Dallas Cowboys Stadium: The Pacquiao Clottey was held

Gone in 25 seconds, Texas Stadium is nothing but a memory - after being destroyed by a ton of dynamite.  The long-time home of the Dallas Cowboys was demolished in spectacular style today in an event that took six months to plan and less than a minute to execute.

The stadium, which was built in 1971 at a cost of $35m, is known in the world of American footbball for its giant hole in its roof, 'so God can watch his team'.  It also featured in the opening credits for each of the 13 series of the TV series Dallas, starring Larry Hagman and Victoria Principal.

Fireworks preceded the stadium's destruction, with fans counting down to the fateful button push by 11-year-old Casey Rogers, of nearby Terrell, the winner of an essay contest.  The dynamite dropped the west side of the building toward the north, the east die toward the south and the roof right on top.  The concrete and twisted metal that remains is expected to take until July to clean up.

Fans arrived as early as Saturday night for 'final tailgate parties' in area parking lots.  Others gathered at hotels and office buildings as far as 10 miles away in downtown Dallas, including many former Cowboys players. Local TV stations carried the implosion live. There was even a corporate sponsor.

The Cowboys won all five of their Super Bowl titles while they called 65,675-capacity Texas Stadium