Rice Stadium

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Rice Stadium is a historic outdoor football stadium in Houston, Texas, best known as the longtime home of Rice University’s football team and as the site of President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 “Moon speech.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf college football stadium
outdoor stadium
sports venue
architect Hermon Lloyd & W. B. Morgan
Lloyd, Morgan & Jones
category College football venues in the United States
Rice Owls
surface form: Rice Owls football

Sports venues in Houston
city Houston NERFINISHED
constructionMaterial concrete
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasAccessibility served by Houston public transit
hasFieldOrientation north–south
hasLighting stadium lights for night games
hasParking yes
hasPressBox yes
hasRenovation renovations in early 21st century
renovations in late 20th century
hasScoreboard yes
hasTenants Rice University Department of Athletics
surface form: Rice University athletics
hasType open-air stadium
hasUse commencement ceremonies
community events
concerts
historicalSignificance associated with U.S. space program rhetoric
homeTeam Rice Owls
surface form: Rice Owls football
locatedOn campus of Rice University
location Houston
surface form: Houston, Texas, United States
namedFor Rice University
near Houston Museum District area
surface form: Houston Museum District

Texas Medical Center
notableEvent John F. Kennedy Moon speech
notableEventDate September 12, 1962
notableFor site of John F. Kennedy’s 1962 Moon speech
opened 1950
openingDate September 30, 1950
operator Rice University
ownedBy Rice University
partOf Rice University
surface form: Rice University campus
primaryTenant Rice Owls
surface form: Rice Owls football team
region Harris County
surface form: Harris County, Texas
seatingCapacity 70000
sport American football
state Texas
surface natural grass
usedFor college football games
high school football games
large public events

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