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Where is the Pope-Mobile? |
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The Best Wear Pinstripes |
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Rud-y! Rud-y! Rud-y! Oh Wait... |
Several international futball (soccer) games were hosted in the old Stadium as well mostly in the 1950s and 1960s most notably featuring teams such as Totenham, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Santos of Brazil (with the famous Pele'), Real Madrid, Juventus, and A.C. Milan. International friendlies were also held at the Stadium including the U.S. National Team facing Israel in 1968.
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"I am the greatest!" |
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"Rocky Marciano?....He kicked Joe Louis' Ass" |
The most famous boxing event ever held at Yankee Stadium was perhaps the rematch between Joe Louis and Germany's Max Schmeling on June 22, 1938. Joe Louis knocked Hitler's "superior" fighter out in the first round. The only other match that could come close to that one was between Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton on September 28, 1976. Ali won that match by unanimous decision.
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Could have been you Cleveland... |
Here is a short list of the events that have been held in the New Stadium since 2009 and some of the upcoming events that you may find yourself wanting to attend:
April 25, 2009 - Joel Osteen held a prayer service at the Stadium as the first non-baseball event in the Stadium.
May 13, 2009 - New York University held their Graduation Ceremony featuring a key-note address by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
September 13-14, 2010 - Jay-Z (boooooo!) and Eminem held back-to-back concerts in front of sellout crowds at the Stadium as the first concert in the new digs. B.o.B., 50 Cent, Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, and Dr. Dre made appearances as well. What a lineup! I had a chance as a season-ticket holder to go to this but passed. Damn!
November 20, 2010 - Notre Dame and Army rekindled their historic rivalry although ND easily defeated the Knights 27-3.
December 30, 2010 - The first Pinstripe Bowl occurred between Syracuse and Kansas State. The 'Cuse won 36-34.
July 15-16, 2011 - SIR Paul McCartney played the Stadium and had a special guest on the second night in Billy Joel.
September 14, 2011 - "The Big Four" of Metallica, Slayer, Megadeath, and Anthrax played in front of 41,762
July 6-7, 2012 - Roger Waters of Pink Floyd had over 62,000 in attendance for the 2 days.
July 22, 2012 - Chelsea and PSG played to a 1-1 tie in front of 38,202.
August 8, 2012 - Real Madrid beat A.C. Milan 5-1 in front of 49,474.
September 6 and 8, 2012 - Madonna played 2 sold out shows. These shows sold out in under 20 minutes for close to 80,000 tickets in total.
May 25, 2013 - Manchester City defeated Chelsea 5-3 in front of 39,462.
June 11, 2013 - Spain defeated Ireland 2-0 in front of 39,368.
July 19-20, 2013 - Not to be outdone by Madonna...Justin Timberlake sold close to 90,000 tickets for his two shows. Jay-Z made perhaps his last welcome appearance as well.
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N'Sync sure looks different... |
EVENTS STILL TO COME:
December 28, 2013 - the Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the 2013 Pinstripe Bowl.
January 26, 2014 - New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils - Outside Hockey!
January 29, 2014 - New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders
I am sure you could get tickets to the 3 events above. Just hope there isn't a blizzard.