Texas Stadium
{{short description|Former stadium in Irving, Texas, U.S.}}
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|location = 2401 East Airport Freeway
Irving, Texas, U.S.
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|broke_ground = {{start date|1969|01|26}}{{cite web |url=http://www.stadiumsofprofootball.com/past/TexasStadium.htm |title=Texas Stadium |website=Stadiums of Pro Football}}
|opened = October 24, 1971{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gslRAAAAIBAJ&pg=5948%2C3731036 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Dallas taps Pats for 44-21 win |date=October 25, 1971 |page=35 }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fQkkAAAAIBAJ&pg=7195%2C4848666 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=UPI |title=Cowboys run over Patriots |date=October 25, 1971 |page=3, part 2 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
|closed = December 20, 2008
|demolished = {{start date|2010|04|11}}
|owner = City of Irving
|operator = Texas Stadium Corp
|surface = Artificial turf
- Texas Turf (1971–1995)
- AstroTurf (1996–2002)
- RealGrass (2002–2008)
|construction_cost = US$35 million
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|architect = A. Warren Morey
|general_contractor = JW Bateson Co., Inc.
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|tenants = Dallas Cowboys (NFL) (1971–2008)
Dallas Tornado (NASL) (1972–1975, 1980–1981)
SMU Mustangs (NCAA) (1979–1986)
|seating_capacity = 65,675
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Texas Stadium was an American football stadium located in Irving, Texas, a suburb west of Dallas. Opened on October 24, 1971, 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.{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/cowboys/2009-09-17-cowboys-stadium-cover_N.htm | work=USA Today | title='This transcends football': 'Boys boast as new stadium shines | first=Jarrett | last=Bell | date=September 18, 2009}}
Texas Stadium was demolished on April 11, 2010, by a controlled implosion.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=5075040 |title=Texas Stadium leveled in successful implosion|work=ESPN |publisher=Associated Press|date=April 11, 2010}}{{Cite web |date=2020-04-11 |title=Blowing up God's Peephole: The 10-yr anniversary of Texas Stadium's demise |url=https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2020/04/11/texas-stadium-implosion-10th-anniversary/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Cowboys Wire |language=en-US}}
History
The Cowboys had played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas since their inception in 1960. However, by the mid-1960s, founding owner Clint Murchison, Jr., felt that the Fair Park area of the city had become unsafe and downtrodden, and did not want his season ticket holders to be forced to go through it.Shropshire, 1997 pg. 138-139 Murchison was denied a request by mayor Erik Jonsson to build a new stadium in downtown Dallas as part of a municipal bond package.Shropshire, 1997 pg. 139
Murchison envisioned a new stadium with sky boxes and one in which attendees would have to pay a personal seat license as a prerequisite to purchasing season tickets.Shropshire, 1997 pg. 139-140 With two games left for the Cowboys to play in the 1967 season, Murchison and Cowboys general manager Tex Schramm announced a plan to build a new stadium in the northwest suburb of Irving.
Texas Stadium, along with Schaefer Stadium (1971), Arrowhead Stadium (1972), Rich Stadium (1973), and the Pontiac Silverdome (1975), was part of a new wave of football-only stadiums (all with artificial turf) built following the AFL–NFL merger. More so than its contemporaries, Texas Stadium featured a proliferation of luxury boxes, which provided the team with a large new income source exempt from league revenue sharing.{{Cite web |last=Dhingra |first=Karn |date=2019-09-02 |title=Game-changing stadiums |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2019/09/02/Teams-and-League/Stadiums.aspx |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=www.sportsbusinessjournal.com |language=en}}
It hosted its first Cowboys game on October 24, 1971, a 44–21 victory over the New England Patriots, and became an icon of the Cowboys with their rise in national prominence. The Cowboys entered the season as defending NFC champions and won their first world title in Super Bowl VI in January 1972. The field was surrounded by a blue wall emblazoned with white stars, a design replicated in its successor, AT&T Stadium.
Texas Stadium's field alignment (between the goal posts) was southwest-to-northeast, perpendicular to the Cotton Bowl, which is southeast-to-northwest.
