The St. Louis Rams: The Greatest Public Financing Show on Earth

Authors

Eric Click, Park University

Abstract

This case study research explores how and why the National Football League (NFL) Rams both arrived in St. Louis (in 1995) and departed St. Louis (in 2016). In order to address these questions, through archival and secondary data, the research examines the unique interrelated history of St. Louis and the NFL, including both economics and public financing. As a result, the research is presented in five sections: introduction, NFL economics, St. Louis and the NFL, St. Louis and no NFL, and final remarks. Note: to more fully understand this article, please first read “One Development Project, Two Economic Tales: The St. Louis Cardinals’ Busch Stadium and Ballpark Village” in the Missouri Policy Journal 2 (Fall/Winter).

Recommended Citation

Click, Eric (2016) "The St. Louis Rams: The Greatest Public Financing Show on Earth," Missouri Policy Journal: Vol. 1: Iss. 4, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62608/2330-930X.1017
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/mpj/vol1/iss4/6