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Since the stadium was originally built for the Giants, the stadium's lower walls were blue and the seats and the stadium's four gates were red and blue to reflect the team colors. When the Jets moved in, green banners were hung over the walls and eventually over the outer gates of the stadium anytime the team hosted a game. [22]
Giants Stadium opened on October 10, 1976, as 76,042 fans watched the New York Giants lose to the Dallas Cowboys, 24–14. [3] By 1977, plans were in the works to expand the complex. A new arena was to be built on the opposite side of Route 20 from the stadium and racetrack, connected by vehicle ramps and a pedestrian bridge.
The stadium, which would be known as Giants Stadium, was to be built at a brand new sports complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. [158] As the complex was being built, and their current home at Yankee Stadium was being renovated, they would be without a home for three years. Their final full season at Yankee Stadium was 1972.
The stadium was named in honor of William Shea, who was most responsible for bringing National League baseball back to New York after the Dodgers and Giants left for California in 1957. It was demolished in 2009 following the opening of the adjacent Citi Field, the ballpark built to replace it and the current home of the Mets. The former ...
New York Giants: MetLife Stadium (2010–present) New Meadowlands Stadium (2010) 2010–present: 82,500 [8] 2010 Field Turf East Rutherford, New Jersey Giants Stadium: 1976–2009: 79,469 [5] 1976 Field Turf (2003–2009) Grass (2000–2002) AstroTurf (1976–1999) Shea Stadium: 1975: 57,800 1964 Grass Queens, New York Yale Bowl: 1973–1974: ...
Desiring their own home stadium, in 1973, the Giants reached an agreement with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to play their home games at a new, state-of-the-art, dedicated football stadium. [76] Later named Giants Stadium, it was to be built at a new sports complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. [76]
When the stadium was built, Horace Stoneham, owner of the San Francisco Giants, had the original Polo Grounds light poles shipped there. The Giants held spring training at the stadium's predecessor since 1947 and played at the new ballpark during spring training in 1964. The poles were installed in the stadium where they currently remain standing.
The stadium's nickname is "The House That Ruth Built" [3] which is derived from Babe Ruth, the baseball superstar whose prime years coincided with the stadium's opening and the beginning of the Yankees' winning history. The stadium was built from 1922 to 1923 for $2.4 million ($43 million in 2023 dollars).