University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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' - V , ED' ORANGE AND GREEN It's not enough to sport your colors, this UM Alum proudly tattoos his Cane pride On his skin. THE LAST WALK Gaby Holder parades around the Held after the game, during senior and bids heir farewell to the Orange Bowl, I PHOTO BY JEN SHOOK IBIS STAFF 7 the. V the st time. QPHOTO BY k KELLY ASHER N IBIS STAFF PHOTO BY JEN SHOCK N IBIS STAFF THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES Students display their sigma, and remember the years ofgood times and great games. N x1

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STORY'BYKARUNYA kmsHNAN HIBIS'nSTAFEt e ,V'fLs' 1 S the long-awaited day approached, students began , the excited walk to the Metrorail, knowing that this s ' would be their last; By mid-aftemoon, the Metrorail was , packed with students; They were dressed in orange and green, , t screaming on the top of their lungs, chanting, Its great to be a t Miami Hurricane. h e h Sophomore. Elle Habel reached the stadium at 4 pm. to h tailgate. It was insane, there were so many people you could barely walkf Habel said. Everyone was so happy and excited about the game. 7 ' Kickoff was minutes away and seniors made their last match around Orange Bow1.The crowd was a sea of orange and the stadium was uelectric. When Sebastian did the hsoulja boy dance, the noise level in the student section reached thunderous levels. It may be rickety, but when the fans go wild and the noise reverberates in the Orange Bowl, even 300 pound football players get intimidated, junior Pravin Patel said. Patel said he grew up in the Orange Bowl, attending t h . t' ' ' histamily since. t hld. , ild and the no1se reverberates in the Orange Bowl, ev h .3190qu football . get intimidate . wram'nfafd junior LY ASHERM IBIS STAFF

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was originally named Burdine Stadium after Roddy Burdine, one of Miarniis pioneers. x7 SCHOOLS THAT DEFEATED UM THE MOST 2 Florida State 6151 3 Florida 6141 6A1abarna 177 5. Georgia 671 9167 6 Construction Cost: $310,000 2 Dec. 29, 7962 visited surviving Cuban Invasion Brigade members gathered for a ceremony at the stadium, where the Brigades flag was handed over to President Kennedy. I assure you that this flag will be returned to this Brigade in a free 9168 w 9V? 7 UPSET January 1, 1984 ' heir MW 60, Hurncanes won t . . . 9937 M9166 WW The facrhty, when it upsets top- built for $340,000, ranked Nebraska 31-30. The Hurricanes were the first national title team without an All-American player. Head coach Howard Schnellenberger is carried off the field. a Ha SCHQOLS THE AIII'IYFKIIHB DEFEATED .9. Florida State 11 71 70. Boston College 6151 77. University of Florida 1131 72. Pittsburgh 6121 LEA 9167 73 TOUGH From1937 TURF to 1969 the surface was natural grass until it became PolyTurf from 1970-1975 and then it was removed and replaced with a type of natural grass known as prescription Athletic 80 MEMORIES Built by the CITY OF MIAMI PUBLIC WORKS 916.7 746 JUNE 19, 1980 Orange Bowl hosts thousands of Cubans from the Mariel Boat Lift. Marielitos lived in the bleachers and in tents on the football field. Infirmaries were set up inside the locker rooms. Between 1,000 and 5,000 On July 26, the Cuban refugees were forced to leave the OB before the 1980 Dolphins season - moved to tents under I-95. 9675 The Orange Bowl is a dump, lets face it, the locker rooms are tiny and you could barely understand what Jay Rokeach was saying on the muffled speaker system, but it was our home and we loved it and there were two nice things about it that helped us that night against Nebraska--the playing surface and the volume, said former UM center David Heffernan, a Miami attorney. 11When that place was full, as it was that night, it was literally and figuratively rocking. I remember looking up into the stands and thinking, 1T his is so cool? A11 deficiencies aside, the Orange Bowl had an aura that cannot be replaced. 96 77 x , x2 9. Havana, President Kennedy promised. Turf for the 1976 football season after Super Bowl . 96197 f 'HOSTED7 's W E88 es . CONCERTS ' Genesis 22. THE M 27; 27, MADONNA POLICE MICHAEL JACKSON Opened her True and his brothers Blue tour in 1987 . 0 performed in the 315307 stadium for their DaVId Victory Tour, Nov. 2 - Bow1e 11: 11 .11. o ii ,1 1.1 059 X M w 1 3,1984. vgiwa. '1 1.17 Mk , . . 1 . . 111.9130, 916 78 9167 m 87, 753; Miami Largest crowd to witness Dol hins any event at the QB. was h P t d' f in 1995 when Nebraska ome ,3 a mm 10m defeated Miami 24-17 in 6966 la 6986. the Orange Bowl Classic. 29. PRINCE renamed the 91625 stacliium thehirPurple Bow i1since t e venue METiLICA was selected for the grand jingle of his Purple Ram Tour in 28. PINK FLOYD AP HI 1985. The OB hosted the 30 BRUCE A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour, Nov. 1, 1987. Mi? 1 1.1. I SPRINGSTEEN during his Born in the USA tour in 1985. Eighty- thousand tickets were sold, including 11,000 seats on the football stadiumis held. DEPARTMENT and completed in December 1937, the OB originally consisted of the two sideline lower decks. In the 19403 seating was added in the end zones and, by the end of the 19508, the stadium was . doubIe-decked on the sidelines. The WEST END ZONE UPPER DECK section was added in the 19608, bringing the stadium to its peak capacity of 80,010. In 1977, the permanent seats in the east end zone were removed, reducing the capacity to 75,000. Expansion of the VIP SEATING and addition of contour seats in the early 19905 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, its Current capacity of ORANGE SEATS can seat up to 82,000 for concerts and other events where added seating can be placed on the playing field. 916779 665666 The stadiumts HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE used to include a steel structure that fans would set to rumbling by stomping their feet. Recent concrete reinforcement has silences the rumble. Still present is the advantage of the WEST END ZONE, which has a relatively narrow radius that amplifies fan noise and was a factor in the Wide Right 1FSUi curse. 916720 7'77!le r; 62747'6 CLASSIC GAME 7932. 7925, 7922 3 7. THE ROLLING STONES After having played in 1989, the Stones return nearly ten years later, Dec. 5, 1997, bringin in close to $90 mil ion with a headlining show featurin Bridges to Bab on, The Dave Matt ews Band, the Smashin Pumpkinshand 3r Eye Blind.