NFL franchise feasibility study records, 1973-1975.

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NFL franchise feasibility study records, 1973-1975.

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The collection contains information from a study prepared by R. James Alerding to determine the feasibility of building an NFL stadium and operating a professional football franchise in Indianapolis, Indiana. Included are notes on telephone conversations and spreadsheets that were projections about parking costs, income from concessions, the number of spectators needed to turn a profit, and financing a franchise through a bond system. There are finance guides and reports from the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots, two teams with new stadiums that were used as models to see whether or not Indianapolis could support an NFL franchise.

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Alerding, R. James

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Although professional football began in the late 1800s, Indiana had never been home to a professional football team, and by 1973 many citizens in the Indianapolis area were in favor of having one. While working through American Fletcher National Bank (AFNB), R. James Alerding began a feasibility study under the direction of Bob Welch and Frank McKinney to determine whether Indianapolis could financially support a team. Welch was a board member who headed a group of businessmen that wanted to bri...

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Welch, Bob, 1946-2012

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McKinney, Frank E. (Frank Edward), 1904-1974

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