The Gator Bowl Stadium was demolished in 1994 to make way for the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium!
The Gator Bowl Stadium had a long history in Jacksonville, Florida before its demolition in 1994 to make way for Alltel Stadium, now known as Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in search of a corporate sponsor!
Jacksonville's first football venue was built in 1927-1928 with a seating capacity of 7,600. Its primary purpose was to serve as home field for Jacksonville's three new high schools - Lee, Jackson & Landon. At the opening of Fairfield Stadium, Florida Governor John W. Martin called the stadium "the best place in Florida to watch a football game!"
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On January 1, 1946, the stadium leaped into the national spotlight with the first Gator Bowl game. The future postseason college football classic was so successful, the stadium was expanded in 1948 to 16,000 seats and renamed the Gator Bowl.
Stadium Names
#1 Fairfield Stadium
#2 Gator Bowl Stadium
#3 Alltel Stadium
#4 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Gator Bowl Stadium at a glance
Category: File - :Gator bowl jacksonville fl 1961.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida, 1961.
Gator Bowl Stadium was a football and soccer stadium in Jacksonville, Florida that was built in 1949. It was radically reconstructed and became the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in 1994.
"Fairfield: The best place in Florida to watch a football game! --Florida Governor John W. Martin"
Football Stadiums (Sports Palaces)
by Thomas Owens
Football Stadiums (Sports Palaces)
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An informative look at the economics, design, planning, and history of these popular arenas. Students can learn about architects who specialize in stadiums, model makers, and turf-management people, all of whom are essential in building sports palaces.
Owens focuses on the HOK Sports Facilities Group, which designed 30 out of the 32 current pro-football stadiums. There are strong sections on choosing the site on which to build, planning with local government officials, following ADA guidelines, and designing the structures for the fans' comfort and viewing pleasure. The chapters on financing, the role of lobbyists, selling stock, and cities bidding against one another for rights to an NFL team may be building blocks for a unique lesson in economics.
The controversy over preserving the past while creating the future is also part of this book. Quotes from players and fans bring a personal touch and an inside look at what a stadium means to people. A short chapter covers the Canadian Football League and alternate sites at which an NFL team may play. Color and black-and-white photographs enliven the presentation. While the immediate audience for this book may be limited to serious sports fans, there is a wealth of interesting turf covered here.-Michael McCullough, Byron-Bergen Middle School, Bergen, NY
Home of Gator Bowl
Most notably, it was the site of the annual Gator Bowl from 1949-1993.
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This happens often in the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium - formerly the Gator Bowl Stadium!!!
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Gator Bowl at a glance
The Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. It is the sixth oldest college bowl, held continuously since 1946.Gator Bowl website: About us-Tradition Its current full name is the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl after its present sponsor, Konica Minolta.Florida Times-Union: September 30, 2007-Gator Bowl lands new deal for title sponsor
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Beatles at the Gator Bowl Stadium!
Paul McCartney went on record about their disapproval of the situation and their lack of understanding of segregation in the first place. John Lennon said, "We never play to segregated audiences and we aren't going to start now. I'd sooner lose out appearance money". They did end up playing to a desegregated audience.
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Gator Bowl 1991 video
1991 Gator Bowl: Michigan-35 Mississippi-3
Game played on January 1, 1991 in Jacksonville, Florida. 1990 Michigan Wolverines Starting Lineups... OFFENSE: Split End - Desmond Howard Left Tackle - Tom Dohring Left Guard - Dean Dingman Left Guard - Matt Elliot Center - Matt Elliot Center - Steve Everitt Right Guard - Joe Cocozzo Right Guard - Dean Dingman Right Tackle - Greg Skrepenak Tight End - Dave Diebolt Tight End - Yale Van Dyne Flanker - Derrick Alexander Flanker - Yale Van Dyne Quarterback - Elvis Grbac Tailback - Jon Vaughn Tailback - Ricky Powers Fullback - Jarrod Bunch Fullback - Tony McGee DEFENSE: Defensive Tackle - Mike Evans Middle Guard - T.J. Osman Defensive Tackle - Chris Hutchinson Defensive Tackle - Steve Rekowski Defensive Tackle - Alex Marshall Outside Linebacker - Martin Davis Outside Linebacker - Brian Townsend Outside Linebacker - Neil Simpson Outside Linebacker - Alex Marshall Outside Linebacker - Mike Maloney Inside Linebacker - John Milligan Inside Linebacker - Dave Dobreff Inside Linebacker - Chris Bohn Inside Linebacker - Steve Morrison Inside Linebacker - Erik Anderson SS Cornerback - David Key WS Cornerback - Lance Dottin WS Cornerback - Todd Plate Strong Safety - Tripp Welborne Strong Safety - Otis Williams Free Safety - Vada Muarry Free Safety - Corwin Brown
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- Thirteen years later, the stadium hosted its first gator bowl, and in 1948, the stadium was expanded to 16000 seats, renamed the Gator Bowl Stadium, and the field was realigned to a traditional north-south alignment. ...
