Bernard L. Flynn entered a contest by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette in 1969 to name the new Pittsburgh Stadium. He sent in the name Three Rivers Stadium and he won the contest.
The stadium was named due to its location at the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River, which forms the Ohio River.
Three Rivers Stadium was demolished on February 11, 2001.
Before it was named Heinz Field it was called the Three Rivers Stadium
Three Rivers Stadium was imploded at 7:59 A.M. on February 11, 2001.
The Allegheny River and Monongahela River join to form the Ohio River at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Hence the stadium was named after the three rivers that converge there.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Three Rivers Stadium used to be located at 600 Stadium Circle, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212. It opened on April 25th 1968 and closed on December 16th 2000.
they never lost to the browns in those years in three rivers stadium.
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Three Rivers Stadium (by YoYo Small-Pierce)