In 1988 former Falcons owner Rankin Smith, who brought professional football to Atlanta and the Southeast in 1965, threatened to move the team to Jacksonville, Florida, or another city if the state of Georgia did not construct a new facility for the Falcons. For twenty-six years the Falcons shared Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium with the Atlanta Braves, but the Braves organization kept most of the revenue from parking and concessions at Falcons games. The Falcons' last game at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium was played in December 1991.