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Mile High Stadium & McNichols Sports Arena (D-137 gold title)

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MILE HIGH STADIUM & McNICHOLS SPORTS ARENA

D-137 (gold title)

MILE HIGH STADIUM: Denver Bears / Zephyrs (AAA) (1948-1992) Denver Broncos (AFL / NFL) (1960-2000) Denver Gold (USFL) (1983-1985) Colorado Rockies (MLB) (1993-1994) Colorado Rapids (MLS) (1996-2001) Colorado Caribous (NASL) (1978) Denver Dynamos (NASL) (1974-1975)

Mile High Stadium (known as Bears Stadium until 1968) was a baseball, soccer and football stadium that stood in Denver, Colorado, from 1948 until 2001. It hosted the Denver Broncos of the American Football League and the National Football League from 1960-2000, the Colorado Rockies of the National League of Major League Baseball from 1993-1994, the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer from 1996-2001, the Denver Gold of the USFL from 1983-1985, and the Denver Bears and Denver Zephyrs of minor league baseball's Western League, American Association and Pacific Coast League from its completion in 1948 until 1992.

McNICHOLS SPORTS ARENA: Denver Spurs (WHA) (1975-1976) Colorado Rockies (NHL) (1976-1982) Colorado Flames (CHL) (1982-1984) Denver Nuggets (NBA) (1975-1999) Colorado Avalanche (NHL) (1995-1999) Denver Grizzlies (IHL) (1994-1995) Denver Dynamite (AFL) (1987-1991) Denver Avalanche (MISL) (1980–1982)

"Big Mac" was the home of the Denver Spurs of the WHA from 1975 to 1976, the Colorado Rockies of the NHL from 1976 to 1982, the Colorado Flames of the CHL from 1982 to 1984, the Denver Nuggets of the ABA and NBA from 1975 to 1999, the Denver Avalanche of the MISL from 1981 to 1982, the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL from 1995 to 1999, and the Denver Grizzlies of the International Hockey League from 1994 to 1995.

McNichols hosted the NCAA Final Four in 1990, won by UNLV over Duke University and the West Regional Semifinal in 1996. It was also host to the 1976 ABA All-Star Game, in which the host Nuggets defeated the ABA All-Stars, games 1, 2, and 5 of the 1976 ABA finals, and the 1984 NBA All-Star Game. It also hosted games one and two of the Stanley Cup Finals in 1996, where the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Florida Panthers in four games to bring the Mile High City its first major sports championship.

Unused 4" x 6" continental size chrome postcard.

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