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The Pontiac Silverdome (also known as the Silverdome) was a stadium in Pontiac, Michigan.It opened in 1975 and sat on 199 acres (51 ha) of land. When the stadium opened, it featured a fiberglass fabric roof held up by air pressure, the first use of the architectural technique in a major athletic facility.
The Pontiac Silverdome, formerly known as the Silverdome, was a stadium located in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. It opened in 1975 and sits on 127 acres (51 ha) of land. When the stadium opened, it featured a fiberglass fabric roof held up by air pressure, the first use of the technique in a major athletic facility.
The Cherry Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played in the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, in 1984 and 1985. [1] The Cherry Bowl was an early attempt to bring a game to Michigan, years before the Motor City Bowl (later known as the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) and its successor the Quick Lane Bowl (later known as the GameAbove Sports Bowl).
Pontiac Silverdome 11,279 6 Sunday April 10 at New Jersey Generals: W 21–6 2–4 ABC Giants Stadium: 17,648 7 Sunday April 17 Chicago Blitz: W 17–12 3–4 ABC Pontiac Silverdome 11,634 8 Saturday April 23 Los Angeles Express: W 34–24 4–4 ESPN Pontiac Silverdome 13,184 9 Sunday May 1 at Boston Breakers: W 28–24 5–4 ABC Nickerson ...
The 1991 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 62nd season in the National Football League, their 58th as the Detroit Lions.It stands as one of the team's best seasons since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, [1] and the first time the Lions made it to the NFC Championship Game.
It was the Lions' final season playing at Detroit's Tiger Stadium; the team moved to the Pontiac Silverdome [1] the following season and played home games there until the end of the 2001 season. Prior to the start of training camp, tragedy would strike the Lions, as head coach Don McCafferty died of a heart attack at age 53.
The 1979 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 4, 1979, at the Pontiac Silverdome in the Detroit suburb of Pontiac, Michigan.. This was the first All-Star Game where no members from Boston Celtics or New York Knicks had been selected as All-Stars.
Pontiac Silverdome 77,677 12 November 23 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers: W 24–10 7–5 Tampa Stadium: 64,976 13 November 27: Chicago Bears: L 17–23 OT: 7–6 Pontiac Silverdome 75,397 14 December 7 at St. Louis Cardinals: L 23–24 7–7 Busch Memorial Stadium: 46,966 15 December 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: W 27–14 8–7 Pontiac Silverdome 77,098 ...