"When
one considers what sorts of places are most likely to be haunted they might not
necessarily think of large, public, relatively new structures like event arenas
constructed during the past two or three decades. But almost everything is
built where other things with their own histories used to be and on ground that
may have already been sites of spiritual activity and even places that are the
brightest under the best of conditions sometimes have dark pasts of their own.
And, short of a battlefield, there are perhaps few places where so many people
congregate in one place and express such strong emotions as at a sports
stadium. It should thus not be too surprising that people have over the years
reported so much paranormal activity at the Alamodome." That is the opening paragraph to my chapter on the Alamodome for Ghosthunting San Antonio, Austin, and Texas Hill Country! Incidents at the stadium that some people believe contribute to it being haunted include the hideous death of daredevil Randy Hill in 1993, who was killed when the top of his car was sheared off by another driver.
"A stunt driver was killed Saturday night when the top of his car was sheared off during a planned midair collision gone awry," the Associated Press reported on November 15, 1993. "His wife and three-year-old son watched from the audience. Randy Hill, 49, of Phoenix died instantly when his car was struck by another car driven by daredevil Spanky Spangler, who was not injured, organizers said. Hill retired from stunt driving eight years ago and only recently decided to do the stunt at the two-day San Antonio Thrill Show at the Alamodome. The two cars were supposed to meet head-on at 50 mph. Organizers did not immediately know what went wrong. The rest of the show was canceled after the accident."
