This Day in Dome History: June 13
6/13/2006 3:47:22 PM | Men's Lacrosse, Dome 25
The nation's best collegiate men's lacrosse players gathered at the Carrier Dome for the 40th Annual North-South All-Star Game on this date in 1981. The North's roster included two Syracuse players - Tom Donahue and Jeff McKee. The North jumped out to a 6-3 lead and held on for a 20-18 victory.
The North-South All-Star Game was the 52nd event held in the Dome in its first nine months of existence and drew a crowd of 3,032 lacrosse enthusiasts.
More than 23.5 million people have passed through the revolving doors of the Carrier Dome since the building’s first public event on September 20, 1980. Throughout the 2005-06 SU athletics seasons the University will celebrate the first 25 years of the Loud House.
In the first 25 years of the Dome, more than 1,740 events were staged, including collegiate, professional and high school athletics events, University commencement, concerts, a circus, and community events. These activities are chronicled in the more than 100 photographs that are currently in the concourse of the Dome. Fans who attend events in the Dome can re-live the memories with these photos.
