Ralph Wilson Stadium - Orchard Park, NY
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N 42° 46.281 W 078° 47.404
17T E 680798 N 4737792
Ralph Wilson Stadium is the home to the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. The stadium is in a suburb of Buffalo in Orchard Park.
Waymark Code: WM34Q8
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2008
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When the stadium opened in 1971, it was originally known as Rich Stadium, named after Rich Products, headquartered in Buffalo. It is one of the earliest known examples of naming rights on a professional sports stadium or arena. After the contract expired in 1998, the stadium was named in honor of Ralph Wilson, owner of the Bills.
Originally the stadium held 80,020 people, but a redesign and upgrades in 1998 reduced the capacity to its current amount of 73,967. The second level of seating along the sidelines features heated seats for those cold winter football games. In 2007, a new high definition scoreboard was installed.
It's the home of which team(s)?: Buffalo Bills
Which professional sports are played here?: Football
Capacity (number of seats): 73,967
Opening Date: 08/17/1973
Venue's Website or Team's Website: [Web Link]
Guided Tours: Not Listed
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