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Old April 23rd, 2007, 10:10 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by BaldBil View Post
More Schaefer Stadium tidbits.

1. Named for Schaefer beer, the "one beer to have when your having more than one".

2. After a game in 1971 the fans ripped down the goalpost and carried out of the stadium with the intention of carrying it up Rte 1. They hit some high tension wires and killed two guys.

3. Clive Rush at his press conference in 1970 announcing his hire as head coach was electrocuted when he touched his mike and had to be revived.

4. Monday Night Football refused to come back after a game in 1973(?) because of the drunken violence toward their crews. They did not return until the Bob Kraft Gillette era.
Some good facts to know.

And thought it was bad with bench seats with no backs.
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