The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum kicked off its $270 million renovation on Monday morning!
A 24/7 live streaming camera of the project has been set up on the west video board. To check it out, please visit:
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1979 NFC Champions to Light Coliseum Cauldron
Hall of Famers Dickerson, Mack and Pace to Participate in Coin Toss
Rams to Honor HOF Finalist Isaac Bruce
The Los Angeles Rams will host the Atlanta Falcons for the NFC Wild Card Round on Saturday, January 6 at 5:15 p.m. PT at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. The first Rams postseason matchup at the LA Memorial Coliseum since 1979, sponsored by Hyundai, will be televised on NBC, as well as on radio in English on ESPN LA 710 AM and 93.1 Jack FM, and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes 1330 AM. Tickets to the NFC Wild Card game are available at TheRams.com/Playoffs or by calling (800) 745-3000, with prices starting at $85.
In celebration of this historic game, the team will honor a variety of Rams Legends on Saturday including ISAAC BRUCE, ERIC DICKERSON, TOM MACK, ORLANDO PACE and JACKIE SLATER.
All gates will open at 3:00 p.m. PT, with select gates (1 and 28) opening at 2:00 p.m. PT for fans who wish to visit the Corona Beach House or Rams Party Zone spaces located on the Peristyle end of the stadium that feature concessions and shade open to all ticketholders. Fans will receive a NFC West Champion rally towel upon entry at all gates.
Rams Fan Fest is located on Christmas Tree Lane in Expo Park on the East side of the Coliseum and will be open from 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. PT. Activities include the Cedars-Sinai Kids’ Zone, live pregame radio broadcast with 710 ESPN LA, opportunities to sign up and win exclusive Rams experiences, as well as Rams merchandise and concessions available for sale.
Below are details around how Rams Legends will be celebrated on Saturday. For more information about Rams gamedays, please visit www.therams.com/gameday or the Rams Mobile App.
RAMS HALL OF FAME ALUMNI TO BE RECOGNIZED DURING COIN TOSS
Rams Gold Jacket honorees ERIC DICKERSON, TOM MACK, and ORLANDO PACE will join the team captains at midfield to participate in the game’s opening coin toss.
Eric Dickerson established rookie records for most rushing attempts (390), most rushing yards gained (1,808) and most rushing touchdowns (18). His efforts earned him All-Pro, Pro Bowl, Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors. In 1988, Dickerson became the first player in NFL history to gain more than 1,000 yards in seven consecutive seasons and was the fastest running back to reach 10,000 yards (91 games). He is a six-time Pro Bowl selection and a five-time All-Pro.
In his 184-game tenure at left guard with the Los Angeles Rams, Tom Mack never missed a game. His consecutive game streak ranks third in Rams’ history, behind only Jack Youngblood and Merlin Olsen. Mack enjoyed 12 winning seasons, winning the division eight times and playing in four NFC Championship games. He earned 11 Pro Bowl invitations and was an All-Pro or All-NFC selection nine times in a ten-year span (1969-1978).
The former first overall pick in the 1997 NFL Draft, Orlando Pace was an integral member of the Rams’ explosive offense that transformed the franchise into a perennial winner. He was part of the “Greatest Show on Turf” offense that produced three straight seasons of scoring more than 500 points. In 1999, the Rams advanced to the playoffs with wins over the Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before capturing a victory in Super Bowl XXXIV over the Tennessee Titans. Pace was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and a five-time All-Pro and is a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2000s.
MEMBERS OF 1979 LA RAMS TEAM TO LIGHT THE COLISEUM TORCH
Rams Legends FRANK CORRAL, NOLAN CROMWELL, REGGIE DOSS, VINCE FERRAGAMO, LAWRENCE McCUTCHEON, and JACKIE SLATER will light the Coliseum Torch prior to kickoff.
RAMS TO SALUTE 2018 HOF FINALIST ISAAC BRUCE
On Saturday, former Rams receiver ISAAC BRUCE will be honored on the field in the south east end zone. A highlight tape of his career accomplishments will be played on the stadium video boards and Bruce will be congratulated for being named a finalist in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
Bruce was drafted by the Rams in the second round (33rd overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft after playing his college ball at the University of Memphis. In his 14 seasons with the Rams (1994-2007), Bruce played in 197 games (179 starts) and totaled 942 receptions for 14,109 yards and 84 touchdowns, currently holding the Rams’ record in all three categories. He was named to four Pro Bowls, including three in a row from 1999-2001. In the Super Bowl XXXIV victory against the Tennessee Titans, Bruce hauled in six passes for 162 yards including the 73-yard game-winning touchdown. Prior to his retirement, Bruce also held the distinction of being the last active NFL player who had competed for a Los Angeles-area franchise before the team moved to St. Louis following the 1994 season.
