Posts Tagged ‘RFK Stadium’

RFK Stadium’s 50th anniversary

RFK Stadium at age 50: Redskins, baseball and much more – The Post
Happy 50th Birthday, RFK Stadium! – SB Nation DC
THOMAS BOSWELL: RFK Stadium: After 50 years, it’s still personal – The Post
GALLERY: A look back at RFK Stadium – The Post
UPDATED 10.03.2011: When RFK Stadium opened DC Sports Bog, The Post (yay mega nerd)
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40 years ago today, the Washington Senators played their final game

The darkest day in D.C. baseball history was 40 years ago today. That night, the Washington Senators played their final game which they forfeit after fans overran the field at RFK Stadium. They appeared to be on their way to a 7-5 win over the New York Yankees when bedlam ensued. The Shirley Povich column [...]

RFK Stadium is a great home if your are a cockroach — for DC United, not so much anymore

Struggling with crumbling RFK Stadium, D.C. United is desperate for a new home – The Post
Washington’s most successful team over the last two decades, DC United, plays in its worst facility. Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, home of 312 United matches (and by my calculation approximately 810 Senators games, 243 Nationals games and 255 Redskins games [...]

LBJ Stadium? RFK almost was

RFK Stadium was almost LBJ Stadium – DC Sports Bog, The PostI never knew that D.C. Stadium was nearly renamed Lyndon B. Johnson Stadium, but at the last minute in 1969 it was changed to Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. Now I do. Good work, Dan Steinberg.
That would have been an old name for [...]

Snow day theater: Redskins vs. 49ers ‘83 NFC championship

I recently sent a Joe Posnanski blog post about Steve Sabol and NFL Films to my friend and fellow NFL Films aficionado David the other day. He replied back that it was great but also that Hulu had several NFL Films features available including the NFC Championship game between the Washington Redskins and San Francisco [...]

D.C. gets bowl game

NCAA Approves Bowl for Washington – The PostYesterday, the NCAA approved the Congressional Bowl, a new game to be played in Washington. The 2008 edition will be December 20 at either Nationals Park or RFK Stadium. Navy has signed on, provided they win the necessary six games, for this year and Army for 2009. The [...]

Nats hire Devon White; D.C. bowl game and no more RFK revenue

Devon White has joined the organization as the new roving outfield instructor (Nationals Journal). I probably had his baseball card at some point, but don’t recall ever having watched him play. They say he was quite good though.
Agency Seeks City’s Aid In Helping to Cover Rent Of Stadium’s Main Tenant – The PostThe D.C. Sports [...]

Potential parking at RFK problem: DC United games

Parking at RFK no done deal; D.C. United moves forward – The Wash. ExaminerThe plan to park cars for Nats games at RFK Stadium could be complicated by D.C. United’s schedule. With RFK planed to be soccer only in 2008, D.C. United doesn’t plan on scheduling around the Nats. I can’t blame them, but hope [...]

RFK parking likely next year

Price not set for likely shuttle from RFK – The Wash. TimesIt looks like you will be able to park near RFK Stadium and take a shuttle to the new ballpark for $5 next season.
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RFK memories

As much as I enjoyed finally seeing a hometown team at RFK Stadium, I don’t have much sentimentality about it. More than anything I am happy it was still standing so that MLB could finally come to its senses and put a team in the nation’s capital. There were a lot of highlights though.

I think [...]

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