The Big Sombrero

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The Big Sombrero was the popular nickname for Tampa Stadium, a now-demolished outdoor sports venue in Tampa, Florida that hosted NFL games, major college football matchups, and large-scale events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football stadium
outdoor sports venue
stadium
architecturalStyle open-air bowl
capacity approximately 74,000 after expansion
closed 1998
constructionType concrete bowl
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demolished true
demolishedIn 1999
expanded 1974
1975
fieldOrientation north–south
hasCategory Defunct sports venues in Florida
Demolished sports venues in the United States
hasNickName The Big Sombrero NERFINISHED
hasScoreboards two large end-zone scoreboards
hasSurface grass
hosted NFL games
major college football matchups
hostedEvent Hall of Fame Bowl NERFINISHED
NFL Pro Bowl 1978 NERFINISHED
Outback Bowl NERFINISHED
Super Bowl XVIII NERFINISHED
Super Bowl XXV NERFINISHED
Tampa Bay Bandits home games
USFL games
concerts
locatedIn Florida
Hillsborough County, Florida NERFINISHED
Tampa NERFINISHED
nicknameFor Tampa Stadium NERFINISHED
notableFor high noise levels during games
steep upper deck
officialName Tampa Stadium NERFINISHED
opened 1967
ownedBy City of Tampa NERFINISHED
primarySport American football
region Tampa Bay area NERFINISHED
replacedBy Raymond James Stadium NERFINISHED
shapeInspiredNickname sombrero-like upper deck
tenant Tampa Bay Buccaneers NERFINISHED
Tampa Bay Rowdies NERFINISHED
Tampa Spartans football NERFINISHED
usedFor American football
college football
large-scale events

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Tampa Stadium alsoKnownAs The Big Sombrero