As the story goes, then-Gov. John McKeithen was uncharacteristically silent while he was considering businessman and sports visionary Dave Dixon’s proposal for a domed stadium in New Orleans.
Then suddenly, McKeithen brought his fist down on his desk and thundered, “My God. That would be the greatest building in the history of mankind!
“We’ll build that sucker!”
And so they did, although it would take a decade for the dream to come to fruition.
Monday marks the 40th anniversary of the day in 1975 when the Superdome opened its doors, greeting the public attending an open house with message boards flashing “Welcome to the Future.