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Sam Boyd Stadium is a closed football stadium in Whitney, Nevada, an unincorporated community in the Las Vegas Valley. It honors Sam Boyd, a major figure in the hotel and casino industry in Las Vegas. The stadium consisted of an uncovered horseshoe-shaped single-decked bowl, with temporary seating occasionally erected in the open north end zone. T…
Sam Boyd Stadium is a closed football stadium in Whitney, Nevada, an unincorporated community in the Las Vegas Valley. It honors Sam Boyd, a major figure in the hotel and casino industry in Las Vegas. The stadium consisted of an uncovered horseshoe-shaped single-decked bowl, with temporary seating occasionally erected in the open north end zone. The artificial turf field had a conventional north–south orientation, at an elevation of 1,600 feet above sea level.
  • Location: Whitney, Nevada, U.S.
  • Owner: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Capacity: 36,800 (expandable to 40,000) · 32,000 (1978–1998) · 15,000 (1971–1977)
  • Opened: October 23, 1971
  • Former names: Sam Boyd Silver Bowl · (1984–1994) · Las Vegas Silver Bowl · (1978–1984) · Las Vegas Stadium · (1971–1978)
  • Architect: Ellerbe Becket (renovations)
  • Address: 7000 East Russell Road
Data from: en.wikipedia.org