HALL OF FAME TACKLE JACKIE SLATER TO SERVE AS ALUMNUS OF THE GAME
Rams Legend JACKIE SLATER will be honored during the first timeout of the second quarter.
Slater was drafted in the 3rd round (86th overall) by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1976 NFL Draft. He played 20 seasons with the Rams (1976-1995), tied third all-time for the most seasons played in NFL history. Slater’s 259 regular season games played was the most ever by an offensive lineman when he retired and his 18 playoff game appearances are a Rams’ record. He was a First- or Second-team All-Pro selection five times and was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection. Slater currently serves as a football analyst for FOX with former Rams teammate Vince Ferragamo.
RAMS HALL OF FAMERS & GOLD JACKET FINALISTS TO VISIT VIVID SEATS TAILGATE
2018 Rams Hall of Fame finalist Isaac Bruce, semifinalist TORRY HOLT, 1999 HOF inductee Tom Mack, and 2016 HOF inductee Orlando Pace will visit the Vivid Seats Tailgate area from 3:30 – 4:15 PM, providing fans with the opportunity to take photos and get autographs from some of their favorite Rams Legends.
The Legends also will join ESPNLA’s Voice of the Rams J.B. LONG for an onstage “chalk talk” at 3:45 PM to discuss the Rams-Falcons NFC Wild Card matchup.
The Los Angeles Rams are scheduled to take on the Atlanta Falcons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, January 6th at 5:15pm PST.
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The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is set to host a NFL Wild Card Playoff game for the first time since January 9th, 1994, when the Los Angeles Raiders took on the Denver Broncos in front of a crowd of 60,989. (Final Score: Raiders 42, Broncos 24)
Playoff tickets will go on sale to the general public starting Friday for the Wild Card Playoff game on either Jan. 6 or Jan. 7. For more information, please click here.
From your friends at USC and the LA Memorial Coliseum – the first home field of the LA Dodgers and 1959 World Series Champions!
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On Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams faced off against the Seattle Seahawks at the historic LA Coliseum.
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On September 13th, 2017, we made history. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is now a three-time host of the Summer Olympics, having been awarded, along with the City of Los Angeles, the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. The world will once again be watching the best athletes from countries all over the globe compete for the gold inside “The Greatest Stadium in the World!”
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a living memorial to all who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I, has been a civic treasure for generations of Angelenos. The legacy of events and individuals hosted in nine-plus-decades reads like no other: the only venue to host two Summer Olympics (Xth Olympiad in 1932, XXIIIrd Olympiad in 1984) and soon a third (XXXIVth Olympiad in 2028); home to college football’s USC Trojans since 1923 and the UCLA Bruins (1928-1981); professional football’s Los Angeles Rams (1946-1979 and 2016-2019), Raiders (1982-1994) and Chargers (1960); hosting three NFL Championships and two Super Bowls; home to the Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-1960) and the 1959 World Series; appearances by US Presidents Franklin D Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan and international dignitaries such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez, Pope John Paul II and Nelson Mandela. From Mick Jagger, to the Harlem Globetrotters…from the Grateful Dead to Billy Graham, Evel Knievel and Pele, the Memorial Coliseum, named a National and California Historic Landmark in 1984, has been the stage for the unbelievable, the unforgettable, the iconic and the best in human endeavor and achievement.
Thank you to the many entities who worked together to make this a reality. We celebrate and share this historical moment with you!
Check out this video from Danny Trejo, actor and a long-time Rams fan. He not only knows his tacos, but he agrees that the Coliseum IS the “Greatest Stadium in the World”!
The 2017 NFL and NCAA season fan food menus from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Executive Chef John Brenning are taking the gameday experience to new and exciting levels of flavor, with the addition of new offerings that reflect the dynamic modern dining marketplace and provide just what fans are craving. Chef Brenning and the Legends at LA Memorial Coliseum culinary team have developed new and innovative big flavor food and beverage features – from house smoked BBQ, traditional Mexican street food, and Hawaiian-style dishes – all celebrating the diverse culinary heritage of the United States, and honoring Los Angeles as a center of fabulous food culture innovation.
