A History Of Inspiring People To Worship The Ground Players Walk On
1964
Synthetic turf invented.
First experimental synthetic field installed
at Moses Brown School, Providence, RI.
1966
AstroTurf installed at Houston Astrodome.
1968
AstroTurf manufacturing facility opens in Dalton, GA.
1972
Notre Dame, North Carolina, Navy and Dartmouth add AstroTurf synthetic surfaces.
1974
Miami Dolphins play Minnesota Vikings on AstroTurf in Super Bow VIII – Rice Stadium, Houston, TX.
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.
1981
Oakland Raiders play Philadelphia Eagles on AstroTurf in Super Bowl XV – Superdome, New Orleans, LA. Harvard University installs the first Magic Carpet® system.
1983
Women's World Cup Hockey games are played on AstroTurf. AstroTurf installs first North American vertical drainage systems in Paterson, NJ at Trenton State.
1989
First E-Layer® system (Elastomeric) installed at William and Mary, as well as University of California, Berkeley.
1996
Atlanta Olympic Field Hockey installs AstroTurf System 96.
1999
First Premier League-caliber European soccer club, Real Madrid C. F. (Spain) purchases AstroTurf System
2000
AstroTurf selected by major European clubs, including Manchester United (UK); Valladolid (Spain); Schalke 04 and SSV Ulm (Germany); and Nancy Lorraine (France).
2003
Buffalo Bills install AstroTurf infilled system in Ralph Wilson Stadium. Ole Miss also installs AstroTurf in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
2004
Textile Management Associates acquires all AstroTurf trademarks, intellectual property and manufacturing facilities.
2006
AstroTurf and GeneralSports Venue™ announce a bold new partnership.
