Fair Park Coliseum (Dallas)

Fair Park Coliseum
Construction

Full name	Fair Park Coliseum
Coordinates	32°46′45″N 96°45′26″W / 32.779175°N 96.757193°W / 32.779175; -96.757193Coordinates: 32°46′45″N 96°45′26″W / 32.779175°N 96.757193°W / 32.779175; -96.757193
Capacity	Basketball: 8,513
Opened	1955
Renovated	1988
Tenants
Dallas Black Hawks (CHL) (1967–1982) Dallas Chaparrals (ABA) (1967–1973) Dallas Freeze (CHL) (1992–1995) Dallas Tornado (NASL) (1975) Dallas Generals (ABA) (2009)

Texas State Fair Coliseum (Inside)

Fair Park Coliseum is a 7,513-seat multi-purpose arena in Dallas, Texas (USA) on the Fair Park grounds. It was home to the Dallas Black Hawks ice hockey team and Dallas Chaparrals basketball team. It was built in 1955. It was also home to the new ABA's Dallas Generals for the 2009–2010 season before the franchise folded.

Beginning on March 26, 2011 the State Fair Coliseum will be home to Dallas' own women's roller derby league, Assassination City Roller Derby. They are a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.

During the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix Formula One race held at Fair Park, the Coliseum doubled as the pit paddock for the Formula One teams.

The Dallas Tornado soccer club hosted the four-team regionals of the 1975 NASL Indoor tournament.

Preceded by first arena	Home of the Dallas Chaparrals 1967 – 1973	Succeeded by HemisFair Arena

San Antonio Spurs

Founded in 1967 Formerly the Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1970, 1971–1973) and the Texas Chaparrals (1970–1971) Based in San Antonio, Texas

Franchise	Franchise ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Head coaches Seasons Draft history Current season

Arenas	State Fair Coliseum Moody Coliseum Tarrant County Coliseum Lubbock Municipal Coliseum HemisFair Arena Alamodome AT&T Center

D-League affiliate	Austin Spurs

Administration	Owner Peter Holt General Manager R. C. Buford Head Coach Gregg Popovich

Retired numbers	00 6 12 13 21 (To be retired December 18, 2016) 32 44 50

Hall of Famers	George Gervin Moses Malone Dominique Wilkins David Robinson Artis Gilmore Dennis Rodman

NBA Championships (5)	1999 2003 2005 2007 2014

Western Conference Championships (6)	1999 2003 2005 2007 2013 2014

Rivals	Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns

Mascot	The Coyote

Culture and lore	The Twin Towers The Big Three Memorial Day Miracle

Media	TV KENS KMYS Fox Sports Southwest Radio KCOR WOAI Announcers Bill Land Sean Elliott Bill Schoening Paul Castro

Founded 1967 Based in Dallas, Texas

Club history	Dallas Tornado (1967–1981) Dallas Tornado (1971, 1975–1981) (indoor)

Sports facilities	Cotton Bowl Turnpike Stadium P.C. Cobb Stadium Franklin Stadium Texas Stadium Ownby Stadium Fair Park Coliseum Reunion Arena

Culture	Dundee United F.C.

Important figures	Lamar Hunt Kirk Apostolidis John Best Kenny Cooper, Sr. Dick Hall Kai Haaskivi Al Miller Ilija Mitic Ron Newman Mike Renshaw Kyle Rote Jr. Mike Stankovic Mirko Stojanovic

Other topics	Related articles

Honors

NASL Championship (2)	1971 (Champions) 1973 (Finalist)

NASL Regular Season (1)	1973 (Champions)

NASL Division titles (4)	1973 (Southern Division) 1974 (Central Division) 1977 (Southern Division) 1980 (Central Division)

NASL Indoor Championship (2)	1971 (Champions) 1979 (Champions)

Seasons

North American Soccer League (1966–85)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981

North American Soccer League Indoor (1971, 1975–84)	1971 1975 1976 1979 1980–81

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