- Jacksonville Municipal Stadium - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com
- The stadium, formerly known as Alltel Stadium, was built on the foundation of the former Gator Bowl Stadium. Construction started January 3, 1994, and the new stadium opened on August 18, 1995. Total construction time was under 20 ...
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- The Gator Bowl stadium was built out of steel trusses during the Great Depression and was frequently built onto, with the final addition of the reinforced-concrete west upper deck coming in 1982. The stadium hosted short-lived teams in ...
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- The Little Gator Bowl, first established in 1965, and was played in the Gator Bowl Stadium until November 13, 1993. From 1994 until 2005, the Pop Warner City Championships were played at Mandarin High School, Forest High School and ...
Demolition of Gator Bowl Stadium ...
The stadium was largely demolished in 1994 so that Jacksonville Municipal Stadium could be built on the site. Almost none of the surrounding infrastructure remains, except for the 1982 addition of the west upper deck, which is now part of the new stadium.
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium at a glance
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium is a football stadium located in downtown Jacksonville, Florida next to the St. Johns River. It is the home stadium facility of the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL franchise. The stadium sits on 10 acres (40,000 m²) of land, including portions of the original Gator Bowl Stadium; it had a capacity of 73,000 when re-opened and expansions over the past decade have since increased that to 76,877.
Municipal Stadium is used primarily as a professional football facility but does host other events including monster truck shows and concerts. It also hosts a number of annual college football games, including "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" each year between The University of Florida and The University of Georgia, and a post-season bowl game, the Gator Bowl, which pits teams from either the Big East or Big 12 conferences against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent. The stadium is also a former site of the Atlantic Coast Conference football championship game.
A special lens on the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
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Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
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The Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, formerly known as ALLTEL Stadium, was built on the foundations of the former Gator Bowl Stadium, which was built in 1949. Construction began on January 3, 1994 and the new stadium opened on August 18, 1995 with an...
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The Boys from Old Florida: Inside Gator Nation
by Buddy Martin
The Boys from Old Florida: Inside Gator Nation
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In The Boys From Old Florida, Buddy Martin takes the reader beneath the surface of Florida football as, without bias or sugar coating, he skillfully excavates the truths behind "The Gator Nation."In this book, Martin, a Florida native, has chronicled the real stories of Gator coaches and players through their own eyes and in their words over a 55-year period since 1950-and not all are valentines. All but one of the coaches interviewed were asked to leave or move up by the school. Some players became estranged or never really felt appreciated.
Yet, others are forever grateful for their experience as Gator players and feel a sense of brotherhood.Liberating moments such as the arrival of Ray Graves come to life through the words of some-body who experienced it firsthand. Martin's fresh investigations have bolstered his sharp memory of those moments as they unfolded, including Graves' firing after a fairy-tale season with his "Super Sophs."
What It Means to Be a Seminole: Bobby Bowden and Florida State's Greatest Players
by Mark Schlabach with foreword by Bobby Bowden
What It Means to Be a Seminole: Bobby Bowden and Florida State's Greatest Players (What It Means to Be ...)
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Relive the last six decades of Florida State football through the eyes of some of its most famous alumni and follow the Seminoles' fascinating rise to national prominence.
With two national championships and 12 ACC championships, a who's who of players that have gone on to become NFL superstars, and the winningest coach in major college football, the story of What It Means to Be a Seminole is one of perseverance, excellence, and ultimately triumph. This book chronicles the observations, thoughts, and memories of some of the greatest players who have ever worn the Garnet and Gold, including Lee Corso, Warrick Dunn, and many others.
While most members of Seminole Nation are familiar with Chief Osceola, the thunderous war chief, and the team's recent winning tradition, how many fans know that Florida State adopted the name Seminoles and fielded their first team in 1947--the same year they opened the previously all-female school to male enrollment?
In the last six decades, Florida State football has grown from a small college program to a perennial power, with much of the change coming under the guidance of its consummate caretaker--Bobby Bowden.
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Remembering that Gator Bowl Stadium!
Are you a sports fan, nut, or fanatic? Been to the Gator Bowl, Alltel, or the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium? Got a good seat there? Well, let me know ... I sit in the End Zone--pretty good compared to a few years back!
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- rubybluesox rubybluesox Sep 20, 2009 @ 4:13 pm
- Went to UF... so The Landing was a yearly 'trek' ... to put it mildly.
Such fond and rainy memories of this place!
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- JenniferAkers JenniferAkers Jun 19, 2009 @ 1:54 am
- Never been, but I really enjoy hearing the history of the stadium. Welcome to Fun in Florida.
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- ElizabethJeanAllen ElizabethJeanAllen Dec 16, 2008 @ 4:02 am
- I've never been to a 'bowl' game. My husband and sons have talked about the possibility but its never came about.
Great lens. I love to read the history behind structures and ideas.
Lizzy
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