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 Amon
Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
Perhaps having one of the most
interesting team names in the sport, the Texas Christian University
Horned Frogs have played at Amon Carter Stadium for more than seven
decades. The history of the stadium began in the mid 1920’s when the
university began the discussion of a new stadium. Amon G. Carter,
publisher of the Fort Worth Star Telegram led the way in the
construction of the new stadium, thus it was named after him. The
stadium opened in 1929, replacing Clark Field. For nearly two decades
the stadium had a capacity of 22,000.
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The first expansion to Amon
Carter Stadium occurred in 1948 when the capacity of the stadium was
increased to 30,500. Grandstands were added in the endzone and on the
east side. In both 1951 and 1953 additional seating boosting the
seating capacity to 37,000 was constructed in the same areas. The
upper deck of Amon Carter Stadium was constructed before the 1956
season, adding 9,000 seats and a two story press box. Since the 1956
the capacity of Amon Carter Stadium has remained the same at 46,000.
In 1973, Astroturf replaced the grass field, but grass returned in
1992. A new scoreboard was added in the north and southwest parts of
the stadium prior to the 1992 season. However, ten years later a new
modern videoboard was added to Amon Carter Stadium in the north
endzone. In the future, the Horned Frogs hope to add 13,000 seats to
make the stadium even larger. |
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