=Roof=
The most distinctive element of Texas Stadium was its partial roof, the only one in the NFL. The roof was originally supposed to be the first retractable roof in the NFL. However, it was discovered that the structure could not support the additional weight. This resulted in a partial roof that covered most of the stands but not the playing field itself. Cowboys linebacker D. D. Lewis once famously said that "Texas Stadium has a hole in its roof, so God can watch His favorite team play".
The open roof allowed snow to cover the field in the Thanksgiving Day game against the Miami Dolphins in 1993. The unusual roof also introduced a unique difficulty in televising games, as sunlight would cover part of the field and make it hard for television cameras to adjust for the changes in light.Shropshire, 1997 pg. 140
The roof was repainted in the summer of 2006 by the city of Irving, the stadium's owners. It was the first time the roof had been repainted since Texas Stadium opened.
=Other events=
Football
Texas Stadium hosted five NFC Championship Games. The 1973 Pro Bowl was held at Texas Stadium in front of 47,879 spectators.
The first football game played at Texas Stadium was on October 15, 1971, when Texas Southern defeated {{cfb link|year=1971|team=Bishop Tigers|title=Bishop}} 34–21 in a college football game.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kilgore-news-herald-tsu-rolls-past-b/127158797/|work=The Kilgore News Herald|title=TSU rolls past Bishop in Dallas|date=October 17, 1971|accessdate=June 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}} The stadium hosted numerous neutral-site college football games and was the home field of the SMU Mustangs for eight seasons, from 1979 through 1986. After the school returned from an NCAA-imposed suspension in 1988, school officials moved games back to the school's on-campus Ownby Stadium to signify a clean start for the football program (since replaced by Gerald J. Ford Stadium in 2000). The 2001 Big 12 Championship Game was held at the site.
In November and December, Texas Stadium was a major venue for high school football. It was not uncommon for there to be high school football tripleheaders at the stadium. Texas Stadium served as a temporary home for two Dallas-area high schools, Plano Senior High School in 1979 after its home stadium was damaged by a prank gone awry, and Highland Park High School while a new stadium on campus was being built.{{cite web|url=https://coppellstudentmedia.com/9263/sports/say-goodbye-to-texas-stadium/|title=Say goodbye to Texas Stadium|date=April 16, 2010|last=Culp|first=Wren}}
The stadium has also played host to the two largest capacity crowds for Texas high school football playoff games. In 1977, Plano defeated Port Neches-Groves 13-10 in front of a record crowd of 49,953. In 2006, the matchup between Trinity High School from Euless, and Carroll Senior High School from Southlake, in the second round of the playoffs, ended in a 22-21 Southlake victory (on their way to a fourth 5A state championship in five years) before an announced crowd of 46,339 at Texas Stadium. These games marked two of the top three all-time attendance figures for a Texas high school football game and the stadium recorded three of the top 20 attendance records.{{cite web |title=State's single-game attendance record in jeopardy this weekend |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/2011/12/15/state-s-single-game-attendance-record-in-jeopardy-this-weekend/ |website=Dallas Morning News |date=15 December 2011 |access-date=28 November 2019}}
In 1988, Texas Stadium hosted the Class 5A championship game, where Dallas Carter, led by future New York Giants Pro Bowl linebacker Jessie Armstead, defeated Converse Judson 31-14. The University Interscholastic League later stripped Carter of its title due to numerous rule violations. Carter advanced to the final by defeating Odessa Permian 14-9 in the semifinals at Memorial Stadium in Austin in a game highlighted by the book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream and its film adaptation.
In 1994, the stadium hosted the John Tyler vs. Plano East high school football regional playoff, whose wild seesaw finish won it the 1995 Showstopper of the Year ESPY Award.
Soccer
In addition to American football, the Dallas Tornado of the NASL used it as their home stadium from 1972 to 1975 and again from 1980 to 1981 when the team folded.
