unfortunately literally every stadium in sports is considered outdated in 20 years now. And the billionaire owners don't have to build them, they just pressure the cities to build them for them.
Shea was a great place to see a game. Insane atmosphere and most sight lines were great. The infield mud was an added bonus, but they finally started re-sodding it in the late 70s when baseball was over.
How is the former Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia not on here? Cracks in the concrete under the field and the only stadium with a jail for arrested fans
@@daganjackson7106Heinz Field (now Acrisure Stadium) is in Pittsburgh and is home to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Philadelphia Eagles play at Lincoln Financial Field.
The metrodome has a special place in my heart. Between the yearly sports trips with my dad who has sense passed and playing in there yearly for state football.
Silverdome was a huge improvement over the Lions' previous venue : ( Baseball ) Tigers Stadium, which they played in for almost 40 YEARS up until 1975.
One that didn't make the list was a stadium that was originally intended for a sport other than football, but ended up as an NFL team's home stadium. Not baseball, as so many NFL stadiums in the last few decades had to deal with, but bicycle racing! The Cycledrome, in Providence, Rhode Island, was the home of the Providence Steam Rollers, who were an NFL franchise from 1925-1933. The field was surrounded by a wooden cycling track, which tightly constricted the field of play, and limited the end zones to being only 5 yards deep, instead of the normal 10. Players tackled out of bounds also tended to find themselves on the wooden track, which during football games was crowded with fans watching the game.
When first built it was named Schaefer stadium named after Schaefer BEER... Schaefer is the one BEER to to have when you're having more then one, the team was sold several times and the stadium name changed a few times, I learned how to drink on Shaefer beer and Schlitz, I grew up two towns away from Schaefer stadium in Norfolk County Massachusetts and went to many Pat's games and concerts there the first year it was built
When I was in high school in the 70s, my buddies and I would drive in to Milwaukee on Packer Sundays. The Packers stunk in those days, and you could pick up tickets really cheap outside the stadium, especially if the weather was sketchy. We didn't care about sightlines or stadium aesthetics, it was just fun to go to an NFL game.
Sanders was the GREATEST R.B.--EVER! He would have shattered EVERY record had he played longer, but because the 'Lions' refused to trade him, he opted for retirement.
That's because the Coliseum was, by far, the worst multipurpose stadium ever designed. The baseball-to-football conversion was so painstaking and inefficient, they had to wait until the end of baseball season to do it.
Why did you have the Pontiac Silverdome on here? It was a great stadium WHEN IT WAS OPEN but it was in Pontiac and not Detroit, that was the only thing wrong with it. The owners always wanted too much money for events so it was never a viable option. You should have included Tiger Stadium instead. Yes it was in Detroit but it was a REALLY rough area of Detroit plus it was SOOOO old it was falling apart, most of the bathrooms did not work and the plumbing in the stadium leaked.
Wondered if “The World’s Largest Outdoor Insane Asylum” would make the list - Memorial Stadium, home of the Baltimore Colts (and Ravens) from 1953 to 1997.
I believe San Diego State built Snapdragon Stadium where Qualcomm Stadium once stood. The capacity is small and they would need to greatly expand and update it if an NFL team were to ever call it home.
No way is the silverdome a top 10 of all time. It was one of the first domes, had massive seating capacity, hosted tons of concerts and things like wrestlemania. The only bad part was the turf was basically painted concrete
@@muddobber6863 I work pretty Much right across the freeway from it, actually got to watch them implode it from my office window, it was pretty cool actually. The first set failed and that was interesting too
New York Should not have a NFL team let alone 2 because they don’t put anything into those franchises. MetLife stadium is bland and should be in the city. Most New Yorkers can care less about sports
It is, by far, the worst multipurpose stadium ever built. The baseball-to-football conversion was so sloppy and inefficient, they actually had two different arrangements for football! The Raiders had to wait for baseball season to end before they went to the "permanent" football setup. And the Raiders had to be boiling over with frustration watching the A's win three World Series, while they didn't win a Super Bowl until Ben Drieth fixed that playoff game against the Patriots in 1976.
Being 73 now, I remember when there was just an Anchor fence between the field and the bleachers…yes it was a dump, but many great memories of the old ‘stick….
When Horace Stoneham was scouting locations for the stadium, he went to Candlestick Point around 10:00 A.M. one day, a time when there is almost no wind. He thought it was a beautiful spot for a ballpark, but had no idea that the wind became ferocious in the afternoon and evening. Weathermen said that the wind wouldn't have been nearly as bad, if they had built it only one mile up the road. But, if they had, thousands of people would have been killed in the 1989 earthquake, because the spot had less bedrock.
