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Patriots owner William H. Sullivan, Jr. states
that he will move the team unless a suitable
stadium is available by March 15, 1970. Hugh
Morrow III, head of an organization named
Birmingham Pro Football, plans to talk with
Sullivan about moving the team to Birmingham.
Sullivan is backing a bill that would allow the
state of Massachusetts to take Harvard
University's stadium over by eminent domain
since Harvard refused to lease their stadium to
the Patriots. In the merger of the National
Football League and the American Football
League, all 26 teams agreed to have stadiums
that would seat 50,000 or more by 1970. The
Patriots played last season at Boston College's
Alumni Field, which seats 26,000. Harvard
Stadium seats 40,000 with additional room for
temporary stands. The Patriots also played at
Fenway Park and at Boston University. |
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