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The former site of Veterans Stadium, June 28, 2004
Colloquially known as "The Vet," Veterans Stadium was located at the corner of Broad Street and Pattison
Avenue in Philadelphia; it housed the Philadelphia Eagles Football Team (NFL) from 1971 through 2002 and the Philadelphia Phillies (Major
League Baseball) from 1971 through 2003.
The Vet has been known for providing both the Eagles and the Phillies with great home-field advantage. In particular, the
acoustics greatly enhance crowd noise on the field, making it difficult for opponents to focus on the task at hand. The field's
surface, originally composed of AstroTurf8, was switched to the somewhat softer NexTurf in 2001.
The most notable event in the Vet's history was Game 6 of the 1980 World Series; in that game, the Phillies clinched their lone world championship
with a victory over the Kansas City Royals.
The Vet was host to several of the annual Army-Navy Game football games.
The Vet was imploded on March 21, 2004.
See also: List of stadiums
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