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The Orange Bowl cost $340,000 when construction was completed in 1937. It was originally named Burdine Stadium and renamed for the Orange Bowl Classic in 1959. The original capacity was 23,330. It is currently 74,476 with potential to reach 82,000 for concerts and other events. The original playing surface was grass. Poly-Turf was installed in 1970. It was replaced in 1972 and replaced with Prescription Athletic Turf in 1976. The Orange Bowl, located between N.W. 3rd and 7th Streets and N.W. 14th and 16th Avenues in Miami, has 4,000 parking spaces with an estimated 20,000 available in surrounding areas. The City of Miami plans to demolish the Orange Bowl in 2008, but the memories will remain...
The Orange Bowl cost $340,000 when construction was completed in 1937. It was originally named Burdine Stadium and renamed for the Orange Bowl Classic in 1959. The original capacity was 23,330. It is currently 74,476 with potential to reach 82,000 for concerts and other events. The original playing surface was grass. Poly-Turf was installed in 1970. It was replaced in 1972 and replaced with Prescription Athletic Turf in 1976. The Orange Bowl, located between N.W. 3rd and 7th Streets and N.W. 14th and 16th Avenues in Miami, has 4,000 parking spaces with an estimated 20,000 available in surrounding areas. The City of Miami plans to demolish the Orange Bowl in 2008, but the memories will remain part of the South Florida's sports fabric. Many memorable games were played at the Orange Bowl. Super Bowl II (Green Bay 33, Oakland 14), Super Bowl III (New York Jets 16, Baltimore 7), Super Bowl V (Baltimore 16, Dallas 13), Super Bowl X (Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17) and Super Bowl XIII (Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31). The FedEx Orange Bowl Classic was played there from 1937 until 1995, and it produced 13 national champions. The University of Miami Hurricanes made it their home for 70 years and won three national championships (1983, 1988 and 1991) there. They played mostly on Friday nights from the 1950s through the early 1970s. The team had a 318-143-7 (.679) record there and a 58-game home winning streak, longest in college football history. The Dolphins joined the American Football League in 1966 and played their home games in the Orange Bowl through the 1986 season. Florida International University played home games there in 2007. The Golden Panthers played the final college football game in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 1, 2007 against North Texas. The Miami Marlins minor league baseball team played occasionally games there from 1956-1960. On Aug. 7, 1956, 50-year-old Satchel Paige, pitching for the Marlins, beat Columbus of the International League before 57,000 fans, the largest crowd to see a minor league game. The U.S. men's and women's national soccer teams played matches there. On July 25, 1996, the women played a scoreless tie with China in an Olympic qualifying match before 43,525 fans, the largest crowd to see a women's match. The men beat Haiti 3-0 in Gold Cup competition before 49,513 fans on Feb. 12, 2000. The Miami Seahawks of the All-American Football Conference played there in 1946. The Miami Toros of the North American Soccer League (1972-76) and the Miami Freedom of the American Soccer League/American Professional Soccer League (1988-1992) played there.
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Marlins Stadium Update No. X6
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsA tiny update: Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jeri Beth Cohen told attorneys involved in the case filed by auto dealer Norman Braman on Thursday that she plans to rule next week on whether a ballpark for the Marlins serves a ???paramount...... -
Hurricanes defensive coordinator Bill Young doesn't feel old
Sentinel Staff WriterLet's get this out of the way right now. Bill Young is no grandfather. Not even close. He's never bounced any kids on his knee, never shaken his pants pocket and given them money for ice cream. Ask the Miami Hurricanes new defensive coordinator how it...Tags: Natural Disasters, Bill Young, Urban Meyer, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters
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Marlins stadium a home run for South Florida
More people are attending baseball games than any other sport across the nation. Why? The tickets are the best value for the dollar. An entire family can afford to attend at a time when wallets have grown thin. Baseball promises a few hours of...Tags: Major League Baseball, Florida Marlins
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Gators aim to end losing skid against Hurricanes
Sentinel Staff WriterWith no consistency in the scheduling of Florida-Miami games, the rivalry just doesn't have the same bite as it used to. Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley almost had the bite marks to prove it. "I was walking down to the field and a police dog came...Tags: Natural Disasters, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Florida Gators, Jimmy Johnson
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UM turns to a Jayhawk ballhawk
South Florida Sun-SentinelLet's get this out of the way right now. Bill Young is no grandfather. Not even close. He has never bounced any kids on his knee, never shaken his pants pocket and given them money for ice cream. Ask the Miami Hurricanes' new defensive coordinator...Tags: Natural Disasters, Bill Young, Urban Meyer, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters
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Better to do it now than wonder later
Macho Harris has never backpedaled this fast. Nor has DeAngelo Hall, Brandon Flowers or any of Virginia Tech's top-shelf cornerbacks.
Why, if Hokies coach Frank Beamer had shown this caliber of speed during his days as a defensive back, his bust would be...Tags: Frank Beamer, ACC Championship Game, Virginia Tech
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Ego, money sacking good grid rivalries
Sentinel ColumnistTim Tebow's eyes flashed with excitement and his voice raised a couple of decibels when the subject of playing the Miami Hurricanes came up. "Playing the 'U' is something I've never done before and I'm excited about it," chirped the University of Florida...Tags: George O'Leary, Natural Disasters, Colleges and Universities, Disasters, Florida Gators
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Who's on the hotter seat, Gary Williams or Ralph Friedgen?
Ball and burden in Gary's court By David Steele To answer your question, no, it is not too much to ask a team that has won a national championship to reach the NCAA tournament in more than half of the next six seasons. That is Gary Williams' fault. He...Tags: NCAA Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Gary Williams, Multi-Sport Events, Maryland Terrapins
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Pressure is on 'The Fridge'
Of Maryland's highest-profile coaches, football's Ralph Friedgen and basketball's Gary Williams, it's "The Fridge" who has less room for error. Those three spectacular campaigns from 2001 through 2003 when Ralph led the Terps out of the wilderness and...Tags: Minnesota Vikings, National Football League, Gary Williams, Maryland Terrapins, Ralph Friedgen
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How the Florida teams look heading into their openers
KICKOFF: 7 p.m. in Lawrence, Kan. TV: None RECORDS: FAU was 1-11 in 2007; Kansas (12-1) won the Orange Bowl BUZZ: After a one-win season, the Golden Panthers can discover how much they have progressed when they take on the team that trounced them 55-... -
'Canes' fans better get licks in now
The preliminaries are out of the way and it's finally time for 'Canes- Gators, so to make it feel like old times we'll start the week with a jab from Florida quarterback Tim Tebow.
Well it's not exactly like old times because now it's the Gators who...Tags: Florida Gators, Natural Disasters, Tim Tebow, Disasters, Washington Redskins
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GRIDIRON GREATNESS
10 GAMES YOU MUST SEE FRESNO STATE AT RUTGERS, SEPT. 1 You want to know how the tri-state's major college program will fare this season? Tune in tomorrow. The Scarlet Knights and the WAC favorites will be a great opener. KANSAS AT SOUTH FLORIDA, SEPT....Tags: Urban Meyer, Florida Gators, Michael Johnson, Pete Carroll, Mike Leach
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