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A multi-purpose stadium opened here in 1971 and served as home to the Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Eagles from 1971 to 2003. It was the site of three World Series in 1980, 1983, and 1993; two Major League Baseball All-Star games in 1976 and 1996; two National Football Conference Championship games in 1981 and 2003; and 17 Army-Navy football games. "The Vet" had a seating capacity of over 65,000 and was razed in 2004.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States
