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Coral Gables celebrates 60th annual Junior Orange Bowl Parade (Miami Herald)
Coral Gables resident Andres Gonzalez wanted to see what his city was all about, so on Tuesday night, he leashed his chocolate Labrador, Zeus, walked the few short blocks to Miracle Mile and joined the more than 20,000 other spectators enjoying the Junior Orange Bowl Parade.
Read more...75 years later, Orange Bowl's glory still intact (Miami Herald)
Breathtaking plays and playmakers. Legendary coaches. Championship trophies. Those are the images that fill the scrapbook of the Orange Bowl's 75th anniversary. Older Miamians, too, may recall the days of regal parades and supersized halftime shows with a certain wistfulness.
Read more...An Orange Bowl history lesson (Miami Herald)
In 1932, The Greater Miami Athletic Association formulates plans for the Palm Festival, a ''football in the tropics'' celebration that would create an early start to the winter tourist season. The game is played Jan. 1, 1933, with undermanned Miami upsetting Manhattan 7-0.
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