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{{Short description|Sports and concert venue located in San Antonio}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Freeman Coliseum
| nickname = 
| logo_image = Freeman_Coliseum_logo.png
| image = [[Image:Freeman coliseum.jpg|250px|The Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum]]
| location = 3201 East Houston Street<br>[[San Antonio]], Texas, United States<br>78219
| broke_ground = November 17, 1947
| opened = October 19, 1949
| renovated = 1993, 2014
| expanded = 
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| owner = [[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]
| operator = 
| surface = Chilled [[concrete]]
| construction_cost = $1.75 million
| architect = Bartlett Cocke, Phelps & Dewews & Simmons, Atlee B. and Robt. M. Ayres
| former_names = 
| tenants = [[San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo]] ([[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association|PRCA]]) (1950–2002)<br>[[San Antonio Iguanas]] ([[Central Hockey League|CHL]]) (1994–1997, 1998&ndash;2002)<br>[[San Antonio Dragons]] ([[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]) (1996–1998)<br>[[San Antonio Stars]] ([[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]) (2015)<br>[[San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football)|San Antonio Gunslingers]] ([[Indoor Football League|IFL]]) (2022–present)
| seating_capacity = 11,700 (concerts, boxing and wrestling)<br>9,800 (basketball)<br>9,500 (motor sports, rodeo and professional bull riding)
| dimensions = {{convert|294|ft|m|0}} wide by {{convert|460|ft|m|0}} long by {{convert|99|ft|m|0}} tall
| website = {{URL|https://www.freemancoliseum.com/}}
}}

'''Freeman Coliseum''' is a sports and concert venue located in [[San Antonio]], Texas. It has been host to thousands of events including the [[San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo]], concerts, trade shows, motor sports, circus, professional sports including professional bull riding, basketball, hockey, boxing and wrestling. It was the largest indoor arena in San Antonio until [[HemisFair Arena]] opened in 1968. Since then, many top recording artists have made their San Antonio concert debuts at the Coliseum.

Freeman Coliseum was the home of the [[San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo]] until the opening in 2003 of the adjacent [[AT&T Center]], formerly known as SBC Center. Although the main rodeo event is now in [[Frost Bank Center]], stock show and exhibit aspects of the rodeo are still held in the Coliseum. The 2021 Rodeo was held in the Freeman due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]'s [[San Antonio Stars]] played its home games at Freeman Coliseum during the [[2015 San Antonio Stars season|2015 season]] due to renovations at [[AT&T Center]].<ref>[http://www.swishappeal.com/2014/12/12/7380681/san-antonio-stars-freeman-coliseum-2015-wnba San Antonio Stars to play games at the Freeman Coliseum for the 2015 season]</ref> The Coliseum was home to the San Antonio Rowels and its national team rodeo league competition, as well as two professional hockey teams: the [[Central Hockey League]] [[San Antonio Iguanas]] and later, the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]] [[San Antonio Dragons]] from 1996 to 1998.

On February 26, 1983, the Freeman Coliseum hosted the rematch boxing contest between [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] member [[Alexis Arguello]] and [[Vilomar Fernandez]], won by Arguello by ten rounds unanimous decision.<ref>[https://boxrec.com/en/event/10415 Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, USA]</ref> Freeman Coliseum was also host to the WWF [[1994 Survivor Series]] starring [[Chuck Norris]] in the main event. Additionally, Freeman Coliseum was host to [[NXT TakeOver: San Antonio|NXT Takeover: San Antonio]], for WWE's brand [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]].

Freeman Coliseum seats 9,500 for motor sports, rodeos and professional bull riding; 9,800 for basketball and up to 11,700 for concerts, boxing and wrestling. It contains a {{convert|77|ft|m|0|adj=on}} ceiling height. When used for trade shows, the arena features {{convert|31250|sqft|m2|0}} of space, plus {{convert|129500|sqft|m2|-1}} of exhibit space in four adjacent exhibit halls—the {{convert|60000|sqft|m2|-3|adj=on}} Morris Center, the {{convert|36000|sqft|m2|-2|adj=on}} Exhibit Hall #1, the {{convert|20000|sqft|m2|-3|adj=on}} Freeman Building and the {{convert|13500|sqft|m2|-1|adj=on}} Exhibit Hall #2.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.freemancoliseum.com/}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050310084119/http://www.sarodeo.com/who/mission.html San Antonio Stock Show And Rodeo History]
*[http://www.worldclasswrestling.info/tour/tour.htm World Class Memories: VIRTUAL WCCW TOUR]

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