About Bears Stadium
Bears Stadium is a former name of Mile High Stadium, used 1948–1967. Mile High Stadium was an MLB and NFL stadium in Denver, Colorado. It opened in 1948 and closed in 2002. Its last recorded capacity was 51,706. Tenants included Denver Broncos (NFL, 1960–2000) and Colorado Rockies (MLB, 1993–1994). On our ranked lists it ranks 179th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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- 179th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
- 81st shortest-lived of 139 football stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 36th shortest-lived of 55 NFL stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 10th longest single tenancy (40 years) of the 101 longest on record in NFL stadiums
- 68th shortest-lived of 82 MLB stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 7th shortest-lived of 11 AFL stadiums with known opening and closing years
Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
1,584 m above sea level
Operator
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
The site today
- Empower Field at Mile High (opened 2001) now stands on or beside the site.
Later venues are matched by the recorded coordinates in our own venue records.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Denver Broncos While based here: 41 seasons · 312-290-10 regular season · 14 postseason trips
AFL, NFL · 1960–2000
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AFL, NFL | 1960–2000 |
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Colorado Rockies While based here: 2 seasons · 120-159 regular season · no postseason trips (postseason results on record for 1 of 2 seasons)
MLB · 1993–1994
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MLB | 1993–1994 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Bears Stadium?
The capacity of Bears Stadium is 51,706.
When was Bears Stadium built?
Bears Stadium opened in 1948.
What is on the site of Bears Stadium today?
Empower Field at Mile High (opened 2001) now stands on or beside the site.
Who operates Bears Stadium?
Bears Stadium is operated by Denver.
Where did the Colorado Rockies play after Bears Stadium?
After leaving Bears Stadium in 1994, the Colorado Rockies moved to Coors Field in 1995.
Where did the Denver Broncos play after Bears Stadium?
After leaving Bears Stadium in 2000, the Denver Broncos moved to Empower Field at Mile High in 2001.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats: What stands on the site today.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 285 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
Historical Names
Mile High Stadium
1968 - 2001
Bears Stadium
1948 - 1967
CurrentLocation
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Empower Field at Mile High | 2001– | Same site |
| McNichols Sports Arena | 1975–2000 | 0.2 mi |
| Ball Arena | 1999– | 0.7 mi |
| Denver Auditorium Arena | 1908–1990 | 1.2 mi |
| Coors Field | 1995– | 1.7 mi |
| Denver Coliseum | 1951– | 3.6 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.