Vintage Fans: Tell Us a Tulane Stadium Story?

foreverfan · 03-10-2011, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by skymike

How do you get 80,000 in Tulane Stadium, which appears 50-100 feet shorter than the bowl of the Dome, and the Dome holds 72,000?

lynwood · 03-08-2011, 07:36 PM

"and he was one ugly mo'. Good thing he was a QB, or he'd never have found a lady. Kind of like musicians, huh Strato?"

Ha!

nevergiveup3 · 03-09-2011, 09:23 AM

SM,
For some reason the "quote" button is not functioning but you will get the gist of what I am responding to.

The Stonebreaker fight was/is interesting and telling. We were playing in New York and the game was within reach... maybe 27-23 or something like that. We are driving with under 2 minutes to play and Kilmer throws a sideline pass. Our receiver catches the pass and his momentum carries him out of bounds. Some Giant player on the sidelines, not even in the game, lays our receiver out with a forearm. The next thing you see is Stony run completely across the field but does not hit him... You see him pointing his finger in the guys face and the camera catches the guy putting his helmet on, and you knew that was not the end of it... So the game ends, we lose, and Stony, true to his word obviously, runs across the field again and lays the gujy out.. And all hell breaks lose.... John Mecom, all of 30 years old, actually gets involved and breaks his hand punching a Giant player with a helmet..... That should have said something about his intellect...lol.... So we meet the team at the airport and Stony is an instant folk hero.... and like I said they were taking collections to pay his $10,000 fine... I think they collected $50,000... It was all sent to charity...

As to bad seats at Tulane Stadium... Our Season Tickets were really good... 30 yard line maybe 25 rows from the field... I do remember getting tickets to a New Years Eve Sugar Bowl.... Alabama (with Bear Bryant coaching) against Notre Dame.... for the NC.. Tickets were hard to come by, there was no internet and Stub Hub at the time... WWL had some guy call in and say he had extras and my dad got them... 50 yard line... no kidding... 1 caviat... It was the very TOP row in the stadium and it was friggin cold... The wind was blowing and if memory serves the back of the top level was a chain link fence.... it was howling and freezing but one of the best NC games I have ever seen....

One other story... SB 4 (didnt use Roman Numerals then, I think), we had tickets because we had Season Tickets... I think the price was $25... The trouble was our seats were in the end zone, not our regular Season Ticket location... my dad was pissed so he sold the tickets for face value and got us sideline tickets for like $15.... Not quite the same demand as now...

Oh and my dad was probably the original ticket broker in front of the stadium... I would go into the stadium and he would "buy cheap-sell high" and make $40 -$50 a game....a ton of money back then....

Good memories.... hope to see more

skymike · 03-10-2011, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by nevergiveup3

...Stony is an instant folk hero.... and like I said they were taking collections to pay his $10,000 fine...

Originally Posted by nevergiveup3

... SB 4 (didnt use Roman Numerals then, I think), we had tickets because we had Season Tickets... I think the price was $25... The trouble was our seats were in the end zone, not our regular Season Ticket location... my dad was pissed so he sold the tickets for face value and got us sideline tickets for like $15....

Love the Stony story. I wonder how many people on the board here remember that?

And wow, $15 dollars for a Super Bowl ticket. That explains why the halftime show was "Up With People."

I'll bet the crowds back then were much more alive. A lot less "look at me," and a lot more fun.

There sure have been a lot of great stories here, already, and keep em coming. For now, this one kind of sums it up for me:

Originally Posted by nevergiveup3

I do love the dome but every now and then when it is 75 degrees and sunny on a Sunday afternoon in late September, my thoughts do drift back.....

RaginCajun83 · 03-09-2011, 09:43 AM

Good thread indeed, good to see my dad wasn't the only one to leave the Lions game before Dempsey's kick

44Champs · 03-10-2011, 08:40 AM

Love this thread!

