Sports Arena Trivia
GREE...@cronus.bentley.edu
What was the first pro sports arena/stadium/field to be given a name because a
company paid for their name to be on it, ie: The FleetCenter - named 'cuz
Fleet Bank paid gazillions of dollars to get their name there. Not named 'cuz
the team owner also owned a business, ie: Wrigley Field.
Peter
Douglas Peterman
>A quickie.
>Peter
3Com Park? (was Candlestick Park)
Interestingly enough (a side note, even if I'm wrong) it won't likely be
3Com Park for long. I believe they leased the name for a year or two,
then it will be on the market again for some other co. to pick up.
That's marketing at its finest...
-doug
Josh Smith
Actually, according to what was posted to the 49ers mailing list last
season the 3com name is already gone. I think they only rented it for a
few months.
I response to the question, I'm not sure, but even the United Center in
Chicago, home of the Bulls, sponsored by United Airlines, has been named
longer than 3com was.
Josh Smith
Scott Terek
>>
>> >A quickie.
>>
>> >What was the first pro sports arena/stadium/field to be given a name because a
>> >company paid for their name to be on it, ie: The FleetCenter - named 'cuz
>> >Fleet Bank paid gazillions of dollars to get their name there. Not named 'cuz
>> >the team owner also owned a business, ie: Wrigley Field.
>>
>> >Peter
Again, not sure, but my first thought was the Target Center in
Minneapolis. I thought the Timberwolves have played there since
the franchise started, which must be four or five years now.
I also think the Forum in LA changed it's name to the Great Western
Form (paid for by Great Western Bank) about that same time...maybe them?
Scott
Bryan S. Morse
Douglas Peterman <do...@umcc.umcc.umich.edu> wrote:
>GREE...@cronus.bentley.edu writes:
>
>>What was the first pro sports arena/stadium/field to be given a name because a
>>company paid for their name to be on it, ie: The FleetCenter - named 'cuz
>>Fleet Bank paid gazillions of dollars to get their name there. Not named 'cuz
>>the team owner also owned a business, ie: Wrigley Field.
>
AmericaWest Arena (Phoenix) and the Delta Center (Salt Lake City) go back
farther than this recent renaming of Candlestick Park, and even those are
fairly new.
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HUG...@news.delphi.com
>In article <doug.82...@umcc.umcc.umich.edu>,
>Douglas Peterman <do...@umcc.umcc.umich.edu> wrote:
>>GREE...@cronus.bentley.edu writes:
>>
>>>What was the first pro sports arena/stadium/field to be given a name because a
>>>company paid for their name to be on it, ie: The FleetCenter - named 'cuz
>>>Fleet Bank paid gazillions of dollars to get their name there. Not named 'cuz
>>>the team owner also owned a business, ie: Wrigley Field.
>>
>>3Com Park? (was Candlestick Park)
>AmericaWest Arena (Phoenix) and the Delta Center (Salt Lake City) go back
>farther than this recent renaming of Candlestick Park, and even those are
>fairly new.
I believe Arco Arena (Sacramento Kings) was named sometime around 1985.
GREE...@cronus.bentley.edu
>>> GREE...@cronus.bentley.edu writes:
>>>
>>> >A quickie.
>>>
>>> >What was the first pro sports arena/stadium/field to be given a name because a
>>> >company paid for their name to be on it, ie: The FleetCenter - named 'cuz
>>> >Fleet Bank paid gazillions of dollars to get their name there. Not named 'cuz
>>> >the team owner also owned a business, ie: Wrigley Field.
>>>
>
> Again, not sure, but my first thought was the Target Center in
> Minneapolis. I thought the Timberwolves have played there since
> the franchise started, which must be four or five years now.
>
> I also think the Forum in LA changed it's name to the Great Western
> Form (paid for by Great Western Bank) about that same time...maybe them?
>
> Scott
Good try, Scott, but this structure goes back to way before the Timberwolves
existed...and also was given the name when it was under construction.
It still stands, and is being used, but no longer has the corporate name
attached to it.
Peter
Bob Tomasi
Bob Tomasi
(HUG...@DELPHI.COM) writes:
>
>mo...@ruth.cs.byu.edu (Bryan S. Morse) writes:
>
>>In article <doug.82...@umcc.umcc.umich.edu>,
>>Douglas Peterman <do...@umcc.umcc.umich.edu> wrote:
>>>GREE...@cronus.bentley.edu writes:
>>>
name because a
>>>>company paid for their name to be on it, ie: The FleetCenter -
named 'cuz
>>>>Fleet Bank paid gazillions of dollars to get their name there. Not
named 'cuz
>>>>the team owner also owned a business, ie: Wrigley Field.
>>>
>
>>AmericaWest Arena (Phoenix) and the Delta Center (Salt Lake City) go
back
>>farther than this recent renaming of Candlestick Park, and even those
are
>>fairly new.
>
>I believe Arco Arena (Sacramento Kings) was named sometime around
1985.
How about Schaefer Stadium in Foxboro, Ma.?
Marc Dashevsky
<GREE...@cronus.bentley.edu> wrote:
>Actual followup question: What was the Schaefer Beer theme song from their
>advertising campaigns??
Schaefer is the one beer to have when you're having more than one.
_Marc (burp)
GREE...@rhea.bentley.edu
Good Start...but the theme was 4-6 lines long, in total.
Let's see if anyone remembers the whole thing.
Peter
Larry Fischer
writes:
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>GREE...@cronus.bentley.edu wrote:
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>>In article <4gtkde$4...@cloner3.netcom.com>, tom...@ix.netcom.com(Bob
Tomasi) writes:
>>> In <4glm99$h...@news2.delphi.com> HUG...@news.delphi.com
>>> (HUG...@DELPHI.COM) writes:
>>>>>>GREE...@cronus.bentley.edu writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>What was the first pro sports arena/stadium/field to be given a
>>> name because a
>>>>>>>company paid for their name to be on it, ie: The FleetCenter -
>>> named 'cuz
>>>>>>>Fleet Bank paid gazillions of dollars to get their name there.
Not
>>> named 'cuz
>>>>>>>the team owner also owned a business, ie: Wrigley Field.
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>>Schaefer Stadium was the first arena/stadium/park, etc to be named
cuz a
>>company paid tons o cash for the privledge.
>
>>Followup question: What company paid the money?? Just kidding.
>
>>Actual followup question: What was the Schaefer Beer theme song
from their
>>advertising campaigns??
>
>
Billy
>>Sullivan)
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>>then became Foxboro Stadium.
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>>Good luck on the followup!!
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>>Peter
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>The theme song, you say? OK, here it goes:
>
>"Schaefer is the one beer to have
>Schaefer pleasure doesn't fade
>Even when you're thirst is done.
>The most rewarding flavor
>In this man's world,
>For people who are having fun, so
>Schaefer is the one beer to have
>
>If you want to hear me sing it, let me know.
>
>Bob Tomasi
>
>That won't be necessary....Wanta grab a Gansett, neighbor?
Peter