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Amon G. Carter Stadium is an open-air football stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the home stadium of the TCU Horned Frogs football team. It was named after Amon G. Carter, a prominent Fort Worth businessman, newspaper publisher, and city booster. It has several popular nicknames, the most popular being "The Carter" and "Hell's Half Acre" (a reference to the site in Fort Worth's wild west past, which was located near the stadium, as well as the difficulty opposing teams have winning in the stadium).

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  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
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  • Amon G. Carter Stadium is an open-air football stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the home stadium of the TCU Horned Frogs football team. It was named after Amon G. Carter, a prominent Fort Worth businessman, newspaper publisher, and city booster. It has several popular nicknames, the most popular being "The Carter" and "Hell's Half Acre" (a reference to the site in Fort Worth's wild west past, which was located near the stadium, as well as the difficulty opposing teams have winning in the stadium).
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Nickname
  • "Gary's House"
  • "Hell's Half-Acre"
  • "The Carter"
record attendance
  • 50307(xsd:integer)
Caption
  • Satellite image of Amon G. Carter Stadium in 2001
broke ground
  • 1929(xsd:integer)
construction cost
  • 1.64E8
stadium name
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
Operator
  • Texas Christian University
Surface
  • Astro turf: 1973–1991
  • Grass: 1930–1972
  • Grass: 1992–present
seating capacity
  • 22000(xsd:integer)
  • 30500(xsd:integer)
  • 32000(xsd:integer)
  • 33000(xsd:integer)
  • 37000(xsd:integer)
  • 44008(xsd:integer)
  • 44358(xsd:integer)
  • 45000(xsd:integer)
  • 46083(xsd:integer)
Architect
Opened
  • 1930-10-11(xsd:date)
Owner
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Location
  • 2850(xsd:integer)
  • Fort Worth, Texas 76129
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  • Amon G. Carter Stadium is an open-air football stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the home stadium of the TCU Horned Frogs football team. It was named after Amon G. Carter, a prominent Fort Worth businessman, newspaper publisher, and city booster. It has several popular nicknames, the most popular being "The Carter" and "Hell's Half Acre" (a reference to the site in Fort Worth's wild west past, which was located near the stadium, as well as the difficulty opposing teams have winning in the stadium). The stadium recently underwent a $164 million reconstruction project, which began immediately after the 2010 football season and was completed before the beginning of the 2012 season.
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