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The team was renamed the New England Patriots on March 22, 1971, to reflect its new location. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] The original choice, Bay State Patriots was rejected by the NFL. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] The stadium, to be known as Schaefer Stadium , was built at a cost of about $6.2 million in only 327 days. [ 32 ]
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Kraft has been a New England Patriots fan since their American Football League days and had been a season ticket holder since 1971 when the team moved to Schaefer Stadium. [7] In 1985, he bought a 10-year option on Foxboro Raceway , a horse track adjacent to the stadium, and the purchase prevented Patriots owner Billy Sullivan from holding non ...
The Ravens first met the New England Patriots in 1996, [153] but the rivalry truly started in 2007 when the Ravens suffered a bitter 27–24 loss in the Patriots' quest for perfection. [154] The rivalry began to escalate in 2009 when the Ravens lost to the Patriots 27–21 in a game that involved a confrontation between Patriots quarterback Tom ...
William Hallissey Sullivan Jr. (September 13, 1915 – February 23, 1998) was an American businessman who owned the Boston Patriots franchise from their inception in the American Football League (AFL, 1960–1969) until their sale, as the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL), to Victor Kiam in 1988.
New England Patriots, LP (founded in 1960, acquired by Kraft in 1994) New England Revolution, LP (founded by Kraft in 1995) [citation needed] Gillette Stadium, $325 million facility privately financed by Kraft (opened 2002) [3] Patriot Place, $350 million "lifestyle and entertainment center" around Gillette Stadium (opened 2007–2008) [6]
Victor Kermit Kiam II (December 7, 1926 – May 27, 2001) was an American entrepreneur and TV spokesman for Remington Products, and the owner of the New England Patriots football team from 1988–1991. He was well known for his turnaround of Remington's fortunes, as well as for his commercials written by his director of advertising and sales ...
During his tenure as general manager, the Patriots had a 66–65 record and made the playoffs twice, including an appearance in Super Bowl XX. After the Patriots 1985 Divisional Playoff victory against the Los Angeles Raiders , Sullivan was punched in the face by Raiders linebacker Matt Millen — who hit Sullivan in retaliation for his ...