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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The Big Sombrero canonical 3

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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
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
hasScoreboards two large end-zone scoreboards
hasSurface grass
hosted NFL games
major college football matchups
hostedEvent Hall of Fame Bowl
NFL Pro Bowl 1978
linked to: Pro Bowl

Outback Bowl
linked to: Hall of Fame Bowl

Super Bowl XVIII
Super Bowl XXV
Tampa Bay Bandits home games
USFL games
concerts
locatedIn Florida
Hillsborough County, Florida
Tampa
linked to: Tampa, Florida
nicknameFor Tampa Stadium
notableFor high noise levels during games
steep upper deck
officialName Tampa Stadium
opened 1967
ownedBy City of Tampa
linked to: Tampa, Florida
primarySport American football
region Tampa Bay area
replacedBy Raymond James Stadium
shapeInspiredNickname sombrero-like upper deck
tenant Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Tampa Spartans football
linked to: Tampa Spartans
usedFor American football
college football
large-scale events

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Tampa Stadium alsoKnownAs The Big Sombrero
Houlihan’s Stadium nickname The Big Sombrero
The Big Sombrero hasNickName The Big Sombrero