern_steel-3] "New Atlanta Stadium to Stop Rubbernecking" (PDF). Modern Steel Construction. V (1): 10–11. 1965.

[ballparks-4] "Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium". Ballparks.com. Munsey & Suppes. April 2007. Retrieved June 22, 2012.

[Storied-5] Smith, Curt (2001). Storied Stadiums. New York City: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-1187-6.

[abpcn-6] "Atlanta begins park construction". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. April 16, 1964. p. 12.

[ahltrd-7] "Atlanta has long tradition of winning baseball teams". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 12, 1964. p. 19.

[exdix-8] "Dixie-style welcome due tonight when Braves dedicate new stadium". Rome News-Tribune. Georgia. UPI. April 9, 1965. p. 10.

[9] Atlanta Chiefs Archived December 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[Constitution_2/12/1975-10] Gray, Jim (February 12, 1975). "Fulton County Gets Name on Stadium". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 12A.

[bravesBallparkHistory-11] "Ballpark history". Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Retrieved June 19, 2012.

[12] Arrington, Marvin (2008). Making My Mark. Mercer University Press. p. 167.

[13] "Georgia State buys Turner Field, will convert it for football". ESPN. Associated Press. November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

[14] "Home Run Baptism of New Parks". sabr.org. Retrieved February 24, 2012.

[15] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)

[16] "ESPN: WORLD SERIES 100th ANNIVERSARY". espn.go.com.

[17] "1996 Atlanta Braves Schedule - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.

[18] "2015 AMA Supercross media guide" (PDF). Amasupercross.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[19] Reilly, Rick. Peach State Lemons. Sports Illustrated, October 3, 1988.

[20] "Aerial photograph of stadium" (JPG). Stadiumsofprofootball.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[21] 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. p. 539.

[22] 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 3. p. 450.

[Cathedrals-23] Lowry, Phillip (2005). Green Cathedrals. New York City: Walker & Company. ISBN 0-8027-1562-1.

[24] Stadium profile at Ballparks.com

[25] "Atlanta Stadium Opens April 9". The Gadsden Times. March 14, 1965. p. 23. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

[26] Speer, Ron (April 3, 1966). "Dixie Awaits Big League Bow". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. p. 13. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

[27] "1969 Atlanta Braves". 1969 Baseball Replay. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

[28] "Site of 1972 All–Star Game". Star-Banner. Ocala. June 14, 1972. p. 3D. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

[29] "Atlanta 'Salutes Aaron' in Monday Extravaganza". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press. April 7, 1974. p. B6. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

[30] "Stadiums of 1977". The Baseball Times. 1977. p. 5.

[31] Smith, Chris (June 26, 1980). "Bag of Lemons". The News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. p. 1D. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

[32] "Braves Playoff Tickets Almost Gone". The News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. Associated Press. October 6, 1982. p. 4D. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

[33] Chick, Bob (June 15, 1983). "Fans Could Love This Kind of Stadium". Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 1C. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

[34] "National League". Orlando Sentinel. June 2, 1985. p. C7. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

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v t e Atlanta Falcons
Founded in 1966 Based in Atlanta, Georgia Headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia
Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Players Quarterbacks Head coaches Expansion draft Draft history First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Culture	Rankin M. Smith Sr. Arthur Blank The Dirty Bird Dance Freddie Falcon Michael Vick dog fighting investigation Cheerleaders "2 Legit 2 Quit"
Lore	Gary Anderson's missed field goal 28–3
Rivalries	Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints
Wild card berths (7)	1978 1991 1995 2002 2008 2011 2017
Division championships (6)	1980 1998 2004 2010 2012 2016
Conference championships (2)	1998 2016
Ring of Honor	10 21 31 42 57 58 60 78 87
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division
Seasons (53)	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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v t e Venues of the 1996 Summer Olympics (Atlanta)
Olympic Ring	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Clark Atlanta University Stadium Cycling road course Georgia Dome Georgia State University Gymnasium Georgia Tech Aquatic Center Georgia World Congress Center Marathon course Morehouse College Gymnasium Morris Brown College Stadium Centennial Olympic Stadium Omni Coliseum Walking course
Metro Atlanta	Atlanta Beach Georgia International Horse Park Lake Lanier Stone Mountain Park Archery Center and Velodrome Stone Mountain Tennis Center Wolf Creek Shooting Complex
Other venues	Florida Citrus Bowl (Orlando, Florida) Golden Park (Columbus, Georgia) Legion Field (Birmingham, Alabama) Ocoee Whitewater Center (Polk County, Tennessee) Orange Bowl (Miami, Florida) RFK Memorial Stadium (Washington, D.C.) Sanford Stadium (Athens, Georgia) University of Georgia Coliseum (Athens, Georgia) Wassaw Sound (Savannah, Georgia)

