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8 unusual facts about Giants Stadium


American Dream Meadowlands

The New York Giants had proposed that the mall be closed on days when the NFL team had home games, as part of the deal to build a New Meadowlands Stadium to replace Giants Stadium.

Beef III

In an extended interview found in the extras portion of this DVD, The Game further explained his dissatisfaction with 50 Cent and G-Unit, including footage of a concert where Game performed at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (just eight miles across the Hudson River from New York City), in which he threw his G-Unit chain into the back row of the crowd.

Donald Frankos

It has been asserted that he sealed the body in an oil drum and buried it underneath Giants Stadium, however no evidence has ever been found to substantiate this claim.

JT Bowen

One of the highlights of Bruce Springsteen’s 1985 Born in the USA multi-night Meadowland’s engagement at Giants Stadium was JT’s appearance singing “Woman’s Got the Power” alongside Springsteen

Music at the Meadowlands

Music at the Meadowlands was a rock festival held at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on 17 June 1979, which was headlined by Boston.

Ned Zelić

In July 1996, Zelic was selected to play for a World All Star team vs. Brazil at Giants Stadium New York.

Willets Point, Queens

After the New York Jets left Shea Stadium (following the 1983 season) to play at the Meadowlands, Willets Point was the proposed location for a new, 82,000-seat domed football stadium that would bring the Jets back to New York.

World Bowl '91

(Despite having a better record than the Knights, the semifinal game was held at Giants Stadium due to a scheduling conflict with a soccer match at Wembley Stadium).


1980 Philadelphia Eagles season

Played at Giants Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface in 57F degrees with a 16 MPH wind

Franco Brienza

Brienza played also the next match, another 1–1 draw, this time to Ecuador, three days later, at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey state, suburb of New York City, New York state.


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