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| | OTHER MILESTONES AT YANKEE STADIUM
Not just a Baseball Park
Not all of the memorable moments in Yankee Stadium history
revolved around baseball and the Yankees. Here are some non-baseball milestones:
Pro Football
 | 1956 - 1973 New York Giants Football Games |
| Dec 28, 1958 The Baltimore Colts beat the Giants, 24-17, in overtime for the 1958 NFL
championship. It has been called the greatest NFL game ever played. |
| 1964 - Y.A. Tittle played his final game with the Giants in 1964 |
| 1973 - Giants play their last game at the Stadium |
Religious/World Leaders
| 1950's - The annual Jehovah's Witnesses convention was held at the Stadium, and drew as
many as 123,707 in a day. |
| July 20, 1957 - The Rev. Billy Graham preached at the Stadium. |
| Dec 12, 1957 - Cardinal Spellman celebrated Mass |
| Oct. 4, 1965 - Pope Paul VI celebrated Mass as part of the first papal visit to North
America. |
| Oct. 2, 1969 - Pope John Paul II preached about helping the poor during Mass on his
first visit to New York as pope. |
| Oct. 7, 1979 - Third papal visit by Pope John Paul II. |
| June 21, 1990 - Nelson Mandela is welcomed at the Stadium . |
College Football
| 1920's - 1930's - NYU Football Games |
| 1920's - 1930's - Fordham vs Pittsburgh Football Games |
| 1925-46 - Notre Dame vs Army Football Games |
| Nov. 11, 1928 - Knute Rockne gives his Notre Dame team a stirring pep talk before its
win over Army. The talk would later be immortalized in a film, and called the ``Win one
for the Gipper'' speech. |
| 1968 - 1987 Grambling played 18 annual games at the Stadium. |
Rock 'n Roll
| June 22, 1990 - Billy Joel Concert |
| Aug 29, 1992 - U2 Concert |
| June 10, 1994 - Pink Floyd Concert |
   
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