One more thing, because those bleachers would get so damn hot, we would bring these foldable seats to sit on. There was a a metal part that would slide under the bleachers to keep it in place. I remember that ours had the Saints logo and colors. It would be cool if I could find one of those again.

skymike · 03-10-2011, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by foreverfan

hahahahahaha! your best one of the offseason so far.

OK, that's a new question, and its a big one. Strain your memories here, and be honest:

Which has/had more buttroom?
-an average Tulane Stadium seat?
-or a Terrace seat in the Dome? (non-padded)

Originally Posted by 44Champs

Love this thread!

Originally Posted by 44Champs

One more thing, because those bleachers would get so damn hot, we would bring these foldable seats to sit on. There was a a metal part that would slide under the bleachers to keep it in place. I remember that ours had the Saints logo and colors. It would be cool if I could find one of those again.

Whadya mean "one more thing?" You pile on as many things as you want here, Champs. There all gold to me.

Somebody has to have a foldable Saints logo seat out there.
I'm seriously considering looking online for a Dixie Jet Pack.

Budsdrinker · 03-10-2011, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by 44Champs

Love this thread!

One more thing, because those bleachers would get so damn hot, we would bring these foldable seats to sit on. There was a a metal part that would slide under the bleachers to keep it in place. I remember that ours had the Saints logo and colors. It would be cool if I could find one of those again.

Today's version.
North Pole 109535 Folding Stadium Seat-Saints

nevergiveup3 · 03-10-2011, 03:55 PM

I don't remember anyone complaining about Al Hirt.... may be I just dont remember.... He was on some sort of pla tform during the games and would bellow.. and I mean bellow.... GO SAINTS GO every so often.... and of course would belt out his version of When the Saints go Marching In..

Does anyone remember Charlie Saints Marching Club? We were members even though we lived in lafayette... Since it was a 4.5 hour drive back then and the games started at 1 pm we would normally drive home immediately after the game... But Charlie's Club would have a parade after each victory (I know.... not too many parades back then) around their neighborhood (does anyone remember where the Club was located?)...

And they would make bus trips to out of town games.... $35 would get you a bus ride to Atlanta, all the Dixie beer you could drink, a ticket to the game and one night in a motel (4 people to a room).... The party would begin in the Club House, onto the chartered bus and would not stop until you passed out on the bus or the bus returned in the wee hours Monday morning... When we would get to Atlanta Saturday afternoon people would take a shower and then we would head down to Underground Atlanta and party all night.... Houston, Memphis (Pre season game), Jackson (also pre season) were some of the other out of town games.... They did a train trip to chicago also, although I didnt make that trip... i heard it was epic

skymike · 03-14-2011, 06:27 AM

Originally Posted by nevergiveup3

...Does anyone remember Charlie Saints Marching Club? We were members even though we lived in lafayette... Since it was a 4.5 hour drive back then and the games started at 1 pm we would normally drive home immediately after the game... But Charlie's Club would have a parade after each victory (I know.... not too many parades back then) around their neighborhood (does anyone remember where the Club was located?)...

And they would make bus trips to out of town games.... $35 would get you a bus ride to Atlanta, all the Dixie beer you could drink, a ticket to the game and one night in a motel (4 people to a room).... The party would begin in the Club House, onto the chartered bus and would not stop until you passed out on the bus or the bus returned in the wee hours Monday morning... When we would get to Atlanta Saturday afternoon people would take a shower and then we would head down to Underground Atlanta and party all night.... Houston, Memphis (Pre season game), Jackson (also pre season) were some of the other out of town games.... They did a train trip to chicago also, although I didnt make that trip... i heard it was epic

$35 for a road-trip, beer, hotel, and party? Man, this is getting amazing. I think I have a girl who remembers this. Let me ring her up.

03-10-2011, 08:31 AM	#1
foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Originally Posted by skymike How do you get 80,000 in Tulane Stadium, which appears 50-100 feet shorter than the bowl of the Dome, and the Dome holds 72,000?