Yes. In the early days of the NFL, it was common for a football team to take the name of the baseball team. There was a "Brooklyn Dodgers" football team that played at Ebbets Field, and a "Pittsburgh Pirates" football team at Forbes Field. The Boston Redskins got their name from the Red Sox, but didn't go all the way. The Bears played at Wrigley Field and wanted to identify with the Cubs.
@@mikeadiddle Of course, they don't do that anymore. However, the Pittsburgh Penguins (originally blue and white) did change their colors to black and gold, to identify with the Pirates and Steelers. If Pittsburgh ever has a basketball team, no doubt it will do the same thing.
You started with a Minnesota stadium and could have finished with one as well: Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, MN was awful and way worse than several on your list. Both football teams had to stand on the same side of the field!
Weak video. Just a selection of teams previous homes that were abandoned less than 30 years ago. Do you really think Oakland Coliseum is worse than Youell Field, or Qualcomm was worse than Balboa Stadium? Sure, multi use fields were bad, but you don't know your history well enough to call this worst of all time.😊
The narrator failed to mention that the first two year of the Oakland Raiders existence, they played half their home games at Candlestick (1960, when they also played at Kezar, sharing with the 49ers), and all home games in '61 at Candlestick. The right field bleachers were on the open side of the park, as it was then not enclosed, the outfield open to the Bay.
I always hated football games played in stadiums with a baseball diamond in the middle of the field.
😭😭
I will say this… there is no reason for a stadium to be “outdated” in 20 years.
Then you don’t know what you’re talking about.
It becomes like that if it’s not kept up and not renovated to suit modern standards
unfortunately literally every stadium in sports is considered outdated in 20 years now. And the billionaire owners don't have to build them, they just pressure the cities to build them for them.
To be a little fair it’s been more like 30 now. It’s been 27.
It’s kinda like cars your car doesn’t have wood tires but it doesn’t have heated seats is kinda a way you can see it
I can’t believe that stadiums just go to waste
Welcome to the NFL. Stealing tax payer dollars for no material gain to the citizens
Shea was a great place to see a game. Insane atmosphere and most sight lines were great. The infield mud was an added bonus, but they finally started re-sodding it in the late 70s when baseball was over.
NGL the Alamodome here in San Antonio does a damn good job at switching the field if only we had an NFL team to occupy it dammit! 😤
Fr tho, I’ve been to a utsa game.
LOL, really? You think the Alamodome is appropriate for an NFL team? Please...
San Antonio is CURRENTLY one of the cities getting looked at for a possible NFL expansion in (2-3) years.
That's because it's not practical to play baseball there. They can't cram a normal baseball field into it.
Look at Camden yards. 30 year's old and still probably the best baseball stadium.
I always though the baseball diamond on the football field was pretty cool. Might not've been great to play on, though.
I never liked it. Kickers disliked kicking on it.
It's pretty wild to think Ford Field in Detroit has already outlived the Silverdome. Is Ford Field outdated? I couldn't imagine Downtown without it.
How is the former Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia not on here? Cracks in the concrete under the field and the only stadium with a jail for arrested fans
That it was the only stadium with a jail says all you need to know about Philly 😂😂
Heinz stadium or whatever it's called now has a jail
I agree. Very dangerous turf
@@daganjackson7106Heinz Field (now Acrisure Stadium) is in Pittsburgh and is home to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Philadelphia Eagles play at Lincoln Financial Field.
I low key have a soft spot for the dirt in the raiders stadium. It may have sucked to play in but it looked super unique
The metrodome has a special place in my heart. Between the yearly sports trips with my dad who has sense passed and playing in there yearly for state football.
Silverdome was a huge improvement over the Lions' previous venue : ( Baseball ) Tigers Stadium, which they played in for almost 40 YEARS up until 1975.
One that didn't make the list was a stadium that was originally intended for a sport other than football, but ended up as an NFL team's home stadium. Not baseball, as so many NFL stadiums in the last few decades had to deal with, but bicycle racing! The Cycledrome, in Providence, Rhode Island, was the home of the Providence Steam Rollers, who were an NFL franchise from 1925-1933. The field was surrounded by a wooden cycling track, which tightly constricted the field of play, and limited the end zones to being only 5 yards deep, instead of the normal 10. Players tackled out of bounds also tended to find themselves on the wooden track, which during football games was crowded with fans watching the game.
