Cardinal Stadium (1956)
Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the original Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. For other uses, see Cardinal Stadium (disambiguation).
Cardinal Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. It was on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center, and was called Fairgrounds Stadium when it first opened for an NFL exhibition football game between the Baltimore Colts and Philadelphia Eagles on September 9, 1956.[1] It was demolished in 2019.[2]
Quick Facts Former names, Location ...
Former names | Fairgrounds Stadium (1956–1982) |
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Location | 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville, KY 40209 |
Coordinates | 38°12′8″N 85°44′34″W |
Owner | Kentucky State Fair Board |
Operator | Kentucky Exposition Center |
Capacity | 47,925 Stage Set-up: 19,901 End Stage Set-up: 47,925 Football: 36,103 Baseball: 19,901 |
Field size | Baseball: Left field - 360 feet (110 m) Center field - 405 feet (123 m) Right field - 312 feet (95 m) |
Surface | AstroTurf |
Construction | |
Opened | 1956 |
Closed | 2014 |
Demolished | 2019 |
Tenants | |
Louisville Cardinals football (NCAA) (1957–1997) Louisville Raiders (UFL) (1960–1962) Louisville Colonels (IL) (1968–1972) Kentucky Trackers (AFA) (1979–1982) Louisville Cardinals men's soccer (1979–1999) Louisville Redbirds/RiverBats (AA/IL) (1982–1999) Louisville Cardinals baseball (NCAA) (1998–2004) |
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