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Vintage Fans: Tell Us a Tulane Stadium Story?

this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Primadox, HouYat, NGU! (and thanks for the Turbo Dogs, Lynwood.) I knew you Yats wouldnt disappoint. Thanks for popping in & teaching me some things, as well as probably ringing up some real memories for other posters & lurkers. Honestly, ...

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03-09-2011, 09:03 AM	#10
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Primadox, HouYat, NGU! (and thanks for the Turbo Dogs, Lynwood.) I knew you Yats wouldnt disappoint. Thanks for popping in & teaching me some things, as well as probably ringing up some real memories for other posters & lurkers. Honestly, the more I know, the more realize I dont know, and my curiosity drives me bananas: Originally Posted by nevergiveup3 ...that first or second year... the atmosphere was almost like a Super Bowl.... Al Hirt leading the cheers... Mardi Gras Floats and baloons and the pigeons... It was electric... Did I hear that opposing teams were complaining about Al Hirt? Was he a part owner? And I also heard Pete Fountain was there? I'd like to hear more about Al Hirt & Pete Fountain. Originally Posted by nevergiveup3 Steve Stonebreaker getting into a fight in New York (I know this is about Tulane Stadium.. but hang in there) and when they returned there was a group collecting money outside of Tulane Stadium to pay his fine... I've heard about Stonebreaker, and I cant remember what was special about the fight. I'll bet there's no video. Originally Posted by nevergiveup3 The debates over Billy Kilmer (who I loved).... Trivia question answer... the first Saint to ever be booed.... I'm sure I would have been Pro-Kilmer. Im usually Pro- whoever everybody else is hating on. except kickers. Originally Posted by primadox I remember the Youth tickets that were something like $15 for season tickets... Can you imagine somebody proposing something like that now? Originally Posted by primadox those wonderful, LOUD metal bleachers that burned your butt if it was a sunny day...the stadium swaying... HAHAHAHA! never thought about that, but I still WANT stompable bleachers back. --when yall talk about the stadium swaying, you're exaggerating, right? Originally Posted by primadox ...going to a preseason game against the Lions during a tropical depression (missing the game never crossed our minds)... Does anyone else remember the Giants game in the 80's as a Hurricane was coming? John Madden does. He was scared, and said he wished see thru the roof, and know what was coming. Originally Posted by primadox the beer vendors with the jet packs... those jet packs again -- we need these now! ... If I owned a bar where Saints fans hung out... Originally Posted by primadox Frankly, I think a lot of our fans who have jumped on the bandwagon in the last couple of years would not be willing to brave the elements at Tulane Stadium, especially if the Saints weren't having a great year. You know I'd be there, regardless. Remember our 2 Reliant tailgates. 1st one cold and rainy. 2nd one 400 degrees. Say hi to Drew! Originally Posted by HouYat I'm standing on the field in the northwest corner of the end zone next to one of the cars that Paretti Pontiac had on display right next to the field . You have to show up on a video somewhere. Originally Posted by HouYat ...it seemed like we always had 80,000 screaming fans at all the games... Ah, this brings me to a big architectural question I've had for the longest. This drives my brain bananas. Take the roof off the Dome, and just show the bowl. (man, I wish there was a way to draw or doodle here) 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? Even w/o the roof the Dome looks twice as big. I drove by Rice Stadium last week, and thought the same thing. My corner endzone Terrace seats dont even exist in Rice. Its like Tiger Stadium, where the sides go up, but the bowl just has the lower level. boggles my mind. --and heres another Tulane question: I notice in pictures, Tulane seems to be built in sections, not all at once. Did these sections appear while the Saints played there, or was it all there by the '67? Did they HAVE to put some new sections for the Saints? Were there bad seats? Classic posts from classic posters. Thank you much!
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