0:25 that huge brown structure in front of the Dome is actually still standing in front of the new stadium
Why wouldn’t it be? lol it’s not the stadium it’s has nothing to do with anything ? 😂😂😂
@@Noenglsh it’s still technically part of the stadium since it’s literally right in front of it
When first built it was named Schaefer stadium named after Schaefer BEER... Schaefer is the one BEER to to have when you're having more then one, the team was sold several times and the stadium name changed a few times, I learned how to drink on Shaefer beer and Schlitz, I grew up two towns away from Schaefer stadium in Norfolk County Massachusetts and went to many Pat's games and concerts there the first year it was built
As a Packer fan remember County Stadium?
When I was in high school in the 70s, my buddies and I would drive in to Milwaukee on Packer Sundays. The Packers stunk in those days, and you could pick up tickets really cheap outside the stadium, especially if the weather was sketchy. We didn't care about sightlines or stadium aesthetics, it was just fun to go to an NFL game.
The old Tampa Stadium was a complete dumpster fire
The narrator seems to be under the age of 30.
Nice pix of the old stadiums!
Now, get a narrator who doesn't sound like he's hungover and uninterested...
I feel like they were just old stadiums but when they were new they were the cool kid on the block
I can't believe Milwaukee County Stadium isn't on this list.
And l agree stadiums do not go out if date in 20 years. But l wish greed would.
The Packers would play games there over games at Lambeau up until the early 90's
This is veteran stadium erasure
Don't forget about the Kingdome
The Kingdome was by FAR--the WORST 'Dual' use stadium EVER created.
bro did tom so dirty with that highlight at 3:50
“Looked kinda weird”. Unique is what use to make stadiums have some style. Football was made to play in mud, dirt, grass and bad weather.
If you are a wrestling fan, The Pontiac Silverdome will always live in your hearts. Wrestlemania 3, where Hulk Hogan slammed Andre the Giant.
Lions silver dome wasn't that bad but it wasn't All that good either!!! Well heck Barry Sanders put in some work there that is for sure ✌️
Sanders was the GREATEST R.B.--EVER! He would have shattered EVERY record had he played longer, but because the 'Lions' refused to trade him, he opted for retirement.
As a packer fan I loled when I heard about the metrodome in 2010
Packers??????
LAMBEAU AINT SHIT
The Humpty Dumpty Dome. Wasn't the first time the roof collapsed.
@@mpetersen6 my sister nicknamed it the diaper
And if I am correct the Oakland Athletics are now moving to.
Wait for it.
Las Vegas
Las Vegas will NOW have.
Wait for it!
Not ONE--BUT TWO Loser teams!😂😂😂😂
And also Sacramento, lol
The Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team also played in the Metrodome.
Notice how they used to configure the field at Oakland while Baseball season was still going @ 1:36.
That's because the Coliseum was, by far, the worst multipurpose stadium ever designed. The baseball-to-football conversion was so painstaking and inefficient, they had to wait until the end of baseball season to do it.
Why did you have the Pontiac Silverdome on here? It was a great stadium WHEN IT WAS OPEN but it was in Pontiac and not Detroit, that was the only thing wrong with it. The owners always wanted too much money for events so it was never a viable option. You should have included Tiger Stadium instead. Yes it was in Detroit but it was a REALLY rough area of Detroit plus it was SOOOO old it was falling apart, most of the bathrooms did not work and the plumbing in the stadium leaked.
Love how we (Minnesota) went from one of the worst stadiums to one of the best if not the best stadiums in the NFL! 😊
I thought for sure you’d add Denver’s old Mile High Stadium
Wondered if “The World’s Largest Outdoor Insane Asylum” would make the list - Memorial Stadium, home of the Baltimore Colts (and Ravens) from 1953 to 1997.
Hope the city of San Diego build a new stadium and bring back the Chargers...HelLA doesn't need two teams
I believe San Diego State built Snapdragon Stadium where Qualcomm Stadium once stood. The capacity is small and they would need to greatly expand and update it if an NFL team were to ever call it home.
@@davidv2700 Wonder why they didn't make it bigger?? It could host San Diego St and bring the Chargers back.
That’s what the Chargers said the first time they were in LA.
And San Diego NEVER appreciated the one they had. That's WHY they !
Wait for it.
LOST--IT! 😂😂😂😂
Damn, no mention of veterans stadium in Philadelphia?
Can't believe you didn't have the Kingdome up there
You had me until 2:29. lol :)
No way is the silverdome a top 10 of all time. It was one of the first domes, had massive seating capacity, hosted tons of concerts and things like wrestlemania. The only bad part was the turf was basically painted concrete
It was so bad it also hosted world cup matches.
