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MLB Network to profile history of Astrodome

Featuring interviews with President George H. W. Bush, Houston native and award-winning news anchor Dan Rather, baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, tennis Hall of Famer Billie Jean King and original Astros Jimmy Wynn and Larry Dierker, the program documents the history of the Astrodome, from Judge Roy Hofheinz generating the idea of this futuristic stadium to the Astros' dramatic six-game 1986 National League Championship series against the New York Mets.

Hofheinz on 50 Astrodome years
Hofheinz on 50 Astrodome years Dene Hofheinz reminisces about the Astrodome on the 50th anniversary of the date the famous Houston stadium opened for business

The program details how the Astrodome was not only home to baseball games, but to all different kinds of events, including the "Game of the Century" featuring Elvin Hayes and the Houston Cougars ending UCLA's 47-game winning streak, and the "Battle of the Sexes" featuring the nationally televised tennis match between King and Bobby Riggs in 1973.