In 1976, four statues of sports figures by Joe Brown were installed along the walkway of Veteran's Stadium. When the Stadium was replaced by Lincoln Financial Field and Citizens Bank Park, and subsequently demolished in 2004, the Philadelphia Phillies removed and restored the statues. They were relocated to the perimeter of the Citizens Bank Park's new parking lot where the Vet once stood in March, 2005. The Punter and The Batter were relocated to the north end of the parking lot, along Hartranft Street/Phillies Drive. Tackle and Play at Second were relocated to the south end of the parking lot, along Pattison Avenue.
Joe Brown, a South Philadelphia native and Temple University graduate was a member of the Philadelphia art Commission and a professor and sculptor at Princeton University. He was originally selected to produce the four statues by the Art Commission in 1970.
Philadelphia Veterans Stadium, informally called "The Vet", housed the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) from 1971 through 2002 and the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1971 through 2003. The Vet also hosted the annual Army-Navy football game 17 times, first in 1976 and last in 2001, and the Philadelphia Catholic League football playoffs during the 1970s and 1980s. The 1976 and 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Games were held at the venue. The Vet was also home to the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL) from 1983-1984, and Temple University Football from 1974-2002.
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The statue of Steve Carlton, by Zenos Frudakis of Glenside, Pennsylvania, was erected outside the Left Field Gate of Citizens Bank Park in 2004. Frudakis was commissioned to sculpt ten-foot bronze statues of four legendary Philadelphia Phillies for the new park--Mike Schmidt sits at the Third Base Gate, Robin Roberts sits at the First Base Gate, and Richie Ashburn sits in Ashburn Alley beyond center field.
After seven seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, Steve Carlton was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies before the 1972 season and accounted for nearly half of their wins (27 of 59) that year. Carlton pitched in Philadelhia through 1986 before closing out his career with brief stops in San Francisco, Chicago, Cleveland and Minnesota. Carlton, affectionately known as "Lefty", was a 10-time All-Star, 3-time World Series Champion, and 4-time NL Cy Young Award winner. He retired from baseball with 329 wins and 4,136 strikeouts--both ranking second on the all time list for lefthanders at the time. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Phillies retired his #32.
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Lincoln Financial Field, familiarly known as The Linc, is the home stadium of the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles. The stadium replaced the old Veterans Stadium after over two years of construction and opened on August 8, 2003 with a preseason friendly match between European soccer giants Manchester United and FC Barcelona.
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Lincoln Financial Field, familiarly known as The Linc, is the home stadium of the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles. The stadium replaced the old Veterans Stadium after over two years of construction and opened on August 8, 2003 with a preseason friendly match between European soccer giants Manchester United and FC Barcelona.
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The Wachovia Center (formerly known as the CoreStates Center and the First Union Center) is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia. It is the home arena of the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL and the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. The arena was completed in 1996 on what was once the site of John F. Kennedy Stadium at a cost of $206 millionand seats 21,600 for basketball and 19,519 for hockey. While under the First Union name, it was affectionately referred to as the "F.U. Center" by Philadelphians.
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