Jan 12, 2021 at 10:00 AM Copied!
Many years ago, the king of journalism in San Diego was the Tribune s sports editor and columnist, Jack Murphy.
So fabled was Murphy and his push to build the stadium that the folks in San Diego eventually decided to rename their football stadium after him. What began as San Diego Stadium became San Diego-Jack Murphy Stadium in 1981 after Murphy s death.
Later, it was named Qualcomm Stadium. Money talks the best.
And now it is no more. The stadium is being torn down, bit by bit, as San Diego prepares for a new 35,000-seat stadium for San Diego State.