The Silverdome Roof

This collapse was the final tragic event in the history of the great stadium.

The silverdome roof. Andreas began making plans to transfer the higher football league to silverdome. The teflon coated inflatable roof was the stadium s most famous feature leading the way to its new name the silverdome in 1976 but also its biggest problem. The roof of the pontiac silverdome collapsed monday under the weight of an overnight snowfall sending three detroit lions players james jones gary danielson and eric hipple scurrying for cover. The pontiac silverdome also known as simply the silverdome was a stadium in pontiac michigan it opened in 1975 and sat on 199 acres 51 ha of land.

With a seating capacity of 82 666 it was the largest stadium in the national. The pontiac silverdome roof collapsed yesterday under the weight of snow accumulated during an overnight storm forcing stadium employes and three detroit lions football players to run for cover.