He dreamed of a stadium to seat 20.000 people. be managed by heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and rival Madisons Square Garden in size and splendor. Manziel died in 1956. 3 months before completion. It sat nearly dormant until 1968 when Manziels son. Bobby. Jr. bought it and used it commercially. This year. the building was completed. An engineering marvel. the Oil Palace is built entirely of brick with no inner columns or beams to support the domed roof. It will be booked for sporting events. concert. and trade shows. A Lebanese immigrant. Manziel became a bantamweight professional boxer and. somewhere early in his career. he met Jack Dempsey. In 1932. the east Texas oil boom drew Manziel to Tyler.
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