# Why are so many NFL stadiums a different design at one end? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 18, 2009, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-nfl-stadiums-a-different-design-at-one-end/514254 "2009-10-18T22:26:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-nfl-stadiums-a-different-design-at-one-end/514254/21 "2009-10-20T23:17:59Z")
Even stranger, the Tampa Bay Lighting played hockey in a domed stadium - Tropicana Field. They played there 3 of their first 4 seasons when they were bad. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-nfl-stadiums-a-different-design-at-one-end/514254/22 "2009-10-21T04:40:35Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > I agree about Houston and DC but the old Cleveland stadium was not 100% round - it did host both FB and baseball. It was more of a U shape. It was also built in 1930 way before the other dual purpose stadiums. > **[Redirect Notice](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http:%2F%2Fwww.stadiumsofprofootball.com%2Fpast%2Fimages%2Fcleve08950.jpg&imgrefurl=http:%2F%2Fwww.stadiumsofprofootball.com%2Fpast%2FClevelandStadium.htm&usg=__y5Kghj6e_3Z8219cFis9Lj_jxxU=&h=316&w=450&sz=69&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=CQwkxlMZNrZJZM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=127&prev=%2Fimages%3Fq%3DMunicipal%2BStadium%2Bcleveland%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DZRT%26sa%3DX%26um%3D1)** Pretty close to round. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-nfl-stadiums-a-different-design-at-one-end/514254/23 "2009-10-21T05:26:18Z")
> [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](#): > > Ah, Candlestick… Let’s be fair to the 'Stick’s designers. _Nothing_, short of a roof, could cut down on those swirling winds. Ahh, the halcyon days of my youth. August nights at the ballpark, wearing a parka, gloves, covered in a blanket, watching mediocre baseball. I \<3 you, Candlestick. (Nearly frozen my ass off a couple times at PacBell or whatever it’s called now, too. It might not be as cold or windy as Candlestick, but it’s still San Francisco.) ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-nfl-stadiums-a-different-design-at-one-end/514254/24 "2009-10-21T13:20:53Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Old guys like me remember when the Giants played at Yankee Stadium and the Jets at Shea Stadium. While Yankee Stadium was refurbished in the 70s the Giants played at Yale, not at Shea. Incidentally, they are planning to have a college football bowl game at the new Yankees Stadium. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-nfl-stadiums-a-different-design-at-one-end/514254/25 "2009-10-21T13:29:17Z")
They are also planning a few other college FB games at Yankee stadium. I think one of them is Army vs. Notre Dame. ---
**Author:** ![anson2995](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@anson2995](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anson2995)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-nfl-stadiums-a-different-design-at-one-end/514254/26 "2009-10-27T14:23:40Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > The circular stadiums were built to house both baseball and FB. They didn’t work well for either sport. I think they are all gone now. They were in Seattle, Atlanta, Philly, Cincy, St. Louis and Pittsburgh. (maybe I missed one) There are not many teams left that share a stadium with a baseball team, the Dolphins and Raiders are the only 2 I can think of. Twins are getting a new outdoor stadium next year. Seattle was a domed stadium, so it doesn’t belong in this group. The other cookie cutter stadiums were Shea in New York, RFK in Washington, and Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-nfl-stadiums-a-different-design-at-one-end/514254/27 "2009-10-27T14:32:32Z")
FWIW, Heinz Field in Pittsburgh is built that way for the skyline/river/hillside view. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-nfl-stadiums-a-different-design-at-one-end/514254.md?page=1)