Lost football venues
Professional and college football stadiums that are gone or no longer host the sport. The list includes open-air bowls, shared baseball-football stadiums and the domes built from the 1960s through the 1990s.
123 venues
View on map →Russwood Park
Russwood Park was Memphis's main ballpark on Madison Avenue, home of the Southern Association Chicks. It burned down on Easter night 1960, hours after its last game.
Sam Boyd Stadium
Sam Boyd Stadium was UNLV's football stadium and home of the Las Vegas Bowl from 1971 to 2019. Closed since 2020, it stands largely unused after UNLV moved to Allegiant Stadium.
San Diego Stadium
San Diego Stadium, later Jack Murphy, Qualcomm and SDCCU Stadium, was a Mission Valley multi-purpose stadium. It was home to the Chargers, the Padres and San Diego State football for decades.
Shea Stadium
The Mets' home from 1964 through 2008 and the Jets' through 1983, Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadows was dismantled in 2008-09 and its footprint became parking for Citi Field.
Shibe Park
Shibe Park, renamed Connie Mack Stadium in 1953, was Philadelphia's major league ballpark from 1909 to 1970. It was the Athletics' home and later the Phillies'. A church now occupies the site.
Silver Stadium
Silver Stadium, opened in 1929 as Red Wing Stadium on Norton Street, was home to the Rochester Red Wings for 68 seasons before the club moved downtown.
South Side Park
South Side Park was the White Sox's home from 1900 to 1910 and, as Schorling's Park, the Chicago American Giants' home until a fire in December 1940. Public housing now stands on the site.
Sportsman's Park
Sportsman's Park stood at Grand Boulevard and Dodier Street. Rebuilt in steel and concrete in 1909, it was home to both St. Louis major league teams for decades until 1966. The land became a Boys Club athletic field.
Stagg Field
Stagg Field was the University of Chicago's football stadium from 1893, when it opened as Marshall Field, until the school dropped football after 1939. The first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction took place beneath its west stands in 1942.
Stagg Memorial Stadium
Pacific Memorial Stadium, later Stagg Memorial, was the University of the Pacific's football stadium from 1950 until the program ended in 1995. It was closed in 2012 and removed starting in 2014.
Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
Stoll Field, whose grandstands were named McLean Stadium in 1924, was the University of Kentucky's football home until 1972. The stands were razed in the 1970s.
Sulphur Dell
Sulphur Dell was Nashville's main ballpark from 1885 to 1963, known for its steep right-field slope. It was razed in 1969, and the Sounds' First Horizon Park now stands on the site.
Tampa Stadium
Tampa Stadium, nicknamed 'The Big Sombrero', was the Buccaneers' first home and hosted two Super Bowls. It stood across the street from its replacement, Raymond James Stadium.
Temple Stadium
Temple Stadium was Temple University's football stadium in northwest Philadelphia from 1928 to 1977. It was razed in 1996-97 and part of the site became a church campus.
Texas Stadium
Texas Stadium was the Dallas Cowboys' home in suburban Irving from 1971 to 2008. It was known for a partial roof that covered the stands but left an opening over the field.
The Spectrum
The Spectrum in South Philadelphia was home to the Flyers and 76ers from 1967 to 1996 and stayed open for minor-league and concert use until October 2009. It was demolished in 2010-2011.
The Summit
The Summit, later Compaq Center, was the Houston Rockets' arena from 1975 to 2003. The building was converted into Lakewood Church's main campus in 2005.
Thompson Stadium
Thompson Stadium was a small ballpark in Stapleton, Staten Island, where the NFL's Staten Island Stapletons played from 1929 to 1932. It was demolished in 1958 and the Stapleton Houses now occupy the site.
Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh's North Shore stadium hosted the Pirates and Steelers from 1970 to 2000 and was imploded in February 2001 after both teams got new venues next door.
Tiger Stadium
Tiger Stadium stood at Michigan and Trumbull in Detroit and was the Tigers' home from 1912 to 1999. It was demolished in 2008–09, and its preserved field reopened as a youth ballpark in 2018.
Tournament Park
Tournament Park in Pasadena hosted the first Rose Bowl Game in 1902 and the games of 1916-1922 before the Rose Bowl stadium opened. The site is now Caltech's track and field venue.
Tulane Stadium
Tulane Stadium was a steel-framed bowl on Tulane University's uptown campus. It hosted the first Sugar Bowl, the Saints' first eight seasons and three Super Bowls before the Superdome made it obsolete.
University of Detroit Stadium
University of Detroit Stadium was the Titans' football field and the Detroit Lions' early home, including their 1935 championship. It was demolished in 1971.
Veterans Stadium
South Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium was the shared home of the Phillies and Eagles from 1971 until 2003 and was imploded in March 2004 to make way for parking for their new venues.