Historic Appearances
Pope John Paul II visited Phoenix on September 14, 1987, as a part of his whirlwind tour of the United States. In Tempe, he held Mass for 75,000 at Sun Devil Stadium. All the Sun Devil logos and words with "devil" painted on the stadium's facade had to be covered up for the Pope to agree to enter the stadium.
President Barack Obama delivered the ASU commencement address at the stadium on May 13, 2009 before a crowd of 63,000 which included 9,000 graduates.
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