Andreas began making plans to transfer the higher football league to silverdome.
The silverdome roof.
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.
After a storm shredded the roof in 2012 the silverdome has spent the last few years open to the elements the centerpiece of a battle between the facility s current owner and local government.
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.
This collapse was the final tragic event in the history of the great stadium.
When the stadium opened it featured a fiberglass fabric roof held up by air pressure the first use of the architectural technique in a major athletic facility.
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.