Fair Park Coliseum (Dallas)

32°46′45″N 96°45′26″W / 32.779175°N 96.757193°W / 32.779175; -96.757193CapacityBasketball: 8,513ConstructionOpened1955Renovated1988TenantsDallas Black Hawks (CHL) (1967–1982)
Dallas Tornado (NASL) (1975)
Dallas Freeze (CHL) (1992–1995)
Dallas Generals (ABA) (2009)
Assassination City Roller Derby (WFTDA) (2011–2013)
Dallas Marshals (CIF) (2018)

Fair Park Coliseum is an 8,513-seat multi-purpose arena in Dallas, Texas (USA) on the Fair Park grounds.^[1] It was home to the Dallas Black Hawks ice hockey team and Dallas Chaparrals basketball team.^[2] It was built in 1955. It was also home to the new ABA's Dallas Generals for the 2009–2010 season before the franchise folded.

The State Fair Coliseum was the home of the Rodeo Cowboys Association's inaugural National Finals Rodeo in 1959, and remained there through 1961.

The Dallas Tornado soccer club hosted the four-team regionals of the 1975 NASL Indoor tournament.

During the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix Formula One race held at Fair Park, the Coliseum doubled as the pit paddock for the Formula One teams in the Grand Prix.

From March 26, 2011 to 2013, the Coliseum was home to Dallas' own women's roller derby league, Assassination City Roller Derby of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.^[3]

References

^ Wilonsky, Robert (December 5, 2019). "'It's Fair Park's time': Maybe, after decades, Dallas has a plan to turn albatross into jewel". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
^ Olson, Rush (June 5, 2020). "Sports Rush: NHL (Should Be) Coming to Fort Worth". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
^ "Assassination City Roller Derby Season Opener at Fair Park". Dallas Observer. March 27, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

External links

Fair Park Coliseum website

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Preceded by

first arena

Home of the
Dallas Chaparrals
1967 – 1973

Succeeded by

HemisFair Arena

San Antonio Spurs

Founded in 1967
Formerly the Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1970, 1971–1973) and the Texas Chaparrals (1970–1971)
Based in San Antonio, Texas

Franchise

Arenas

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Owner(s): Spurs Sports & Entertainment
President: Gregg Popovich
General manager: Brian Wright
Head coach: Gregg Popovich

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Dallas Tornado

Founded 1967 Based in Dallas, Texas
Club history	Dallas Tornado (1967–1981) Dallas Tornado (1971, 1975–1981) (indoor)
Sports facilities	Cotton Bowl Turnpike Stadium P.C. Cobb Stadium Franklin Stadium Texas Stadium Ownby Stadium Fair Park Coliseum Reunion Arena
Culture	Dundee United F.C.
Important figures	Lamar Hunt Kirk Apostolidis John Best Kenny Cooper Sr. Dick Hall Kai Haaskivi Al Miller Ilija Mitić Ron Newman Mike Renshaw Kyle Rote Jr. Mike Stankovic Mirko Stojanović
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Honors
NASL Championship (2)	1971 (Champions) 1973 (Finalist)
NASL Regular Season (1)	1973 (Champions)
NASL Division titles (4)	1973 (Southern Division) 1974 (Central Division) 1977 (Southern Division) 1980 (Central Division)
NASL Indoor Championship (2)	1971 (Champions) 1979 (Champions)

Seasons
North American Soccer League (1966–85)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
North American Soccer League Indoor (1971, 1975–84)	1971 1975 1976 1979 1980–81