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Location: | Miami, FL
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Address: | Orange Bowl
1501 NW 3rd St.
Miami, FL 33125
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History
the City of Miami, with a then population of 150,000, entered into
a contract on July 30, 1936 for the building of a football
stadium. the stadium was completed in mid-1937 at a total cost of
$340,000. the stadium initially was named after one of Miami's
oldest pioneers, Roddy Burdine, before becoming Orange Bowl
Stadium in 1959.
Dedication
December 10, 1937, during the Miami-Georgia football game. the
Hurricanes lost, 26-0. the seating capacity was 22,000.
Surface
Prescription Athletic Turf (Natural Grass) Transition from
artificial was made in 1977.
Lighting
Regular metal halide.
Press Box
the fifth floor level can accommodate 92 writers plus the
scoreboard, public address and statistics crews. Live television
and radio broadcast crews are assigned to the third floor.
Television and photo news crews have access to the roof of the
press box, which is also used for overflow media seating. the
fourth and sixth floors are VIP seating and hospitality areas. Use
the South Central Plaza, for press will call and entrance to the
press box.
Expansion
the original stadium, with a seating capacity of 23,330, soon
outgrew itself and in 1944 stands were added to the endzones bring
capacity to 35,030. In 1947 a second expansion added an additional
24,548 seats. Following expansions in 1950 (4,974 seats), '53
(2,577) and '55 (9,157) double-decking and construction of the
wings were completed. the west end zone was filled in and both the
upper and lower deck seats were added, raising capacity to 80,010.
the east end zone seats were removed in 1977, reducing the
capacity to 75,500. Expansion of the VIP seating and the addition
of contour seats in the early 1990s reduced the capacity to
74,712. In 1994, completion of construction designed to improve
handicap seating further reduced capacity. Renovations in 1996 to
accommodate Olympic soccer reduced capacity to 72,319.
Home to Big Games
the Orange Bowl has hosted five Super Bowls, the most recent on
January 21, 1979, when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Dallas
Cowboys, 35-31, in Super Bowl XIII. Since 1970, when the
collegiate national champion was first selected after the
completion of the bowl games, the Orange Bowl Classic has hosted
11 games that decided the national title. Until the 1996 season
when the OBC moved to Pro Player Stadium, Orange Bowl Stadium
hosted eight of the last 13 national championship games, including
University of Miami titles in 1983, 1987, and 1991. |
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