03-09-2011, 09:23 AM	#3
nevergiveup3 100th Post Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 101	SM, For some reason the "quote" button is not functioning but you will get the gist of what I am responding to. The Stonebreaker fight was/is interesting and telling. We were playing in New York and the game was within reach... maybe 27-23 or something like that. We are driving with under 2 minutes to play and Kilmer throws a sideline pass. Our receiver catches the pass and his momentum carries him out of bounds. Some Giant player on the sidelines, not even in the game, lays our receiver out with a forearm. The next thing you see is Stony run completely across the field but does not hit him... You see him pointing his finger in the guys face and the camera catches the guy putting his helmet on, and you knew that was not the end of it... So the game ends, we lose, and Stony, true to his word obviously, runs across the field again and lays the gujy out.. And all hell breaks lose.... John Mecom, all of 30 years old, actually gets involved and breaks his hand punching a Giant player with a helmet..... That should have said something about his intellect...lol.... So we meet the team at the airport and Stony is an instant folk hero.... and like I said they were taking collections to pay his $10,000 fine... I think they collected $50,000... It was all sent to charity... As to bad seats at Tulane Stadium... Our Season Tickets were really good... 30 yard line maybe 25 rows from the field... I do remember getting tickets to a New Years Eve Sugar Bowl.... Alabama (with Bear Bryant coaching) against Notre Dame.... for the NC.. Tickets were hard to come by, there was no internet and Stub Hub at the time... WWL had some guy call in and say he had extras and my dad got them... 50 yard line... no kidding... 1 caviat... It was the very TOP row in the stadium and it was friggin cold... The wind was blowing and if memory serves the back of the top level was a chain link fence.... it was howling and freezing but one of the best NC games I have ever seen.... One other story... SB 4 (didnt use Roman Numerals then, I think), we had tickets because we had Season Tickets... I think the price was $25... The trouble was our seats were in the end zone, not our regular Season Ticket location... my dad was pissed so he sold the tickets for face value and got us sideline tickets for like $15.... Not quite the same demand as now... Oh and my dad was probably the original ticket broker in front of the stadium... I would go into the stadium and he would "buy cheap-sell high" and make $40 -$50 a game....a ton of money back then.... Good memories.... hope to see more
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03-10-2011, 08:14 AM	#4
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Originally Posted by nevergiveup3 ...Stony is an instant folk hero.... and like I said they were taking collections to pay his $10,000 fine... Originally Posted by nevergiveup3 ... SB 4 (didnt use Roman Numerals then, I think), we had tickets because we had Season Tickets... I think the price was $25... The trouble was our seats were in the end zone, not our regular Season Ticket location... my dad was pissed so he sold the tickets for face value and got us sideline tickets for like $15.... Love the Stony story. I wonder how many people on the board here remember that? And wow, $15 dollars for a Super Bowl ticket. That explains why the halftime show was "Up With People." I'll bet the crowds back then were much more alive. A lot less "look at me," and a lot more fun. There sure have been a lot of great stories here, already, and keep em coming. For now, this one kind of sums it up for me: Originally Posted by nevergiveup3 I do love the dome but every now and then when it is 75 degrees and sunny on a Sunday afternoon in late September, my thoughts do drift back.....
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03-10-2011, 08:40 AM	#6
44Champs Site Donor Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,589	Love this thread! One more thing, because those bleachers would get so damn hot, we would bring these foldable seats to sit on. There was a a metal part that would slide under the bleachers to keep it in place. I remember that ours had the Saints logo and colors. It would be cool if I could find one of those again.
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03-10-2011, 09:14 AM	#7
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Originally Posted by foreverfan hahahahahaha! your best one of the offseason so far. OK, that's a new question, and its a big one. Strain your memories here, and be honest: Which has/had more buttroom? -an average Tulane Stadium seat? -or a Terrace seat in the Dome? (non-padded) Originally Posted by 44Champs Love this thread! Originally Posted by 44Champs One more thing, because those bleachers would get so damn hot, we would bring these foldable seats to sit on. There was a a metal part that would slide under the bleachers to keep it in place. I remember that ours had the Saints logo and colors. It would be cool if I could find one of those again. Whadya mean "one more thing?" You pile on as many things as you want here, Champs. There all gold to me. Somebody has to have a foldable Saints logo seat out there. I'm seriously considering looking online for a Dixie Jet Pack.

