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game in the United States. It was originally played between members of the

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Police Department on one side, and members of the Tacoma Police Department, Pierce County sheriff's deputies, and state police working in Pierce County on the other side. Over the years, participation grew to include personnel from other law enforcement bodies in the counties.
Castro, Hector, "Police play for charity in Bacon Bowl," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 10, 2003.Retrieved September 17, 2010 It was the second largest charity football game played in the US. All money raised, after expenses, went to various children's charities around the

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region. Through 2001, $2.4 million had been distributed to charities. The Bacon Bowl was played from 1979 through 2005. By 2004, there was criticism that too much of the money raised had gone to a telemarketing firm and expenses. In 2002, although the game raised nearly $350,000, after expenses only $18,380 went to charities. Other problems were a decrease in attendance, injury concerns and the difficulty in finding players to play the game. The game was replaced in 2006 in favor of other athletic events, including a 3.1-mile (5-kilometre) run and walk. A later replacement for the football game in 2007 was a boxing event. Over 3,000 law enforcement officials in both police departments participated in the game during its 26-year un. Its name derives from the

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term for

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s in the United States.

Venues

Kingdome The Kingdome (officially the King County Stadium) was a multi-purpose stadium located in the Industrial District, Seattle, Industrial District (later SoDo, Seattle, SoDo) neighborhood of Seattle, Washington (state), Washington, United States. O ...

Husky Stadium Husky Stadium (officially Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium for sponsorship purposes) is an outdoor football stadium in the northwest United States, located on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. It h ...

Qwest Field Lumen Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Seattle, Washington, United States. Located in the city's SoDo neighborhood, it is the home field for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL), the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL, the ...

* Tacoma Dome * Memorial Stadium At the conclusion of the 27-game series, standings were: *Tacoma PD: 15 wins *Seattle PD: 12 wins
History of Bacon Bowl at Official website, as preserved by Wayback Machine internet archive. Retrieved September 17, 2010

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External links

Official Bacon Bowl website
last revision, as of May 13, 2008, retrieved from Wayback Machine Internet Archive on September 17, 2010.

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