On Jan. 20, 1968, the country’s top-ranked teams met inside the Astrodome in a game that would transform college basketball forever. No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 2 Houston. Lew Alcindor vs. Elvin Hayes.
When Harris County made plans for a new football stadium in the late 1990s, one lasting memory from the Astrodome served as a guiding light. The county owned the building, but it put the Astros ...