Celebrate Texas as the Cradle of Professional Football

Thank you for your interest in the Gerdau Ameristeel "Cradle of Champions" Monument. The submission deadline is now closed.

We would like to invite you to join us at the unveiling of this legacy structure on Friday, January 28, 2011 in Sundance Square in the City of Fort Worth. For more information, please contact Mike Iwamasa at miwamasa@leaderenterprises.com.

 


Tampa, Florida 2009

Miami, Florida 2010
Miami, Florida 2010

Early Rendering of 2011 Monument
Early Rendering of 2011 Monument

About

For the past two years, Gerdau Ameristeel has partnered with the championship host committee to create unique recycled steel structures that have become must-see destinations.

This year's project is the most ambitious and exhilarating yet. We are asking all Texas high schools to submit a piece of steel (scrap, bolt, etc.) from their own football facility or school, which will be repurposed with recycled steel from the recently demolished stadium in North Texas, to create a steel monument that will celebrate Texas high school football.

In addition to submitting steel, we are asking that each high school provide the names of alumni who have gone on to play professional football. The structure will then honor these graduates by engraving their names into the steel monument.

When the world gathers in North Texas to watch professional football's championship game in February of 2011, this structure will stand in the heart of Fort Worth's Sundance Square.