 The Texas Tech Board of Directors voted to name the new facility in honor of the former president and his wife's contribution.Since opening with a seating capacity of 18,000, the stadium has been continuously expanded and renovated.In 1960, the addition of a lower bowl doubled the seating capacity to 41,500, an expansion in 1972 added over 10,000 seats, during the 1990s, 2,000 seats were added, and additions in the 2000s brought a seating capacity to 60,454.