After Jack Murphy's death in September 1980, San Diego Stadium was renamed San Diego-Jack Murphy Stadium by a 6-2 vote of the San Diego City Council on January 6, 1981 [REF].
The stadium was the first of the square-circle "octorad" style, which was thought to be an improvement over the other cookie cutter stadiums of the time for hosting both football and baseball (the second and last of this style was the since-imploded Veterans Stadium).