The Old Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands Sports Complex

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dc.creatorBeards, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-25T18:54:45Z
dc.date.available2025-08-25T18:54:45Z
dc.date.issued2017-05-12
dc.descriptionGiants Stadium was a stadium located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. It was the first major league sporting venue in New Jersey (though the Brooklyn Dodgers had played seven home games at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City in 1956 & 1957), and its success, along with that of the Giants in the 1980s was a major impetus behind increased pride and enthusiasm among New Jersey residents. The New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League moved to Giants Stadium for the 1977 season and remained until the league folded in 1985. The NASL championship game Soccer Bowl '78 and Soccer Bowl '79 were held at Giants Stadium. The second largest crowd to ever attend an event at Giants Stadium was 82,948, as Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass during a rainstorm on October 5, 1995. The record was broken on September 24, 2009 with an attendance of 84,472 at the U2 concert. Demolition work on Giants Stadium began at approximately 10:00 AM EST on February 4, 2010
dc.descriptionOriginal file name East%20Rutherford%20Old%20Giants%20Stadium (1).jpg
dc.format.extent1456 x 813
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10929/148418
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dc.subjectGiants Stadium
dc.subjectThe Meadowlands
dc.subjectStadium
dc.subjectSports Stadium
dc.subjectThe Giants
dc.subjectThe Jets
dc.subjectSports Complex
dc.subjectFootball
dc.subjectBasketball
dc.subjectHorse Racing
dc.subjectBergen County
dc.subjectGateway
dc.subjectThe Gateway Region
dc.subjectEast Rutherford
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectNJ
dc.subjectJersey
dc.subjectThe Garden State
dc.titleThe Old Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands Sports Complex

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