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The stadium was originally constructed as a joint project between the Houston Independent School District and the WPA. Completed in 1942 and originally holding 20,500, the structure was originally named the Houston Public School Stadium. The University of Houston played its home games there from 1946- 1950, before moving to Rice Stadium in 1951 and then to the Astrodome in 1965. The school district renamed the stadium Jeppesen Stadium in 1958. The University of Houston bought the stadium in 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January to host its track and field team and then renamed the stadium Robertson Stadium in 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He. The stadium was heavily renovated in 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep, lowering the playing field by nine feet and eliminating the track so as to add new seating on the sidelines and end zones, and building 20 luxury suites. It was then renamed in honor of John O'Quinn, a donor to the project. Further plans have been prepared to replace the end zone sections with a permanent bowl and add an upper deck, raising the capacity to 50,000, but construction has not yet begun.