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One of the most famous sports monuments in America today, the Los Angeles Coliseum boasts a long and noted past. It is a large outdoor sports stadium in Downtown Los Angeles, California at Exposition Park. The fabled history of the Coliseum spans seven decades and is the only facility in the world to have hosted two Olympiads, two Super Bowls, and a World Series. It is located next to the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena adjacent to the campus of the University of Southern California (USC). The stadium is owned by the City of Los Angeles and managed by the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission.
The University of Southern California Trojans football team use this Coliseum as their home. Most of USC's regular home games, especially the alternating games with rivals UCLA and Notre Dame are so popular amongst the spectators that it attract a capacity 92,000 person crowd. The current official capacity of the Coliseum is 92,516. Many other events including international soccer games, musical concerts and other large outdoor events are also presented in the Coliseum.
The Olympic Cauldron (also known as the Olympic Torch) was built for the stadium's two Olympic games. This Olympic Torch has great significance to commemorate special events and important happenings.It is still lit during the fourth quarter of USC football games, and other special occasions (i.e., when the Olympics are being held in another city). In 2004, the cauldron was lit non-stop for seven days in tribute to Ronald Reagan, who had died; and was lit again in April 2005 following the death of Pope John Paul II, who had held mass at the Coliseum during his visit to Los Angeles in 1987. The torch was also lit for over a week following the September 11, 2001 attacks
1932 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games were the two most notable events to take place at the Coliseum where the stadium served as the primary track and field venue and site of the opening and closing ceremonies.
In addition, many events have been held at the Coliseum over the years; below are some of the more notable. For nearly 60 years, it served as the home football stadium for both the USC Trojans (the main campus being across the street) and the UCLA Bruins. In the fall of 1982, with the Oakland Raiders scheduled to move in, UCLA decided to move out, relocating its home games to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. USC's agreement to play all its home games at the Coliseum was a contributing factor to its original construction.
Major League Baseball was another important sporting event that had been held at the Coliseum over the years. It started when the former Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League relocated to Los Angeles in 1958. The Dodgers played here until Dodger Stadium was completed in time for the 1962 season, despite the fact that the Coliseum's one-tier, oval bowl shape was extremely poorly-suited to baseball.
Although ill-suited as a Major League Baseball field, with its left field line at 251 feet (77 m) and power alley at 320 feet (98 m), it was ideally suited for large paying crowds. Each of the three games of the 1959 World Series played there drew over 92,706 fans, a record unlikely to be challenged anytime soon, given the smaller seating capacities of today's baseball parks. A May 1959 exhibition game between the Dodgers and the New York Yankees in honor of legendary catcher Roy Campanella drew 93,103, the largest crowd ever to see a baseball game in the Western Hemisphere. The Coliseum also hosted the second 1959 MLB All-Star Game.
The Coliseum was also the site of John F. Kennedy's memorable acceptance speech at the 1960 Democratic National Convention.
The Coliseum was the site of the very first NFL-AFL Championship Game in January 1967, an event since given the modest name of the Super Bowl. It also hosted the Super Bowl in 1973. The venue was also the site of the NFL Pro Bowl from 1951-1972 and again in 1979.
The Coliseum was also home to the USFL's Los Angeles Express between 1983 and 1985. In this capacity, the stadium also is the site of the longest professional American football game in history; a triple-overtime game on June 30, 1984 (a few weeks before the start of the 1984 Summer Olympics) between the Express and the Michigan Panthers, which was decided on a 24-yard game winning touchdown by Mel Gray of the Express, 3:33 into the third overtime to give Los Angeles a 27-21 win.
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