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![]() San Diego, CA The
Chargers played the first game ever at the stadium on August 20,
1967. San Diego Stadium had a capacity of around 50,000
multicolored seats when it opened. The three tier grandstand was
in the shape of a horseshoe, with the south end open. The team was
the main tenant of the stadium until 1969, when MLB granted the
area a team, the Padres. After the death of Jack Murphy in 1981,
San Diego Stadium was renamed in honor of him. The stadium
remained basically the same until 1983. Over 9,000 bleachers were
added to the lower deck on the open end of the stadium raising the
capacity of Jack Murphy Stadium to 59,022. Sixteen years later the
most substantial addition was completed at Jack Murphy Stadium. In
1997, Jack Murphy Stadium was fully enclosed, with the exception
of where the scoreboard is located. Nearly 11,000 seats were added
in readiness for the Super Bowl in 1998, bringing the capacity to
over 71,000.
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