Architect's proposed Cowboys stadium in 1960

[Hardline]

Architect’s 1960 drawing of a proposed 70,000-seat domed stadium in Arlington, Texas. The hope was to entice a MLB team to Dallas area and venue would also be home to Cowboys of NFL and maybe the AFL Texans (today's Chiefs). But the $9.5 million project never did materialize.

 

[Hardline]

I misspelled stadium in the title.

 

[eromeopolk]

Architect’s 1960 drawing of a proposed 70,000-seat domed stadium in Arlington, Texas. The hope was to entice a MLB team to Dallas area and venue would also be home to Cowboys of NFL and maybe the AFL Texans (today's Chiefs). But the $9.5 million project never did materialize.

Orson Wells War of the Worlds or Parliament Funkadelic the Mothership has Landed...

 

[Mannix]

Give me gameday at Texas Stadium 1,000,000,000 x over that sun absorbent silver panty shield in Arlington.

 

[The Quest for Six]

early Houston Astro dome

 

[Aviano90]

I misspelled stadium in the title.

You just spelled it in Jerry speak.

 

[Valkyr]

You just spelled it in Jerry speak.

"Stadjium"

 

[Hardline]

Give me gameday at Texas Stadium 1,000,000,000 x over that sun absorbent silver panty shield in Arlington.

I'll take a run down outdated Cotton Bowl over that overglorified art museum that Jerry built.

 

[JoeKing]

That looks small. No way that would house 70,000 fans. Kind of a spaceship-looking design. Is it just irony that the Cowboys now do have the Deathstar in Arlington?

 

[JoeKing]

I'll take a run down outdated Cotton Bowl over that overglorified art museum that Jerry built.

You can most certainly have it. The stadium that Jerry built is an absolute football palace. Someday after Jerry is long gone, I'm certain it will be renamed AT&T's Jerry Jones Memorial Stadium.

 

[Aven8]

9.5 million. Wow.

 

[Hardline]

You can most certainly have it. The stadium that Jerry built is an absolute football palace. Someday after Jerry is long gone, I'm certain it will be renamed AT&T's Jerry Jones Memorial Stadium.

I like my football stadiums to be like actual football stadiums.

 

[Seven]

You can most certainly have it. The stadium that Jerry built is an absolute football palace. Someday after Jerry is long gone, I'm certain it will be renamed AT&T's Jerry Jones Memorial Stadium.

Eww.

 

[DandyDon52]

Architect’s 1960 drawing of a proposed 70,000-seat domed stadium in Arlington, Texas. The hope was to entice a MLB team to Dallas area and venue would also be home to Cowboys of NFL and maybe the AFL Texans (today's Chiefs). But the $9.5 million project never did materialize.

never heard of this, and for 9.5 mil sounds super cheap today lol.
it would have to be air conditioned, and back then schools and most homes here in texas did not have AC ! Not in 1960.
Thing is back then nfl teams did not make much money, and they could not afford to build this, and Arlington couldnt , as back then it was really small town.

 

[yimyammer]

I misspelled stadium in the title.

its spelled:

S T A J U M

 

[yimyammer]

Jerry Jones Memorial Stadium

it already is, its a memorial to the death of winning football and thank gawd we've got jeri to thank for that!

 

[Risen Star]

I'm fine with what the stadium turned out to be but if I could go back and change anything I'd go with Steers over Cowboys.

Steers!

 

[TwoCentPlain]

@Hardline Nice find! Thanks for posting.

I actually like that design. I think it is cool looking. I think it would have been even better with a hole in the roof.

A Pink Floyd concert and light show in that stadium would have rocked.

 

[JoeKing]

I like my football stadiums to be like actual football stadiums.

AT&T Stadium is an actual football stadium.

 

[Hardline]

AT&T Stadium is an actual football stadium.

My high school football stadium is more of an actual football stadium.