Completed in 1965 at a cost of $2.4 million, it was the largest indoor facility in Oklahoma City until the construction of the Myriad Convention Center.

It is named for Jim Norick, the mayor of Oklahoma City during the building's construction.

In the early years of the Professional Bull Riders, the Bud Light Cup Tour held an annual event at the arena from 1999 through 2001, before it was moved to the Ford Center, now Paycom Center.

The Grateful Dead's performance on October 19, 1973, was recorded and later released as Dick's Picks Volume 19.

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