FIRST -- Football Game at TCU Stadium (Now Amon G Carter Stadium) -- Fort Worth TX USA
N 32° 42.541 W 097° 22.056
14S E 652999 N 3620207
A subtle plaque at the pedestrian walkway overlook of the South End Zone commemorates the first football game played at TCU Stadium, now named Amon G Carter Stadium
Waymark Code: WM19867
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2023
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This plaque stands along the pedestrian walkway at the overlook of the South end zone. Public access to this part of the stadium is restricted to ticket holders on TCU Football gamedays, otherwise this area is open to the public to visit the facility or shop at the gift shop inside the stadium.
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Amon G. Carter Stadium is an open-air football stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the home stadium of the TCU Horned Frogs football team. It is named after Amon G. Carter, a prominent Fort Worth businessman, newspaper publisher, and city booster. Amon G. Carter stadium has several popular nicknames, the most popular being "The Carter" and "Hell's Half Acre" (a reference to the site in Fort Worth's Wild West past, which was located near the stadium).
Between 2010 and 2012, the stadium underwent a $164 million reconstruction project. In 2019, the stadium underwent an additional $118 million east-side expansion."
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