History Timeline



 

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1972

Notre Dame, North Carolina, Navy and Dartmouth add AstroTurf® synthetic surfaces.

1981

Oakland Raiders play Philadelphia Eagles on AstroTurf®
in Super Bowl XV at the Superdome.

Harvard University installs the first Magic Carpet™ system.

1996

Atlanta Olympic Field Hockey installs AstroTurf® System 96

2004

Textile Management Associates acquires all AstroTurf® trademarks,
intellectual property and manufacturing facilities.

1964

Synthetic turf invented.

First experimental synthetic field installed at Moses Brown School, Providnce, RI.

1974

Miami Dolphins play Minnesota Vikings on AstroTurf®
in Super Bowl VIII at Rice Stadium.

1983

Women’s World Cup Hockey games are played on AstroTurf®.

AstroTurf® installs first North American vertical drainage systems
in Ewing Township, NJ, at Trenton State

1999

First Premier League caliber European soccer club, Real Madrid [Spain]
purchases AstroTurf® System.

2006

AstroTurf® and GeneralSportsSM Venue announce a bold new partnership.

1966

AstroTurf® installed at Houston Astrodome.

1989

First E-Layer® system [Elastomeric] installed at William and Mary,
as well as University of California, Berkeley.

2000

AsrtoTurf® selected by major European clubs, including Manchester United [UK];
Valladolid [Spain]; Schalke 04 and SSV Ulm [Germany]; and Nancy Lorraine [France].

2007

TurfAide™ Antimicrobial Treatment becomes standard on all AstroTurf® fields

1968

AstroTurf® manufacturing facility opens in Dalton, GA.

1975

First international field hockey game played on AstroTurf® at Molson Stadium, Montreal.

AstroTurf® installed at New Orleans Superdome and Detroit Silverdome.

Cincinnati Reds win World Series on AstroTurf®

2003

Buffalo Bills install AstroTurf® infilled system in Ralph Wilson Stadium.

2008

GSV/AstroTurf® Selected as Official Synthetic Turf Supplier for U.S. Communities

Reebok and AstroTurf® Join Forces for First-Ever R&D Effort
Focused on Footwear-Surface Interaction

2009

St. Louis Rams select state-of-the-art AstroTurf® system for Russell Training Center

AstroTurf® introduces astroflect™ Heat Reduction Technology

University of Tennessee and AstroTurf® create the Center for Safer Athletic Fields

2010

AstroTurf® selected for Official Turf for Major League Baseball

AstroTurf® selected for St. Louis Rams' Dome, Toronto Blue Jays' Centre and Florida Citrus Bowl

AstroTurf® increase market shares by 70% in the industry