Freeman Coliseum is a sports and concert venue located in
San Antonio
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, Texas. It has been host to thousands of events including the
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, concerts, trade shows, motor sports, circus, professional sports including professional bull riding, basketball, hockey, boxing and wrestling. It was the largest indoor arena in San Antonio until
HemisFair Arena
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opened in 1968. Since then, many top recording artists have made their San Antonio concert debuts at the Coliseum.
Freeman Coliseum was the home of the
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo until the opening in 2003 of the adjacent
AT&T Center, formerly known as SBC Center. Although the main rodeo event is now in
Frost Bank Center, stock show and exhibit aspects of the rodeo are still held in the Coliseum. The 2021 Rodeo was held in the Freeman due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The
WNBA's
San Antonio Stars played its home games at Freeman Coliseum during the
2015 season due to renovations at
AT&T Center. The Coliseum was home to the San Antonio Rowels and its national team rodeo league competition, as well as two professional hockey teams: the
Central Hockey League
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San Antonio Iguanas and later, the
International Hockey League San Antonio Dragons from 1996 to 1998.
On February 26, 1983, the Freeman Coliseum hosted the rematch boxing contest between
International Boxing Hall of Fame
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member
Alexis Arguello
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and
Vilomar Fernandez, won by Arguello by ten rounds unanimous decision.
Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, USA
/ref> Freeman Coliseum was also host to the WWF 1994 Survivor Series starring Chuck Norris
Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist and actor. Born in Oklahoma, Norris first gained fame when he won the amateur Middleweight Karate champion title in 1968, which he held for six consecutive years. H ...
in the main event. Additionally, Freeman Coliseum was host to NXT Takeover: San Antonio, for WWE's brand NXT.
Freeman Coliseum seats 9,500 for motor sports, rodeos and professional bull riding; 9,800 for basketball and up to 11,700 for concerts, boxing and wrestling. It contains a ceiling height. When used for trade shows, the arena features of space, plus of exhibit space in four adjacent exhibit halls—the Morris Center, the Exhibit Hall #1, the Freeman Building and the Exhibit Hall #2.
References
External links
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San Antonio Stock Show And Rodeo History
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Convention centers in Texas
Sports venues completed in 1949
1949 establishments in Texas
Sports venues in San Antonio
Ice hockey venues in Texas