Candlestick Park

[Stainless]

Just saw on the news Paul McCartney is performing a concert tonight at Candlestick then it gets the wrecking ball. Lot of history in that park. Remember the big earthquake during World Series and Al Michaels was doing play by play, everything started shaking and then TV coverage went dark?

[Paul65K]

I can remember going there when I was a kid.....dressed in my Little League uniform :D

We sat in the bleachers in Center field.....when they actually were bleachers. You could see right out to the bay and it was really cold when the wind would come up.......Bleacher seats were $1 in 1968. We could go down to the fence (Chain link in those days) and talk to the players when they were warming up....some were more friendly than others but I'll never forget Willie Mays would always come over and talk to the kids.....and usually throw his warm up ball over the fence after he was done......kids today just can't imagine getting that close to the players!! ....I also got a chance to see Willie Mays hit his 600th Home run there one day and still have the keychain they gave everyone that was there that day as a souvenir....a true piece of San Francisco history bites the dust!!

[Singleton]

I can remember going there when I was a kid.....dressed in my Little League uniform :D
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Impressed you can remember that. My kids call those days what they teach in history class :)

[Paul65K]

Impressed you can remember that. My kids call those days what they teach in history class :)
You mean your kids in COLLEGE!!! :fingers:

[Stainless]

Impressed you can remember that. My kids call those days what they teach in history class :)

Lol... :D

[Napanutt]

They've been talking about that all day today on news radio. They interviewed a lady who was there in 1966 when the Beatles last played there. She was 13. She still had her ticket from then. She's gonna be there tonight.
I went to a Giants game mid 90's. There was a firework show after the game. It was so windy that a mortar shell was blown into the parking lot and it landed right next to where we were parked. People in the parking lot told us it was "this close" to landing under our car and possibly catching it on fire.

[Stainless]

I bet Grads is there tonight on behalf of his beloved 49R's. ;)

[GRADS]

I've got a lot of good memories from that place. A couple that really stand out are Willie McCovey's last game....I think it was the summer of 1980. Also the Monsters of Rock tour in 1988....a nine hour concert with Vah Halen, Scorpions, Metallica, Dokken an Kingdom Come. A few good Niners games as well. I'd love to get a couple seats from that place.

[Stainless]

Did it revert back to Candlestick from the various corporate names. I much prefer using original name.

[Stainless]

Joe Montana to Jerry Rice.....................
..........................................Touchdow n!!!

Heard that a few times. :)

[MalibuKen]

My best memory at the Stick is watching the Giants versus the Cubs with my grandfather back in 66. My family was always a Giants and 49ers fan so we saw quite a few games at that field.

[GRADS]

I bet Grads is there tonight on behalf of his beloved 49R's. ;)

I wish. And by the way, I'm not real happy with the choice of the location for the new stadium. The new stadium is in Santa Clara nowhere near San Francisco. I think they should of either moved the 49ers for a couple years to the stadium at nearby Stanford while they rebuilt a stadium at Candlestick or found a place on the water in San Francisco like AT&T park.:thumbsdown

[SBS933]

Fucking shame Candlestick Park is historical.

[GRADS]

Joe Montana to Jerry Rice.....................
..........................................Touchdow n!!!

Heard that a few times. :)

Don't forget about Montana to Clark for "The Catch" ;)

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[Stainless]

Don't forget about Montana to Clark for "The Catch" ;)

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That's awesome, didn't realize you had that. :cool:

[Ziggy]

What's the plan for the property now? Shopping mall or condos?

[Stainless]

What was Montana and Young's running back's name? Roger ???
That was a hell of a trio; QB, RB, and Wide.

[GRADS]

I can't believe it but I found my ticket stub. And Stainless, it was Roger Craig #33

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[GRADS]

And these too...

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[Napanutt]

I've got a lot of good memories from that place. A couple that really stand out are Willie McCovey's last game....I think it was the summer of 1980. Also the Monsters of Rock tour in 1988....a nine hour concert with Vah Halen, Scorpions, Metallica, Dokken an Kingdom Come. A few good Niners games as well. I'd love to get a couple seats from that place.

1980? You were like 10 or so.
I saw Summer Sanitarium there in 2000.
Had this t-shirt until last year.

44494

Wore the fucker out and finally had to chuck it.

[GRADS]

Now I'm thinking about it....they would be a nice addition to a game room or bar....

44495

[tapout24]

1980? You were like 10 or so.
I saw Summer Sanitarium there in 2000.
Had this t-shirt until last year.

44494

Wore the fucker out and finally had to chuck it.

I wasn't even born in 1980 lol man I feel young

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[GRADS]

Found a picture from one of those games...btw, your team lost, remember? :D

44493

This was my "oh shit I'm going to get my ass kicked look". Kate was screaming at the top of her lungs for her Redskins who were winning at the time. It was either throw her over the balcony or take my lumps from my fellow 49ers fans. She's still here.