Good Shepherd Catholic Men's Club

02/11/2023

The wait is over.

Zach Thomas is headed to the Football Hall of Fame! 👏

12/02/2021

02/15/2021

Watch LIVE: https://youtu.be/pdyi8nIu94s

01/18/2021

Chris Dupre has gone to the Lord. We do not have information as to funeral plans. Please pass the word and let us pray for his soul. Amen.

04/26/2020

03/15/2020

02/14/2020

Ronaldo this season:
35 games, 35 goals, 35 years old.

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02/13/2020

When fans walk into the Orange Bowl Stadium, they were greeted by the long, narrow sign made of thin sheet metal hanging from the north stands that read, "The City of Miami Welcomes You to the Orange Bowl." Along with the palm trees behind the east end zone, it made the Orange Bowl one of the most unique places to watch a football game.

The famous stadium sign didn't always exist. When the Orange Bowl opened in 1937, it was originally known as Roddey Burdine Stadium, named after the famous local merchant. Burdine had died just months before it was built. The stadium capacity was just over 22,000 at the time and was single-decked. By 1948, the stadium was double-decked on both the north and south stands. Even though it was officially named Burdine Stadium, most fans and the media always referred to it as the Orange Bowl. By 1959, the stadium's name was officially changed to the Orange Bowl. But still the sign didn't exist.

By the early 1960s, the City of Miami continued to renovate and expand the stadium. A project was launched to double-deck the west end zone. In 1963 the west end zone became connected with the north and south stands. Several changes to the stadium were made, including a new scoreboard and a new entrance sign outside the west end of the stadium which read "Miami Orange Bowl" in large orange letters. But the most noticeable addition was the new sign that separated the upper and lower decks of the north stands, "The City of Miami Welcomes You to the Orange Bowl". It was painted orange with white letters. Over the years, the design and color scheme had changed. By 1983, the sign was remade was painted white with orange letters. In the late 1990s the sign was expanded to include names of former great University of Miami players as part of its Ring of Honor. Names like Vinny Testaverde, Bernie Kosar, Jim Dooley, Ted Henricks, George Mira and Ottis Anderson were among those listed.