On November 21, 1991, the U.S. Men's National soccer Team played a friendly match against Costa Rica.{{cite web |title=USA Men's Soccer NAT Team vs Costa Rica at Texas Stadium nov 1991 Ist Half Highlights.mpg |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd-3Lt4q2Fo | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/Bd-3Lt4q2Fo| archive-date=2021-11-18 | url-status=live|website=Youtube | date=November 20, 2010 |access-date=28 November 2019}}{{cbignore}}
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Supercross
Texas Stadium hosted a round of the AMA Supercross Championship from 1975 to 1977 and 1983 to 2008.{{cite web |title=Historical Dates of Motocross at Texas Stadium |url=https://vault.racerxonline.com/venue/texas-stadium |website=The Vault |access-date=28 November 2019}}
Bull riding
The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) held a Bud Light Cup event at Texas Stadium known as the "Battle of the Bulls"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSQvl1uDbg4 PBR Tour: Battle of the Bulls at Texas Stadium (April 22, 1995)] during the organization's first two years of existence (1994 & 1995). In both instances, the event was won by three-time PBR world champion Adriano Morães (in 1994 he was the co-champion along with Pat Yancey). The 1995 event was also notable because of rain which turned the dirt into mud, affecting the performance of several bulls.
Lacrosse
On May 25, 2008, Texas Stadium hosted the first ever professional lacrosse game in Texas when the two-time defending Major League Lacrosse champions Philadelphia Barrage played the Long Island Lizards.{{cite web |title=MLL MAKES TEXAS DEBUT |url=https://www.yardbarker.com/lacrosse/articles/mll_makes_texas_debut/s1__257424? |website=Yardbarker (Lacrosse News Archives) |date=25 April 2008|access-date=28 November 2019}} The Barrage disbanded after the 2008 season while the re-named New York Lizards remained as a member of MLL's Eastern Conference until 2020 when the MLL merged with the Premier Lacrosse League.{{cite web |title=2019 MLL Standings |url=https://majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/2019/7/10/2019-mll-standings.aspx |website=Major League Lacrosse |language=en |access-date=January 1, 2020 |archive-date=January 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101215343/https://majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/2019/7/10/2019-mll-standings.aspx |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |last1=Turner |first1=Nick |title=Premier Lacrosse League Merging With Rival in Bid to Unify Sport |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-16/premier-lacrosse-league-merging-with-rival-in-bid-to-unify-sport |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=Bloomberg News |date=16 December 2020 |language=en}}
Professional wrestling
From 1984 to 1988, the stadium hosted the annual World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) David Von Erich "Memorial Parade of Champions" professional wrestling card every May. The initial 1984 card drew more than 40,000 fans, the highest attendance of any wrestling card in the state of Texas at that time.
Religious gatherings
The stadium hosted religious gatherings such as Promise Keepers and Billy Graham crusades; a Graham crusade was the first event held at Texas Stadium.
From October 17 to October 20, 2002, evangelist Billy Graham held the Metroplex Mission crusade in Texas Stadium. Several Christian musical groups also played during the event. Former president George H. W. Bush gave an introduction for Graham on the first night of the crusade.
=Concerts=
=In television=
The stadium appeared in numerous episodes of the television series, Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001), which was filmed in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
The stadium appeared in the 1999 movie Any Given Sunday being the home of the "Dallas Knights" in the film.
The stadium has also appeared in the season one finale of Friday Night Lights As a setting for the State Championship game between the Dillon Panthers and the West Cambria Mustangs.
Throughout the network run of the television series Dallas, a number of scenes were filmed on location at Texas Stadium. An overhead shot of the stadium (looking down at the field from the hole in the roof) was also featured prominently as part of the show's opening credits for each of its thirteen seasons on CBS. This trend has continued with the new series with AT&T Stadium taking its place.
