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'''Candlestick Park''' was an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium on the West Coast of the United States, located in San Francisco's Bayview Heights area. The stadium was originally the home of [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[San Francisco Giants]], who played there from 1960 until 1999. It was also the home field of the [[San Francisco 49ers]] of the [[National Football League]] from 1971 through 2013. The last event held at Candlestick was a concert by Paul McCartney in August 2014, and the demolition of the stadium was completed in September 2015. As of 2019, the site is planned to be redeveloped into office space.
'''Candlestick Park''' was an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium on the West Coast of the United States, located in San Francisco's Bayview Heights area. The stadium was originally the home of [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[San Francisco Giants]], who played there from 1960 until 1999. It was also the home field of the [[San Francisco 49ers]] of the [[National Football League]] from 1971 through 2013. The last event held at Candlestick was a concert by Paul McCartney in August 2014, and the demolition of the stadium was completed in September 2015. As of 2019, the site is planned to be redeveloped into office space.


==List of credited publications==
==Other cover appearances==
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Revision as of 14:59, 25 February 2023

Candlestick Park
Location San Francisco, California
Opened April 12, 1960
Closed August 14, 2014
Demolished February 4-September 24, 2015
Other Names Monster Park (2004-08)
San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point (2002-04)
3Com Park at Candlestick Point (1995-2002)
Candlestick Park (1960-95, 2008-13)
Harney Stadium (1956-59)
Tenants San Francisco 49ers (1971-2013)
San Francisco Giants (1960-99)
Oakland Raiders (1960-61)

Candlestick Park was an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium on the West Coast of the United States, located in San Francisco's Bayview Heights area. The stadium was originally the home of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants, who played there from 1960 until 1999. It was also the home field of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League from 1971 through 2013. The last event held at Candlestick was a concert by Paul McCartney in August 2014, and the demolition of the stadium was completed in September 2015. As of 2019, the site is planned to be redeveloped into office space.

Other cover appearances

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
American Football League December 17, 1960 Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos Program
Major League Baseball 1962 World Series (San Francisco Giants vs. New York Yankees) Program
College football December 30, 1967 East-West Shrine Game Program
National Football League August 22, 1971 San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers Program
September 17, 1972 San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers Program
December 23, 1972 San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys Postseason Program
College football December 30, 1972 East-West Shrine Game Program
National Football League August 7, 1977 San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Program
August 12, 1978 San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Program
October 7, 1979 San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Program
August 15, 1981 San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers Program
January 10, 1982 San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys Postseason Program
December 19, 1982 San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons Program
Major League Baseball July 10, 1983 San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago Cubs Program
National Football League November 25, 1985 San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Program
Major League Baseball 1987 San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals NLCS Program
National Football League December 17, 1989 San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills Program
Janaury 14, 1990 San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams Postseason Program
August 19, 1991 San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers Program
September 8, 1991 San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers Program
October 20, 1991 San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions Program
December 14, 1991 San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs Program
August 28, 1992 San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Program
January 17, 1993 San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys Postseason Program
January 15, 1995 San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys Postseason Program
December 3, 1995 San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills Program
January 6, 1996 San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers Postseason Program
September 8, 1996 San Francisco 49ers vs. St. Louis Rams Program
December 8, 1996 San Francisco 49ers vs. Carolina Panthers Program
December 23, 1996 San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions Program
December 29, 1996 San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles Postseason Program
January 11, 1998 San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers Postseason Program
January 3, 1999 San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers Postseason Program
October 8, 2000 San Francisco 49ers vs. Oakland Raiders Program
December 2, 2001 San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills Program
December 22, 2001 San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
September 11, 2005 San Francisco 49ers vs. St. Louis Rams Program

See also

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