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Arthur Morris Blank (born September 27, 1942) is an American businessman.He is best known for being a co-founder of the home improvement retailer The Home Depot. [2]Blank owns three professional sports teams based in Atlanta, Georgia – the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL), the Atlanta Drive of the TGL, and Atlanta United FC of Major League Soccer (MLS), the latter of ...
Two years later, the Falcons reached Super Bowl XXXIII. [7] [8] The team was later sold to Arthur M. Blank in 2002 for $545 million. [9] [10] On Interstate 985 in the northern suburbs of Atlanta, Exit 12, for Spout Springs Road, leads to the Atlanta Falcons training complex in Flowery Branch and is named in Smith's honor.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a retractable roof multi-purpose stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. [15] Opened in 2017 as a replacement for the Georgia Dome, it is the home of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) and Atlanta United FC of Major League Soccer (MLS).
Falcons uniform: 1971–1989 Falcons uniform: 1997–2002 Falcons uniform: 2016–19, including the throwback edition. The Atlanta Falcons' colors are black, red, silver and white. [138] When the team began play in 1966, the Falcons wore red helmets with a black falcon crest logo. In the center of the helmet was a center black stripe surrounded ...
The Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey containing the falcons and caracaras. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons. Four species of falcon have been recorded in Georgia. Crested caracara, Caracara plancus (R) American kestrel, Falco sparverius; Merlin, Falco columbarius
Atlanta Falcons Official Web Site. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007 "Falcons All-time Starting Quarterbacks". Atlanta Falcons Official Web Site. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007 "Atlanta Falcons Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC
Atlanta was selected in April 2014 for an expansion team to join Major League Soccer (MLS) and begin play in 2017. [5] The team, operated by Falcons owner Arthur Blank (co-founder of The Home Depot), shares Mercedes-Benz Stadium with the Falcons and is named Atlanta United FC. [6] Atlanta United won the MLS Cup in 2018.
In 2006, the Atlanta Falcons and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority announced a $300 million renovation to the Georgia Dome. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] The project was separated into two stages. The first stage, which took place before the 2007 NFL season, focused on updating the premium seating areas, including the creation of eight 'super-suites ...