v t e Olympic venues in discontinued events
Baseball	1984 (demonstration): Dodger Stadium 1988 (demonstration): Jamsil Baseball Stadium 1992: Camp Municipal de Beisbol de Viladecans, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Baseball Stadium (final) 1996: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 2000: Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney Baseball Stadium (final) 2004: Hellinikon Olympic Baseball Centre 2008: Wukesong Baseball Field 2020: Yokohama Stadium, Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium 2024: Stade Sébastien Charléty 2028: Dodger Stadium, Angel Stadium
Basque pelota	1900: Neuilly-sur-Seine 1992 (demonstration): Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron
Cricket	1900: Vélodrome de Vincennes
Croquet	1900: Bois de Boulogne
Jeu de paume	1908: Queen's Club
Lacrosse	1904: Francis Field 1908: White City Stadium
Polo	1900: Bois de Boulogne 1908: Hurlingham Club 1920: Ostend 1924: Bagatelle, Saint-Cloud 1936: Mayfield
Rackets	1908: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Roque	1904: Francis Field
Softball	1996: Golden Park 2000: Blacktown Olympic Park 2004: Hellinikon Olympic Softball Stadium 2008: Fengtai Softball Field 2020: Yokohama Stadium 2024: Stade Sébastien Charléty 2028: Dodger Stadium, Angel Stadium
Tug of war	1900: Bois de Boulogne 1904: Francis Field 1908: White City Stadium 1912: Stockholm Olympic Stadium 1920: Olympisch Stadion
Water motorsports	1908: Southampton Water

v t e Defunct stadiums of the National Football League
Early era: 1920–1940	Akron's League Park Armory Park Baker Bowl Bellevue Park Bison Stadium Borchert Field Bosse Field Braves Field Buffalo Baseball Park Canisius College Canton's League Field Chicago Stadium City Stadium Cleveland Municipal Stadium Comiskey Park Commercial Field Crosley Field Cub's Park Cycledrome Dinan Field Douglas Park Duluth's Athletic Park Dunn Field East Hartford Velodrome Ebbets Field Eclipse Park Fenway Park Forbes Field Frankford Stadium Griffith Stadium Hagemeister Park Horlick Field Kinsley Park Knights of Columbus Stadium Lexington Park Luna Park Minersville Park Muehlebach Field Nash Field Navin Field Newark Schools Stadium Newark Velodrome Nickerson Field Nicollet Park Normal Park Parkway Field Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Polo Grounds Shaw Stadium Spartan Municipal Stadium Sportsman's Park Staley Field Star Park (possible) Swayne Field Thompson Stadium Tiger Stadium Triangle Park Wisconsin State Fair Park Yankee Stadium (1923)
Merger era: 1941–1970	Alumni Stadium Astrodome Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Balboa Stadium Baltimore Memorial Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Stadium Cleveland Municipal Stadium Comiskey Park Dyche Stadium Ebbets Field Fenway Park Forbes Field Frank Youell Field Franklin Field Griffith Stadium Harvard Stadium Jeppesen Stadium Kansas City Municipal Stadium Kezar Stadium Metropolitan Stadium Miami Orange Bowl Milwaukee County Stadium Nickerson Field Nippert Stadium Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Pitt Stadium Polo Grounds Rice Stadium Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Shibe Park Tiger Stadium Tulane Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park Wrigley Field Yankee Stadium (1923)
Current era: 1971–present	Angel Stadium Astrodome Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Candlestick Park Cleveland Stadium Cotton Bowl The Dome at America's Center Foxboro Stadium Georgia Dome Giants Stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Kansas City Municipal Stadium Kingdome Metropolitan Stadium Miami Orange Bowl Mile High Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium Qualcomm Stadium RCA Dome Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Riverfront Stadium Shea Stadium Silverdome Sun Devil Stadium Tampa Stadium Texas Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Tiger Stadium Tulane Stadium Veterans Stadium War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo) Yankee Stadium (1923)
Stadiums used by NFL teams temporarily	Alamodome (New Orleans Saints)1 Champaign Memorial Stadium (Chicago Bears)† Clemson Memorial Stadium (Carolina Panthers)† Frankford High School's Community Memorial Stadium (Frankford Yellow Jackets)1 Giants Stadium (New Orleans Saints)1 Grant Field (Atlanta Falcons) Husky Stadium (Seattle Seahawks)1† Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Tennessee Oilers)† LSU Tiger Stadium (New Orleans Saints)1 Marquette Stadium (Green Bay Packers) Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles)1 Shibe Park1 Stanford Stadium (San Francisco 49ers)1 TCF Bank Stadium (Minnesota Vikings)1† University of Minnesota Memorial Stadium (Minnesota Vikings)1 Vanderbilt Stadium (Tennessee Titans)† Yale Bowl (New York Giants)†
†= Team's stadium under construction or refurbishment at time 1 = A team used the stadium when their permanent stadium was unable to be used as a result of damage.

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