2007 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

FAN INFORMATION 480The Kingdome was originally locatedon 35.9 acres. Due to construction of thenew parking garage and exhibition centerthe acreage is now 23.9 acres.The Kingdome had the largest concreteroof in the world - 7.85 acres. A newroof and ceiling was completed in 1994.The new ceiling had improved acousticsthrough the use of a spray on cellulosematerial.The building itself, contained 52,800cubic yards of concrete and 443 tons ofstructural steel.It was 250 feet high and 660 feetacross to the inside walls making it widerthan the Space Needle is tall.The Kingdome hosted football, soccer,baseball, basketball, tennis, volleyball,rodeos, motor sports, concerts,meetings and trade & consumer showsof all types.The Kingdome boasted the 43rdlargest facility exhibition space in NorthAmerica.More than 72 million people enteredthe Kingdome through a variety of entertainmentover 23 years.Over 3,250 major events were heldand many hundreds of smaller specialevents.The largest event attendance at theKingdome was 74,000, set on May 14,1976 during a Billy Graham Crusade.Original cost, including property, was$67 million; another $47 million in capitalimprovements was added over the years.The remaining debt on both the originalcost and capital improvements is $57million.KINGDOMETOP 10 MOMENTS*November 7, 1976First home win versusthe Atlanta FalconsNovember 16, 1981First regular seasonvictory over San Diegoon Monday NightFootball after eightstraight previousdefeatsDecember 24, 1983First home playoff winversus the DenverBroncosNovember 4, 1984NFL record four interceptionsreturned fortouchdowns againstthe Kansas City ChiefsDecember 2, 1984Clinched a playoffberth with a 38-17 winover DetroitDecember 22, 1984Eliminated defendingSuper Bowl ChampionLos Angeles Raiders inthe AFC Wild CardGame at the KingdomeOctober 6, 1986Steve Largent breaksthe NFL record forconsecutive gameswith a pass receptionagainst San Diego onMonday Night FootballDecember 11, 1988Seahawks score ontheir first six possessionsin a 42-17 victoryover the DenverBroncos/Largent hit onMike Harden.November 30, 1992Play-by-play announcerPete Gross is inductedinto the SeahawksRing of HonorNovember 3, 1996John Friesz threw for323 yards, the first300-yard passinggame since 1990 in a23-16 win over theHouston Oilers*Top 10 Moments as voted on by Seahawksfans via the team’s official web site,www.seahawks.com, prior to the final regularseason game played on December 26, 1999.The roof and ceiling renovation was$70 million.The total debt on the Kingdome is$127 million with the majority of it due tobe retired in the year 2016.Annual payments of $6.3 million arereceived from a 2% hotel/motel room taxand a 1% rental car tax. This pays for theoriginal construction, the roof and ceilingrepair and millions of dollars in improvements.The stadium employed 70 full-timestaff and up to 1,200 part-time event personnel.At one point, the Kingdome was hometo four professional sports- baseball,football, basketball and soccer (SeattleSounders).The Kingdome was imploded onMarch 26, 2000.