Freeman Coliseum
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| Location | 3201 East Houston St. San Antonio, Texas 78219 |
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| Opened | 1950 |
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The Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum, built in 1950, has been host to thousands of events varying from three-ring circus acts to concerts to boxing events. It also was the home of the annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo until the adjacent AT&T Center opened in 2003. Although the main rodeo event is in the AT&T Center, secondary functions of the rodeo are still housed in the Freeman Coliseum.
The arena seats 9,500 for motor sports, rodeos and bullriding, 9,800 for basketball and up to 11,700 for concerts, boxing and wrestling. It contains a 77-foot ceiling height. When used for trade shows, the arena features 31,250 square feet of space, plus 129,500 square feet of exhibit space in four adjacent exhibit halls--the 60,000 square-foot Morris Center, the 36,000 square-foot Exhibit Hall #1, the 20,000 square-foot Freeman Building and the 13,500-square-foot Exhibit Hall #2.
The Coliseum was home to two professional hockey teams, the Central Hockey League San Antonio Iguanas and later the International Hockey League San Antonio Dragons from 1996-1998.
The building hosted the 1991 WWF Tuesday in Texas card and the 1994 WWF Survivor Series.
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