Football | Stadium Vagabond

Feb 4, 202311 min read

Arizona Is the Frequent Super Bowl Host that has Never Been the Super Bowl Parade Host

Downtown Phoenix in 2022, with the Arizona Diamondback’s Chase Field (formerly Bank One Ballpark) visible on the left side. Arizona is...

Jan 27, 20228 min read

SoFi Stadium: The Glittering Hollywood NFL Palace. Part 2: A Flawed Football Television Studio

SoFi stadium features an artificial lake, which adds to the feeling that the stadium is a Hollywood set designed to look good for the...

Jan 23, 20227 min read

SoFi Stadium: The Glittering Hollywood NFL Palace - Part 1: A Two Decade Football Drought

SoFi Stadium and the Forum, made famous by the “Showtime” Lakers, are on full display when landing at LAX airport. For westbound flights,...

Jan 8, 20227 min read

Welcome to the Death Star: The Las Vegas Raiders’ Stadium. Part 2: Sin City Beyond the Death Star

The Raiders move to Las Vegas gives football fans (not to mention soccer, monster truck, concerts and wrestling ticket buyers) an...

Dec 29, 202110 min read

Welcome to the Death Star: The Las Vegas Raiders’ Stadium. Part 1: Escape from Mount Davis.

Authors Note: This article was largely written before the passing of the treasured John Madden on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. Before he...

Nov 4, 202110 min read

The Mind-bending Disorientation of Tom Brady’s Return to Foxboro – Part 1: Conflicting Loyalties

The happiest sports moment of my childhood was watching my beloved hometown Chicago Bears destroy the New England Patriots 46-10 in Super...