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Raymond James Stadium opened in 1998 after a public referendum passed on the 3rd of September 1996. The facility was designed and built entirely at public expense following the withdrawal of the Buccaneers offer to pay half construction costs.
Malcolm Glazer purchased the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for $192 million in 1995 and proposed building the stadium. He rejected an initial city plan because it would reduce their revenue, leading to a new tax measure that funded the project without private owner contribution.
A forty-three-ton steel-and-concrete replica pirate ship sits in the north end zone of Raymond James Stadium. Each time the Buccaneers score points or win a home game, the replica cannons fire off once for each point scored.
Raymond James Stadium has hosted three Super Bowls: Super Bowl XXXV in 2001, Super Bowl XLIII in 2009, and Super Bowl LV in 2021. In Super Bowl LV, the Buccaneers became the first team in NFL history to play and win a Super Bowl on their home field.
The largest crowd for any football game in stadium history occurred during the College Football Playoff National Championship in 2017 with seventy-four thousand five hundred twelve spectators. Clemson Tigers defeated Alabama Crimson Tide in that rematch before this record attendance.