=Seating capacity=
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| scope="row" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys}};"| Years
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| scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys}};"|1971–1972 |
| scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys}};"|1973 |
| scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys}};"|1974–1984 |
| scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys}};"|1985–1988 |
| scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys}};"|1989–1994 |
| scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys}};"|1995–1996 |
| scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys}};"|1997–2000 |
| scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys}};"|2001–2002 |
| scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys}};"|2003–2008 |
=The Cowboys' departure=
Image:Texas Stadium - Dallas Cowboys World Champions Mural.JPG
When opened, the stadium had many amenities that included 381 luxury suites, a stadium club where fans gathered for parties and banquets, and The Corral that provided food, beverages, entertainment and large screen televisions. However, by the 2000s other NFL teams received new stadiums that had more club and luxury seating than Texas Stadium had, so the Dallas Cowboys asked for a new stadium.{{cite news |last1=McGeady |first1=Andy |title=The great American stadium: High cost, short lifespan |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/the-great-american-stadium-high-cost-short-lifespan-1.2659341 |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=24 May 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Brian T. |title=Facing the reality of NRG Stadium upgrades |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/columnists/smith/article/Facing-the-reality-of-NRG-Stadium-upgrades-10926138.php |work=Houston Chronicle |date=11 February 2017}}
The Cowboys left Texas Stadium after the 2008 NFL season for Cowboys Stadium (opened for the 2009 NFL season) that was partially funded by taxpayers in Arlington. In November 2004, Arlington voters approved a half-cent (.005 per U.S. dollar) sales tax to fund $325 million of the then estimated $650 million stadium by a margin of 55%-45%. Jerry Jones, the Cowboys' owner, spent over $5 million backing the ballot measure, but also agreed to cover any cost overruns which as of 2006 had already raised the estimated cost of the project to $1 billion.
The new venue, later named AT&T Stadium, which has a retractable roof system, also includes a setting that mimics a hole in the roof as a tribute to Texas Stadium.{{cite news |title=Cowboys unveil plans for new stadium |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2695427 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=12 December 2006|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web |url=http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/texas/entry/jerrydome_or_jerry_dome_dallas_cowboys_stadium_in_arlington/ |title=Jerrydome or Jerry Dome (Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington)|date=August 22, 2009|website=Barry Popik }}
The Cowboys lost their final game at Texas Stadium to the Baltimore Ravens, 33–24, on December 20, 2008.{{Cite web |last1=Aron |first1=Jaime |last2=Press |first2=The Associated |date=2008-12-21 |title=Ravens beat Cowboys 33-24 in Texas Stadium finale |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-fbn-ravens-cowboys-122008-2008dec20-story.html |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}
==Closure==
The stadium was scheduled for demolition and implosion on April 11, 2010, as confirmed by the mayor of Irving on September 23, 2009.{{cite web |title=Texas Stadium decision due… |url=http://www.demolitionnews.com/2009/09/24/texas-stadium-decision-due-2/ |website=Demolition News |access-date=29 December 2019 |date=24 September 2009 |quote=Irving Mayor Herb Gears says it’s a bittersweet feeling sad...|df=mdy-all}}
Many of the items in the stadium were auctioned off by the city and the Dallas Cowboys including the stadium seats, scoreboard and other pieces of memorabilia.
The City of Irving announced that the Texas Department of Transportation would pay $15.4 million to lease the site for 10 years for use as a staging location for the State Highway 114/Loop 12 diamond interchange. The city has the right to relocate the staging area if redevelopment becomes available.{{cite press release | url = http://www.ci.irving.tx.us/news-articles/texas-stadium-transition-0209.html | title = Texas Stadium Transition Under Way | date = 2010-02-16 | access-date = 2010-04-11 | publisher = City of Irving, Texas | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100528231016/http://www.ci.irving.tx.us/news-articles/texas-stadium-transition-0209.html | archive-date = 2010-05-28|df=mdy-all}}
==Demolition==
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On September 23, 2009, the City of Irving granted a demolition contract to Weir Brothers Inc., a local Dallas based company, for the demolition and implosion of the stadium.{{cite web |url=http://www.irvingweekly.com/story.php?s=102|title=Plans for the Demolition of Texas Stadium Move Forward after City Council Approves Resolution|website=Irving Weekly |date=28 March 2009 |df=mdy-all}}{{cite web |url=http://www.irvingweekly.com/story.php?s=387 |title=Texas Stadium Demolition Set|website=Irving Weekly |date=5 October 2009 |df=mdy-all}}{{cite news |url=http://cbs11tv.com/local/irving.auction.texas.2.1207297.html|author1=Gormley, Jay |work=CBS 11 News |date=24 September 2009 |title=Irving Exploring Auction To Implode Texas Stadium |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102083044/http://cbs11tv.com/local/irving.auction.texas.2.1207297.html |archive-date=2010-01-02|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
On December 31, 2009, The City of Irving and Kraft Foods announced details of their sponsorship deal for the stadium's implosion — including a national essay contest with the winner getting to pull the trigger that finishes off the stadium.{{cite web |title=Texas Stadium Demolition |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20z7hHe9z9k | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/20z7hHe9z9k| archive-date=2021-11-18 | url-status=live|website=YouTube |format=Video |date=11 April 2010}}{{cbignore}} Kraft paid the city $75,000 and donated $75,000 worth of food to local food banks to promote its "Cheddar Explosion" version of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese.{{cite news |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2010/07/10/kraft-s-big-food-donation-to-irving-pantries-delayed-by-shipping-logistics/|title=Kraft's big food donation to Irving pantries delayed by shipping logistics|work=The Dallas Morning News |date=10 July 2010|df=mdy-all}} The city council unanimously approved the sponsorship deal.
