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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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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: SEC winner gets title shot
arthur.staple@newsday.comIt's conference championship Saturday, and two of them will determine who plays for the BCS championship a month from now. All eyes will be on Atlanta in the late afternoon, then Kansas City at night. Then, on Sunday, all eyes will be on the final BCS...Tags: Tim Tebow, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Basketball, Virginia Tech, Chicago Bulls
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'Jags' has Eagles soaring
Rare is the football coach who publicly reflects on how far he's come in the days before the biggest game of the season. So it's a little surprising when the man everyone calls "Jags" admits that this season has been the most satisfying step of his...Tags: Doug Flutie, Teaching and Learning, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Philadelphia Eagles, Virginia Tech
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College football Blitz
Your BCS Primer The BCS Selection Show is scheduled to air Sunday at 8 p.m. on Fox after the NFL games. The selection process takes place earlier in the day. Here's how it works: After the No. 1 and No. 2 teams are set for the BCS National...Tags: Ohio State University, Oklahoma, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Texas, Virginia Tech
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Parity engulfs ACC
247-4642— When Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer took a look at the full Atlantic Coast Conference standings going into the final two weeks of the regular season, he couldn't discern many differences between the 12 teams. His eyes didn't deceive him....Tags: Teaching and Learning, Virginia Tech, Football, Florida State University, Randy Shannon
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Two bowl games are better than one
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsEven with all the economic uncertainty we???re facing ??? now that we???re officially in a recession -- Orange Bowl Committee officials are still happy to be hosting two bowl games this year: the 75th FedEx Orange Bowl on Jan. 1......Tags: Business Trips, Colleges and Universities, Virginia Tech, Trips and Vacations, FedEx Corporation
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Clemson gets Jan. 1 Gator Bowl bid thanks to win over South Carolina
In four days, Clemson went from wondering if it would reach the postseason to playing in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day. An invitation to the Jacksonville, Fla., game was extended Wednesday to the Tigers (7-5), who likely will be matched up with...Tags: New Year's, Basketball
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Balanced ACC isn't as bad as they say
Saturday's ACC football championship game pales to the competition. No national-title implications, prime-time exposure or Heisman Trophy candidates. It's been that kind of year for the ACC. Keyboard jockeys questioned the league's quality during...Tags: Tim Tebow, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Basketball, Philadelphia Eagles, Colleges and Universities
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Better cram all day to do better than 'D'
Usually when someone stops hanging out with friends, it's a cause for concern. But no one around the Boston College dorms is worried about Dominique Davis. He used to have plenty of time to relax, play Xbox 360 and listen to music with teammates,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Philadelphia Eagles, Desmond Clark, Virginia Tech
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Cincinnati celebrates in paradise as rest of BCS gets sorted out
AP College Football WriterThis has to be the best week in the history of Cincinnati Bearcats football. The Bearcats have the Big East title and a BCS bid locked up, their hot-commodity coach, Brian Kelly, announced that he plans to stick around for a while and they're headed to...Tags: Boston Bruins, Brian Kelly, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Basketball, Philadelphia Eagles
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Florida State appears to be headed to Orlando for Champs Sports Bowl
Sentinel Staff WriterOrlando hasn't been able to secure Florida State for a postseason appearance in 22 years, but the Seminoles appear headed for the Champs Sports Bowl here on Dec. 27. Two Atlantic Coast Conference bowls that pick ahead of the Champs Sports are prepared to...Tags: Florida State Seminoles, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Virginia Tech, Capital One Bowl, Champs Sports Bowl
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Next-to-last BCS rankings do injustice to Texas
arthur.staple@newsday.com1. Someone will always be unhappy in college football. This is the hard lesson of the BCS, even though it was supposed to alleviate the traditional unhappiness involving unbeaten teams and undeserving champions. 2. Texas, it is your year to be unhappy....Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Colleges and Universities, Virginia Tech, Football, Randy Shannon
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Va. Tech earns way to ACC final
From Sun news servicesLooking around at his mostly inexperienced teammates, Victor Harris probably felt more qualified than most to offer some perspective on the circuitous path Virginia Tech took to its second straight conference championship game. "Last year, we had all...Tags: Bobby Bowden, Tim Tebow, Hartford Wolf Pack, Florida State Seminoles, Basketball
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