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Texas Stadium was a football (American football) stadium in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas (Dallas, Texas). Built to replace the aging Cotton Bowl (Cotton Bowl (stadium)), it was the home field of the NFL (National Football League)s Dallas Cowboys, and had a seating capacity of 65,675. The stadium opened on October 24, 1971.
In 2009 (2009 NFL season), it was replaced as home of the Cowboys by the $1.15 billion Cowboys Stadium, which completed construction and officially opened on May 27, 2009 in Arlington, Texas. The stadium was demolished by controlled implosion on April 11, 2010.
Stadium Name: Texas Stadium
Birth Location: 2401 East Airport Freeway,Irving, Texas 75062
Opened: start date19711024
Closed: December 2008
Demolished: start date20100411
Owner: City of Irving (Irving, Texas)
Operator: Texas Stadium CorpCitation neededdate=April 2010
Surface: Artificial turf
Construction Cost: $35 million USD (United States dollar)
Cost Of Demolished: $ 6 Million USD (United States dollar)
Tenants: Dallas Cowboys (NFL (National Football League)) (1971-2008) , Dallas Tornado (NASL (North American Soccer League)) (1972-1975, 1980-1981),SMU Mustangs (NCAA) (1979-1986)
Seating Capacity: 65,675