Joe Robbie was the person who gave a good part of the money needed to build the stadium. The stadium was the first stadium that was built using money from private people.
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Since it was built, six Super Bowls (Super Bowl XXIII, Super Bowl XXIX, Super Bowl XXXIII, Super Bowl XLI, Super Bowl XLIV, Super Bowl LIV), two World Series (1997 World Series and 2003 World Series), and three BCS National Championship Games (2001 Orange Bowl, 2005 Orange Bowl, 2009 BCS National Championship Game) and 2012 WWE WrestleMania XXVIII have been held in the stadium. Also, Major League Baseball's Miami Marlins, then known as the Florida Marlins, played there from their first season in 1993 through the 2011 season, after they moved to Marlins Park, a stadium built for baseball at the former Orange Bowl site. The Miami Dolphins (pro football) and the Miami Hurricanes ( University of Miami football) both play in the stadium. It replaced the Orange Bowl, Miami's other football stadium. The stadium is in Miami Gardens, Florida, which is part of the Miami metropolitan area. Hard Rock Stadium is a stadium where football, soccer, and other sports are played. University of Miami Hurricanes (NCAA) (2008 – present) *Expandable to approximately 68,000 for baseballįlorida Atlantic Owls ( NCAA) (2001 – 2002)įedEx Orange Bowl (1996 – 1998), (2000 – present)īlockbuster/Carquest/MicronPC/Champs Sports Bowl (1990 – 2000)