Highlights
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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Red-faced zone: Hurricanes defense fails
South Florida Sun-SentinelFor the past two weeks, the routine has been the same for Miami Hurricanes coach Randy Shannon. After the game, he walks into a room of reporters and takes his place behind the podium. His opening remarks sound like a recording: "Tough loss today."...Tags: Disasters, Florida State Seminoles, Meteorological Disasters, Florida State University, Bill Young
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Hurricanes' Bill Young shoulders responsibility for defensive troubles
Sentinel Staff WriterFor the past two weeks, the routine has been the same for Miami Hurricanes Coach Randy Shannon. After the game, he walks into a room of reporters and takes his place behind the podium. His opening remarks sound like a recording: "Tough loss today. Too...Tags: Disasters, Florida State Seminoles, Meteorological Disasters, Bill Young, Florida State University
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Notre Dame altering expectations
Chicago Tribune reporterThe buildup to a college football game usually lends itself to musty clichés, and Notre Dame was no different this week. The talking point: The Irish now expect to win, whereas in the doldrums of 2007 they merely hoped to win. Coach Charlie Weis deemed...Tags: Football
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Vanquished in Va.
Certainly, Ralph Friedgen had known this could happen, perhaps even dreaded it.
"I've got butterflies," the Maryland coach had said two days before last night's football game against Virginia, a two-touchdown underdog.
Three hours before the contest...Tags: Football, Hampton Roads, Maryland Terrapins, Ralph Friedgen, Maryland
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USC and BYU have rooting interests in Oregon State-Utah
Oregon State at No. 15 Utah Today, 6 p.m., Versus Why USC and Brigham Young should be watching in the short-term interests of their long-term national title hopes: USC wants the team that just beat the Trojans to finish the season strong and make the...Tags: Vinny Testaverde, ESPN, Florida State University, Football, Brigham Young
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Bobby Bowden has one call left: When to step down
It's strange.
"It's fine," Bobby Bowden says.
It's uncomfortable to watch.
"It's working great," the Florida State coach says.
On Saturday, the University of Miami will use two quarterbacks, and this will inflame some fans, because it's different from...Tags: National Football League, University of Miami, Florida State University, Football, Shaquille O'Neal
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College football blitz
Would you believe . . . ? September barely ended, and Northwestern (5-0) needs just one victory to become bowl eligible. ... ESPN's popular College GameDay is setting up Saturday morning's show at No. 19 Vanderbilt (4-0) for the first time. No. 13...Tags: Ohio State University, ESPN, FedEx Corporation, Virginia Tech, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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B-Y-WHO?
BYU cracked our radar with its climb in the rankings this week. The No. 8 Cougars must be considered among the favorites to play in South Florida with the coming of the new year, and I'm not just talking about the FedEx Orange Bowl's 75th anniversary...Tags: FedEx Corporation, Dolphin Stadium
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Tide, Sooners have spirit of '63
It's funny how college football has never been more unpredictable, how parity has never been more apparent. And yet when you look at the top of the AP poll with Oklahoma No. 1 and Alabama No. 2, it feels like 1963 again, a bygone era ruled by a handful of...Tags: Football, Dolphin Stadium
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Hokies are big target
Going into its first year as an official member of the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, one of Western Kentucky's many preseason goals was to earn the school's first win over an opponent from a conference that carries an automatic bid to the Bowl...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Virginia Tech
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Stadium a pipe dream
In answer to the Sept. 6 letter, "A home run for us all": Does the letter writer remember when the Miami Arena was built? The same promises were made about revitalizing the area around it — never happened! In order for it to happen around the Orange...Tags: Boynton Beach
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Another shot to prove himself
247-4642— As Branden Ore sat on a training-room table Aug. 30, having his ankles taped before the season opener, it dawned on him that this wasn't much different than what he'd experienced the previous three years. It was just an illusion. In truth,...Tags: National Football League, National Collegiate Athletic Association, ESPN, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins
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