Sam Houston Coliseum

In 1946, permanent ice chillers were installed in the floor to accommodate an ice hockey rink for Houston's first pro ice hockey team - the Houston Skippers of the USHL. The Skippers changed their name the following season to the Houston Huskies and called the Coliseum home until their demise in 1949.

Prior to Hofheinz Pavilion being built, the Houston Cougars played select home games at the coliseum.

The venue also played host to the Houston Apollos, of the CPHL, from 1965-1969, Houston Mavericks, of the ABA, from 1967-1969, the Houston Aeros, of the WHA, from 1972-1975 and the Houston Apollos, of the CHL, from 1979-1981. The Aeros moved to The Houston Summit, which opened in November 1975 and played their final 4 seasons there. The Houston Mavericks, of the ABA, played their home games from 1967-1969.

The First National Women's Conference, a milestone for the modern women's movement, was held at the Coliseum in November, 1977.

On October 14, 1956, Elvis Presley's concert at the Coliseum ended abruptly, as he and his band were taken away by police escort, just before the end of the show, as a mob of, about, 1,000 teenagers rushed the stage, their instruments being destroyed as a result.

Jimi Hendrix played there on June 6, 1970, three months before he died.

The Black Crowes played a free concert at the venue in 1993. The free show was due to security problems that forced the cancellation of the last show they played in Houston. The show was broadcast nationally on radio across North America and also was videotaped for the video "Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye". The audio version was released on EPs, dubbed "High in Houston".

The Coliseum was also home to Houston Wrestling, run by legendary wrestling promoter, Paul Boesch.