Texas Stadium Implosion

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 Texas Stadium Implosion