For a printable guide of items and locations click on the image and links below:
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225 Smokehouse: a new destination where fans are served gameday greatness in smoked meats with such amazing new savory selections as:
Location: Food Court by the West End Zone, between Gates 11 and 14
Loaded Fries: this new fan culinary stand features a gameday classic innovatively paired with extraordinary toppings of smoked meats and flavor that scores huge wins with the fan palate:
Location: Food Court by the West End Zone, between Gates 11 and 14
Calle De Tacos: authentic Mexican street food traditions arrive in this new and exciting stand with fresh and fabulous spicy wins:
Location: Food Court by the West End Zone, between Gates 11 and 14
Island Style: Hawaii’s delicious traditions of freshest catches and slow roasted pork are center-flavor at this new high-energy stand in the Food Court
Location: Food Court by the West End Zone, between Gates 11 and 14
Destination: Gameday Delicious with Featured Locations for the 2017 Season
These areas at LA Memorial Coliseum are a special focus for the 2017 NFL and NCAA football seasons with big flavor and satisfying refreshment all around:
Food Court: All guests to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum have access to the Food Court, a grouping of various stands each offering unique and delicious menu options that span the country and the globe. As the only location to purchase frozen cocktails and with ample shaded seating, this is the ultimate place to stay cool in the hot LA sun.
Also featured in the Food Court are local favorites such as Randy’s Donuts and DogHaus, as well as Melissa’s Farmers Market stand with amazing fresh salads from local produce.
Location: by the West End Zone, between Gates 11 and 14
Corona Beach: Guests looking to find their beach at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum are invited to Corona Beach in the east end zone. Featuring a full cocktail bar and – of course – Corona, there is always a good time to be had at this refreshing destination.
This location features TVs showing all of the day’s football games and if you get hungry, there is a fleet of food trucks right next door that offer some of LA’s favorite street food. Popular food trucks have included Trejo’s Tacos, Pink Taco, Slammin’ Sliders and Baby’s Badass Burgers.
Location: by the East End Zone
Cravin’ the Faves Big Every Season: Delicious Favorites Fans Enjoy Every Gameday
Among the LA Memorial Coliseum classic traditions that will return for the 2017 NFL and NCAA football season and are always stars in satisfying fan’s hearty appetites are such outstanding selections as:
Loaded Nachos crisp corn tortillas layered with chicken braised in ranchero sauce, house-made nacho cheese, pico de gallo and guacamole
Location: Coach’s Corner near Gate 1.
Philly Cheesesteak: a traditional favorite of thin-sliced rib eye, white American cheese and caramelized peppers and onions served on a hoagie roll
Location: Fight On Grill near Gate 19
Coliseum Cheeseburger: a 1/3 pound grilled chuck patty on a brioche bun, cheddar cheese, garnished with garlic aioli and slow caramelized onions.
Location: All-American Stand 6 and End Zone Stand 27
Low Brau Sausage: gourmet craft sausage from Sacramento, varieties include Andouille, Polish and Chicken Feta served on a sesame bun with grilled onions.
Location: Fight On Grill near Gate 19
Premium Gameday Beverage Innovation for Fans in 2017
LA Memorial Coliseum’s beverage offering for the 2017 NFL and NCAA football seasons includes some transformative approaches to service that bring fans both excellence and convenience in portability in the fun and exciting gameday environment:
Taste of California Craft Beer: Created in LA’s love of craft beer and the quality options that the state has to offer, the new destination Taste of California Craft Beer at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum now allows fans to take a tour of their favorite craft beers without leaving the stadium. Fans can walk the Peristyle and try their favorite California beers from south to north: beginning in San Diego with Ballast Point, continuing with LA breweries such as Angel City, 3 Weavers and Golden Road, and finally ending in Northern California with Sierra Nevada. This unique opportunity allows fans to revisit their top craft beers and discover some new favorites along the way.
Location: The Peristyle near the East End Zone.
Cocktails on Tap: This innovation of premium cocktail service brings two featured cocktails to Draft Beer locations at LA Memorial Coliseum: a Margarita on the Rocks and a Twisted Lemonade. Both cocktails will be served in the Los Angeles Coliseum Themed Souvenir Cup.
Location: All 10 Extensions on the Street Level
Frozen Margarita Machines in Julie’s Bar and Food Court: Even more convenience for fans, Julie’s Bar and Food Court stands will be featuring Frozen Margaritas and Margaritas on the Rocks, in addition to our full bar offerings.
Location: Julie’s Bar at the Food Court by the West End Zone, between Gates 8 and 14
Hollywood Park Pinot Noir: From famed Santa Barbara Vineyards, this premium Pinot Noir is served in a can! Easy drinking, slightly chilled and refreshing, this new addition is “All Class with No Glass.”
Location: Ram Party Zone, Corona Beach & 10 Beverage Extensions on Street Level