Texas Stadium Implosion

Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 9:35 pm

Texas Stadium Implosion, Texas Stadium opened in 1971 and had a capacity for 65,675 fans. The stadium was originally designed to be a closed dome, but with the lack of funding it was left open in the field area. The stadium cost $35 million dollars to build a far cry from the $1.15 billion it cost to build the new Cowboy’s Stadium. With the Texas Stadium implosion now complete the city of Irving, Texas has a big clean up ahead.

Texas Stadium was home to the Cowboys for thirty eight years, during which time they won five Super Bowl titles, and competed for many more. What is not known by most is, ninety percent of all football games played there were high school football games, primarily playoff games, with the final high football game played there being the 555th.

In all that time I only attended one Cowboy game, but I couldn’t possibly remember all of the high school games I watched there, as in some instances I would stay all Saturday for the triple header of playoff magic.

With the push of a button at 7 a.m. Sunday, more than a ton of dynamite will blow Texas Stadium into pieces.

In about one minute, down will go the building that was home to the Dallas Cowboys during all five of their Super Bowl championships and was the birthplace of those famous cheerleaders. It also hosted events ranging from Billy Graham-led worship services to Von Erich brothers wrestling extravaganzas.

The Texas Stadium implosion took place at 7 am local time with thousands, including several former Cowboys players and cheerleader, looking on. Hundreds of fans gathered the night before the Texas Stadium implosion for one last tailgate party.

More than 20,000 people gathered at tailgate parties and other spots Sunday to watch fireworks go off one last time over Texas Stadium before a ton of dynamite lit up the Dallas Cowboys’ longtime home and brought it to the ground.

The building known for the giant hole in its roof — “so God can watch his team,” according to local lore — was demolished in a planned implosion set off by the 11-year-old winner of an essay contest.

Speaking of big events at stadiums, is nothing sacred? Just weeks ago the Cleveland Cavaliers set the Guinness World Records mark for “largest gathering of people wearing fleece blankets” at 17,758, only to see it shattered this past week by 43,510 fleece-blanket wearers at Angel Stadium during a Twins-Angels game.

Well, the Sunday Brunch proclaims this is one of sports’ great records that will never be broken. It’s right there next to the Joe DiMaggio 56-game hitting streak.

Texas Stadium Implosion

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