Talk about bad timing.....plans for a 50,000-seat on-campus stadium were proposed in 1926 by the school's first president, Bowman Foster Ashe. Work began on a temporary, 8,000-seat structure on campus, but one day later, on September 17, 1926, the Great Miami Hurricane leveled much of South Florida, killing more than 130 people, damaging over 10,000 homes and shelving plans for the stadium. From 1926 to 1937 the University of Miami played in a stadium near Tamiami Park and also at Moore Park until Burdine Stadium (later named the Miami Orange Bowl) was built.
Due to the storm, classes started late and it wasn't until October 23 that Miami played its first game, a 7–0 win over Rollins in front of 304 spectators. The season included two wins over the University of Havana, with a Thanksgiving Day game in Miami and a Christmas Day meeting in Cuba.
(history from wikipedia)
micktooth wrote:LaPlaceFF wrote:I know where the hurricanes are11111
at pat o'briens in new Orleans!!!!!
I think I also found some Hurricanes at the University of Miami, it's almost football season, so I think we'll see some out on the field really soon.