At 7:07 a.m. CDT on April 11, 2010, 11-year-old Casey Rogers turned the key to cause the demolition. From the first explosion, it took approximately 25 seconds for the stadium to completely fall. Debris removal continued until July 2010. Texas's Department of Transportation is using the site as an equipment storage and staging area, after which Irving will decide long-term plans.{{cite news |title=Thousands cheer, reflect as Texas Stadium crumbles into lore |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2010/04/12/thousands-cheer-reflect-as-texas-stadium-crumbles-into-lore/ |work=The Dallas Morning News |date=12 April 2010 |quote=the Texas Department of Transportation is renting the site as a staging area for its Diamond Interchange project}}
In 2013–15, the area around the former stadium has been the epicenter for at least 46 small earthquakes, ranging in magnitude from 1.6 to 3.6.{{cite web |title=Dallas, Texas Earthquake 2015 Today Rocks Irving, 2nd Day of Quakes |url=http://news.lalate.com/2015/01/07/dallas-texas-earthquake-2015-today-rocks-irving-2nd-day-of-quakes/ |website=LaLate News |access-date=29 December 2019 |date=15 January 2015 |df=mdy-all}}{{cite web |url=http://earthquaketrack.com/us-tx-dallas/recent|title=Recent Earthquakes Near Dallas, Texas, United States |website=Earthquake Track}}
Las Vegas Sands redevelopment proposal
Las Vegas Sands is looking to develop an integrated resort at the site in the event that Texas legalizes casinos. The proposed development could also include a new arena for the Dallas Mavericks which is owned by Las Vegas Sands owner Miriam Adelson.[https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2025/03/12/las-vegas-sands-irving-destination-resort-zoning.html Las Vegas Sands' resort vision in Irving relies on casino — but what about Mavericks arena?][https://www.wfaa.com/article/sports/nba/mavericks/mavs-new-arena-irving-city-council-destination-resort/287-c027568d-dcb7-455c-bdbf-f0d7ad6dce15 Irving City Council considering rezoning land owned by Adelson family for possible destination resort, including an arena] In March 2025, the Irving Zoning Commission approved the zoning changes for the land. The state would still need to change its gambling laws in order for the proposed resort to be built.[https://www.casino.org/news/sands-texas-casino-hopes-helped-by-irving-zoning-vote/ Sands Texas Casino Hopes Helped by Irving Zoning Vote] Shortly after revealing details of the proposed development, Las Vegas Sands dropped the casino proposal from the planned resort due to community opposition. [https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/irving-next-step-construction-casino-resort-sands-corporation/ Las Vegas Sands Corporation pulls casino-style gaming from proposal ahead of Irving City Council vote]
References
{{Reflist|2}}
Sources
- Shropshire, Mike. (1997). The Ice Bowl. New York: Donald I. Fine Books. {{ISBN|1-55611-532-6}}
- Murchison, Burk & Granberry, Michael. (2022). Hole in the Roof: The Dallas Cowboys, Clint Murchison Jr., and the Stadium That Changed American Sports Forever. College Station: Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-64843-096-1
External links
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- Sarnoff, Nancy. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20100426184427/http://blogs.chron.com/primeproperty/2010/04/in_irving_stadium_implosiondev.html In Irving, stadium implosion=development opportunity]." Houston Chronicle. April 19, 2010.
- [http://www.crossroadsdfw.com crossroadsdfw.com] shows potential redevelopment plans for the stadium after the Cowboys leave.
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