Veterans Stadium – Wikipedia

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Veterans Stadium
“The Vet”
Veterans Stadium
Data
Location United States  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39 ° 54 ′ 23.9 ″ N , 75 ° 10 ′ 15.8 ″ IN
owner Philadelphia
start of building 2. October 1967
opening 10. April 1971
demolition March 21, 2004
surface artificial grass
Cost 50 Mio. us-dollar
capacity 62,306 places (baseball)
65,386 places (football)
Home game
Make
Veterans Stadium (Pennsylvania)

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The Veterans Stadium Was a stadium in South Philadelphia Sports Complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The stadium belonged to the city of Philadelphia and was used from 1971 to 2003 by the MLB team Philadelphia Phillies and from 1971 to 2002 by the NFL team Philadelphia Eagles as a home.

Ten years after the departure of the Philadelphia Athletics and for fear of losing another professional team, the citizens of Philadelphia approved $ 25 million in 1964 to the dilapidated Shibe Park And to replace the Franklin Field. The construction had to be confirmed again in 1967 due to budget overalls. With total costs of $ 50 million, it was one of the most expensive stadiums at this time. In 1968 the stadium was named in Veteran’s stadium by the city council in honor of the veterans of all wars.

The Phillies played their first game in the Veterans Stadium on April 10, 1971 and won in front of 55,352 spectators against the Montreal Expos with 4–1.

The last football game in the Veterans Stadium took place on January 19, 2003. The Eagles lost against the Tampa Bay Buccaners with 10–27. In August 2003, the Eagles moved to the newly built Football Stadium Lincoln Financial Field. The last game in the stadium had the Phillies, who lost 2-5 against the Atlanta Braves on September 28, 2003. Since 2004, the Phillies have been playing in Citizens Bank Park, a pure baseball stadium that was built 400 m east of the Veterans Stadium.

South Philadelphia Sports Complex with the now demolished veterans stage (top left) and Wachovia Spectrum (below) and the newly built Citizens Bank Park (top right), Lincoln Financial Field (bottom right) and Wachovia Center (below left)

The demolition of the Veteran Stadium began on March 21, 2004. Today there are parking spaces at the site. On June 6, 2005, the anniversary of the D-Day of the Second World War, a plaque and a monument were inaugurated at the point where the stadium had previously stood.

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Virginia Tech against Temple University

In 1976 and 1996 the MLB All-Star Game was held in the Veterans Stadium. Likewise, the annual football derby between the Army and the Navy was held here 17 times from 1976 to 2001. Furthermore, a variety of concerts took place in the stadium by The Rolling Stones, Genesis, Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Pink Floyd. Some religious events were also carried out, from the annual congresses of Jehovah’s Witnesses to Evangelistic major events from Billy Graham.

The Football team at Temple University also played its home games from 1978 to 2002 in the Veterans Stadium. Like the Eagles, they now play in Lincon Financial Field.

The high ropes artist Karl Wallenda crossed the field in 1972 and 1976 unsecured on a rope. During his second appearance, the 71-year-old wore a baseball cap and a balancing rod with a flag on the occasion of 200 years of declaration of independence. [first]

  1. Billy Cox: Chasing the Ghost. Sarasota Herald Tribune, accessed on September 6, 2017 (English).

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