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<caption><font size="+1">'''Mile High Stadium'''</font><br></caption> |
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<tr><td>[[Location]] </td><td>[[Denver, Colorado]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>Opened </td><td>[[1948]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>Closed </td><td>[[2001]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td valign="top">Capacity</td><td> |
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76,273</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>Owned By</td><td> |
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City and County of Denver (Parks and Recreation Department)</td></tr> |
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Architect:</td><td> |
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Dimensions: |
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<br>Left-Center |
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<br>Center |
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<br>335 ft. |
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<br>366 ft. |
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<br>423 ft. |
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<br>400 ft. |
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<br>375 ft. |
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'''Mile High Stadium''' (known as '''Bears Stadium''' until [[1968 in sports|1968]]) was a [[baseball]], [[soccer]] and [[American football|football]] stadium that stood in [[Denver, Colorado]] from [[1948 in sports|1948]]-[[2001 in sports|2001]]. It hosted the [[Denver Broncos]] of the [[NFL]] from [[1960 in sports|1960]]-[[2001]], the [[Colorado Rockies]] of the [[National League|NL]] from [[1993 in sports|1993]]-[[1994 in sports|1994]], the [[Colorado Rapids]] of the [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] from [[1996 in sports|1996]]-[[2001]], the [[Denver Gold]] of the [[USFL]] from [[1983 in sports|1983]]-[[1985 in sports|1985]], and the [[Denver Bears]] and [[Denver Zephyrs]] of minor league baseball's [[Western League]], [[American Association]] and [[Pacific Coast League]] from its completion in [[1948 in sports|1948]] until [[1992 in sports|1992]]. |
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Mile High Stadium was originally built as Bears Stadium for minor league baseball in [[1948]] on top of an old dump. The stadium initially consisted of a single 17,000-seat granstand stretching along the north side from the left field foul pole to the right field foul pole on the west side. A large bleacher section was added along the south side and temporary east stands were built in [[1960 in sports|1960]], raising the capacity to 34,000 so as to host the Denver Broncos. The stadium was sold to the city in [[1968 in sports|1968]], which renamed it Mile High Stadium and built the upper deck along the west side, raising capacity to 50,000. |
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An ingenious expansion that took place from [[1975 in sports|1975]]-[[1977 in sports|1977]] raised the capacity to nearly 80,000 by extending the upper deck along the north side and building a movable triple-decked stands along the east side. When fully extended, the stands would form a horseshoe for football, but when fully retracted by 145 feet, the stadium could still fit a normal-sized baseball field. The structure was 535 feet long, 135 feet tall and 200 feet deep, weighing nearly nine million pounds. In order to move the stands over more than 90,000 square feet of runways, water was pumped onto the runways and formed a .003-inch sheet upon which the stands rested. Hydraulic rams then pushed the stands forward at the rate of three feet per minute, taking about two hours from start to finish. 77 luxury suites were added atop the west stands in [[1986 in sports|1986]]. |
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The large size of the stadium ensured that the expansion Rockies were able to set [[Major League Baseball attendance records]] before moving to [[Coors Field]] for the [[1995 in sports|1995]] season. Indeed, the stadium was known for its loudness, the sound bouncing around within the horseshoe. Because of the huge size of the outfield and foul territory, as well as the 30-foot high fence in center field, the stadium was not as problematic for pitchers as [[Coors Field]] proved to be. |
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Mile High Stadium was closed in [[2001 in sports|2001]] after the [[Denver Broncos]] and [[Colorado Rapids]] moved to neighboring [[Invesco Field]]. It was demolished later that year. |
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[[Category:Stadiums]] |
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Revision as of 00:57, 31 July 2004
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