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What is now known as Ralph Wilson Stadium, also known as "The Ralph", is located in Buffalo, New York. While suitable for American Football League play, Buffalo War Memorial Stadium was both in disrepair and deemed undersized for a National Football League team, with a capacity of under 47,000 (league mandates instituted after the merger dictated a minimum of 50,000 seats).

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  • Ralph Wilson Stadium
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  • What is now known as Ralph Wilson Stadium, also known as "The Ralph", is located in Buffalo, New York. While suitable for American Football League play, Buffalo War Memorial Stadium was both in disrepair and deemed undersized for a National Football League team, with a capacity of under 47,000 (league mandates instituted after the merger dictated a minimum of 50,000 seats).
Former names
  • Rich Stadium
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Nickname
  • "The Ralph"
broke ground
  • 1972-04-04(xsd:date)
construction cost
  • $22 million USD
Title
stadium name
  • Ralph Wilson Stadium
Operator
  • Erie County, New York
Before
Surface
  • A-Turf Titan 2011 to future
  • AstroPlay 2003 to 2010
  • AstroTurf 1973 to 2002
Years
  • 1973(xsd:integer)
  • 1990(xsd:integer)
  • 1991(xsd:integer)
  • 1994(xsd:integer)
  • 1995(xsd:integer)
  • 2001(xsd:integer)
  • 2008(xsd:integer)
After
seating capacity
  • 73079(xsd:integer)
  • 80020(xsd:integer)
Architect
Opened
  • 1973-08-17(xsd:date)
Owner
tenants
  • Buffalo Bills
Location
  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • Orchard Park, NY 14127
abstract
  • What is now known as Ralph Wilson Stadium, also known as "The Ralph", is located in Buffalo, New York. While suitable for American Football League play, Buffalo War Memorial Stadium was both in disrepair and deemed undersized for a National Football League team, with a capacity of under 47,000 (league mandates instituted after the merger dictated a minimum of 50,000 seats). The stadium opened in 1973. The construction of the stadium and its location were the source of years of litigation, which ended with a financial settlement for a developer who had planned to erect an all-weather stadium in Lancaster, New York. However, plans changed because it was not wanted to be close to Lancaster High School. The stadium ended up being built by a man named Frank Schoenle, and his construction company. In 1972, Rich Products signed a 25-year, $1.5 million deal, by which the venue would be called "Rich Stadium"; this is one of the earliest examples of the sale of naming rights in North American sports. (The name was somewhat of a compromise, after Bills owner and founder Ralph Wilson rejected the name Rich wanted to use, "Coffee Rich Park.") After the original deal expired in 1998, the stadium was renamed in honor of Wilson, after Rich balked at paying a greatly increased rights fee, which would have brought the price up to par with other NFL stadiums. The first playoff game at the stadium was a 17–10 Bills victory over the Houston Oilers on January 1, 1989. The Bills won every ensuing playoff game at the stadium until they were defeated by the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 28, 1996.
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