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Photo: Mel Schieltz/G. R. Dickson Co. · Public domain
Historical · MLB · NFL
Mile High Stadium
Former home of the Denver Broncos
Denver, CO
Still to visit
Teams
Denver Broncos
NFL · football
1960–2000
Colorado Rockies
MLB · baseball
1993–1994
Also known as Bears Stadium
Stadium facts
- Capacity
- 76,273
- The figure for 1986–2001. The page lists 18,000 for 1948–1959, when it was still a smaller baseball park.Source for capacity
- Opened
- August 14, 1948
- Opened as Bears Stadium. The Broncos, a USFL team, the Rockies, and the Rapids all used it later. Demolished between January and April 17, 2002.Source for opened
Timeline
1948
1968
1993
1996
2000
2001
August 14, 1948
Opens as Bears Stadium
The stadium opened on August 14, 1948, as Bears Stadium, built first as a baseball park. In its first full season, 1949, the Bears led the minor leagues in attendance, averaging over 6,600 a game. The major-league tenants came later.
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Seating chart
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Location
- LoDo / Union Station. Walk to Coors Field; short hop to Ball Arena; Empower Field is a light-rail / rideshare away.
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