@@muddobber6863 I work pretty
Much right across the freeway from it, actually got to watch them implode it from my office window, it was pretty cool actually. The first set failed and that was interesting too
The stadium the bills played in before the moved to Highmark stadium is still standing. It is used for high-school sports. It was remodeled.
War Memorial is demolished. Idk what you're talking about.
No Veteran’s stadium in Philadelphia?
New York Should not have a NFL team let alone 2 because they don’t put anything into those franchises. MetLife stadium is bland and should be in the city. Most New Yorkers can care less about sports
What's ironic, is that the stadium isn't even IN New York. It's in JERSEY.
If I had a Dolorean DMC-12 I would go back to 2006 just to go to an Oakland Raiders game at the old stadium I never got to go there.
The Coliseum is a dump. You didn’t miss anything. Just a slab of concrete. Went there to see the A’s and Raiders while attending Berkeley.
It is, by far, the worst multipurpose stadium ever built. The baseball-to-football conversion was so sloppy and inefficient, they actually had two different arrangements for football! The Raiders had to wait for baseball season to end before they went to the "permanent" football setup. And the Raiders had to be boiling over with frustration watching the A's win three World Series, while they didn't win a Super Bowl until Ben Drieth fixed that playoff game against the Patriots in 1976.
“It’s also where Tom Brady made his NFL debut”
*Brady throw a donk. 😂
Some of these weren't the worst, they just had become old or in bad locations.
What about City Stadium or the Polo Grounds?
Polo Grounds lasted decades and was considered a Baseball Cathedral
Candlestick was a dump since day one!
I agree. Even Joe Montana claimed to HATE playing there.
Being 73 now, I remember when there was just an Anchor fence between the field and the bleachers…yes it was a dump, but many great memories of the old ‘stick….
When Horace Stoneham was scouting locations for the stadium, he went to Candlestick Point around 10:00 A.M. one day, a time when there is almost no wind. He thought it was a beautiful spot for a ballpark, but had no idea that the wind became ferocious in the afternoon and evening. Weathermen said that the wind wouldn't have been nearly as bad, if they had built it only one mile up the road. But, if they had, thousands of people would have been killed in the 1989 earthquake, because the spot had less bedrock.
It is funny. These stadiums are considered bad yet just North in Canada we have much worse currently than these so-called eye sores.
Including the TEAMS!
What do you mean by outdated
They were falling apart. And had bad views. Or playing surface.
This sounds like it was written by a 12-year old. Work on your grammar, kid.
How about Busch Stadium
Were these stadiums all that bad when they opened?
"Cleveland Indians football team"??
Right?? What racist football team name.
@@JacobFerch-vk9jk lemme guess, you think the redskins and the chiefs are racist too?
Yes. In the early days of the NFL, it was common for a football team to take the name of the baseball team. There was a "Brooklyn Dodgers" football team that played at Ebbets Field, and a "Pittsburgh Pirates" football team at Forbes Field. The Boston Redskins got their name from the Red Sox, but didn't go all the way. The Bears played at Wrigley Field and wanted to identify with the Cubs.
@@davidlafleche1142 That's weird, and I never knew that. I'll get that one right at the next trivia night for sure. :-)
@@mikeadiddle Of course, they don't do that anymore. However, the Pittsburgh Penguins (originally blue and white) did change their colors to black and gold, to identify with the Pirates and Steelers. If Pittsburgh ever has a basketball team, no doubt it will do the same thing.
“sort of weird”
Nothing wrong with the 'stick'.
You started with a Minnesota stadium and could have finished with one as well: Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, MN was awful and way worse than several on your list. Both football teams had to stand on the same side of the field!
It was ALSO AN OLD ASS STADIUM, that NOW sits on the site of the 'Mall Of America.'
The Raiders left Oakland for LA IN 1982 NOT 1981. GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT.
😅😅@@carter9109
They LEFT in 1981. Technically correct.
the old chifes one shold have been in there
Baltimore memorial stadium
Weak video. Just a selection of teams previous homes that were abandoned less than 30 years ago. Do you really think Oakland Coliseum is worse than Youell Field, or Qualcomm was worse than Balboa Stadium?
Sure, multi use fields were bad, but you don't know your history well enough to call this worst of all time.😊
The narrator failed to mention that the first two year of the Oakland Raiders existence, they played half their home games at Candlestick (1960, when they also played at Kezar, sharing with the 49ers), and all home games in '61 at Candlestick. The right field bleachers were on the open side of the park, as it was then not enclosed, the outfield open to the Bay.
The Colisewer: soon to be demolished as next year the A's play in Sacramento.