03-08-2011, 07:36 PM	#2
lynwood 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hockley, Tx Posts: 1,515	"and he was one ugly mo'. Good thing he was a QB, or he'd never have found a lady. Kind of like musicians, huh Strato?" Ha!

03-09-2011, 09:43 AM	#5
RaginCajun83 Hou Saints Fan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 5,050	Good thread indeed, good to see my dad wasn't the only one to leave the Lions game before Dempsey's kick

03-10-2011, 09:00 PM	#8
Budsdrinker A Cajun Transforming TX Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Woodlands, Texas Posts: 2,787	Originally Posted by 44Champs Love this thread! One more thing, because those bleachers would get so damn hot, we would bring these foldable seats to sit on. There was a a metal part that would slide under the bleachers to keep it in place. I remember that ours had the Saints logo and colors. It would be cool if I could find one of those again. Today's version. North Pole 109535 Folding Stadium Seat-Saints

03-10-2011, 03:55 PM	#9
nevergiveup3 100th Post Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 101	I don't remember anyone complaining about Al Hirt.... may be I just dont remember.... He was on some sort of pla tform during the games and would bellow.. and I mean bellow.... GO SAINTS GO every so often.... and of course would belt out his version of When the Saints go Marching In.. Does anyone remember Charlie Saints Marching Club? We were members even though we lived in lafayette... Since it was a 4.5 hour drive back then and the games started at 1 pm we would normally drive home immediately after the game... But Charlie's Club would have a parade after each victory (I know.... not too many parades back then) around their neighborhood (does anyone remember where the Club was located?)... And they would make bus trips to out of town games.... $35 would get you a bus ride to Atlanta, all the Dixie beer you could drink, a ticket to the game and one night in a motel (4 people to a room).... The party would begin in the Club House, onto the chartered bus and would not stop until you passed out on the bus or the bus returned in the wee hours Monday morning... When we would get to Atlanta Saturday afternoon people would take a shower and then we would head down to Underground Atlanta and party all night.... Houston, Memphis (Pre season game), Jackson (also pre season) were some of the other out of town games.... They did a train trip to chicago also, although I didnt make that trip... i heard it was epic
nevergiveup3 100th Post Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 101

03-14-2011, 06:27 AM	#10
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Originally Posted by nevergiveup3 ...Does anyone remember Charlie Saints Marching Club? We were members even though we lived in lafayette... Since it was a 4.5 hour drive back then and the games started at 1 pm we would normally drive home immediately after the game... But Charlie's Club would have a parade after each victory (I know.... not too many parades back then) around their neighborhood (does anyone remember where the Club was located?)... And they would make bus trips to out of town games.... $35 would get you a bus ride to Atlanta, all the Dixie beer you could drink, a ticket to the game and one night in a motel (4 people to a room).... The party would begin in the Club House, onto the chartered bus and would not stop until you passed out on the bus or the bus returned in the wee hours Monday morning... When we would get to Atlanta Saturday afternoon people would take a shower and then we would head down to Underground Atlanta and party all night.... Houston, Memphis (Pre season game), Jackson (also pre season) were some of the other out of town games.... They did a train trip to chicago also, although I didnt make that trip... i heard it was epic $35 for a road-trip, beer, hotel, and party? Man, this is getting amazing. I think I have a girl who remembers this. Let me ring her up.