War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo)

War Memorial Stadium

Location	Buffalo, New York
Opened	October 16, 1937
Closed	May 5, 1989
Demolished	1989
Other Names	Civic Stadium (1938-60) Grover Cleveland Stadium (1937-38) Roesch Memorial Stadium (1937)
Tenants	Buffalo Bills (1960-72) Buffalo Bills (AAFC) (1946-49)

War Memorial Stadium, colloquially known as The Rockpile, was an outdoor football, baseball and soccer stadium in Buffalo, New York. It also had a race track and hosted several NASCAR events. The venue was demolished in 1989 and replaced with the Johnnie B. Wiley Amateur Athletic Sports Pavilion, which retains entrances from the original stadium.

Teams and Seasons

Season	Team	League
1946	Buffalo Bisons	All-America Football Conference

List of credited publications

League	Date/Season	Team(s)	Type
National Football League	September 16, 1945	Chicago Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins	Program
American Football League	September 18, 1960	Buffalo Bills vs. Denver Broncos	Program
	December 28, 1963	Buffalo Bills vs. Boston Patriots	Program
	September 11, 1965	Buffalo Bills vs. Boston Patriots	Program
	September 18, 1966	Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins	Program
	December 18, 1966	Buffalo Bills vs. Denver Broncos	Program
	January 1, 1967	Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Program
	November 5, 1967	Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins	Program
	November 10, 1968	Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins	Program
	November 16, 1969	Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins	Program
	November 30, 1969	Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Program
National Football League	November 8, 1970	Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Program
	December 13, 1970	Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore Colts	Program
	August 18, 1972	Buffalo Bills vs. Minnesota Vikings	Program
	November 5, 1972	Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins	Program

See also

List of National Football League stadiums

Venues Portal