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TRIVIA |
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Florida Citrus Bowl has been a host to college
football bowl games almost since its
construction in 1936. |
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notable among college post-season games played
in the facility was the Tangerine Bowl, which in
the 1980's underwent the first of a number of
name changes in deference to corporate sponsors. |
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building itself underwent similar name changes,
and while referred to as the Florida Citrus Bowl
it is formally known as "Orlando-Orange
County Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium." |
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Built
in 1936 as Orlando Stadium, what is now
formally known as the Orlando-Orange
County Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium served
as the home of the USFL's Orlando
Renegades in 1985.
With a seating capacity of over 65,000,
the Citrus Bowl today serves as the home
of two college bowl games (the Florida
Citrus Bowl, which was originally known as
the Tangerine Bowl; and the Champs Sports
Bowl, which was originally the Sunshine
Football Classic), as well as the annual
game between Florida A&M University
and Bethune-Cookman. It had also
served as the home stadium for the
University of Central Florida, but in 2005
UCF began construction on a new facility,
and in 2007 will play at its own 45,000
seat Bright House Networks Stadium.
In September 2006, Orlando mayor Buddy
Dyer announced a $ 175 million
expansion/renovation project for the
stadium as part of a $ 1 billion-plus
"Triple Crown for Downtown"
program that will also renovate the
Orlando Centroplex and build a new arena
for the NBA's Orlando Magic.
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CITRUS BOWL |
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Orlando,
Florida |
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