Year opened: 1953
Capacity: 54,187 at highest, up from 36,011 at opening
Names:
Milwaukee County Stadium, 1953-2001
Pro football tenants:
Green Bay Packers (NFL), 1953-94 (select games)
Postseason games hosted:
NFL Western Conf. Championship, Packers 28 Rams 7, Dec. 23, 1967
Other tenants of note:
Milwaukee Braves (MLB – NL), 1953-65
Univ. of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (college football), 1968-71
Milwaukee Brewers (MLB – AL), 1970-2000
Notes: Beginning in 1933, Packers played some home games each year in Milwaukee (the practice continued through 1994), with County Stadium the venue from 1953. Also hosted some home games of MLB Chicago White Sox, 1968-69. Playing area was barely large enough to fit a football field and both team benches were on the same sideline. Hosted exhibition matches of NASL Chicago Sting.
Fate: Demolished in 2001, site now serves as a parking lot for Miller Park.
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