HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Bobby MaduroBobby Maduro
|npn»-costrodays Maduvowas one ofthe wealthiest men inCuba, owning abus line, aninsurance company, sugar
cane fields &cattle. Hewas the owner o/Cuban SuguarKings baseball team. Hecame bMiami unApril 5.1B81.
with $5 in his pocket.
^| came tothe States */ see mywife and seven hids.^heonce told The Miami News. "I thought I'd stay three hofour
days, then go back." But the Say of Pigs invasion of April 17 changed his mind.
Friends inbaseball helped him out and by1962hnwas able tosecure mloan Vobuy the Jacksonville minor league
baseball team.
Hawas involved in all aspects of the sport from his days as first baseman for the Vedado Tennis Club amateur
baseball team inHavana through the ownership nfseveral teams. |nexile haserved osospecial assistant for Latin
American affairs to former baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn.
Some ofthe roles he took onduring his life included amateur ballplayer, owner ofseveral clubs (most notably, the
Havana Sugar Kings), stadium builder, general manager, agent, soout, youth baseball organizer, and diplomat. He
even founded the short-lived Inter -American League of 1979.
Bobby Mudumpassed away adage 7O.onOctober 138O.
Ra|oRomirez
Ramirez has been the Spanish "Voice ofthe Marlins" since the birth ofthe franchise in1933. Mohas called all cfthe
C/ub'ufour no-hitters by/ULeiter (19SG).Kevin Brown (1gB7.A.J.Burnett (20O1)and Anibal Sanchez (2OU6) as well
as the 1997 and 2003 championship seasons.
Amone of the most recognizable voices in sports broadcasting, Ramirez was inducted into the National Baseball Hall
of Fame on August 5, 2001 as the Ford C. Frick Award winner, a tribute presented each year by the National
Baseball Hall of Fame toabroadcaster fm"majmuontributimsto the game of baseball."
For more than35 years, hahas been the play-by-play voice of professional baseball inPuerto Rico, Nicaragua a
Venezuela. Ramirez's baseball coverage on CMQ Radio in Habana, Cuba (1953-61), was highly regarded amon
journalists in Latin America. Felo has been the voice of, all but nine, Caribbean World Series since 1949.
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A true pioneer of baseball broadcasting in his native Cuba, Ramirez was the first Hispanic broadcaster to have his %.1
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Hehas lent his voice tomore than 32World Series and AJl-SlarGames, and was recognized byformer
Commissioner Bowie Kuhn in 1980 for his extensive contribution to promoting baseball in Latin America from the
Felo Ramirez is also mmember of the Puerto Rican National Sports Museum (class of%004`� Alife-size statue of=� Fe|owas erected during the inaugural event ofthe National Sports Museum inGuaynabo.PRcommemorating hio�J,� ��
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FloridaMarlins, L.P. is e Major League Baseball franchise and is a member ofthe National League East Division.
The Marlins recently finished playing in their 1 8th Championship season. The Club was grantedefranchiseonJuly5.
1991 and its first game and win came on April 5, 1993 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The Marlins won their first of two World Series Championships on October 26, 1997, in the deciding game of a seven -
game series over the Cleveland Indians. At the time, the Marlins became the quickest expansion franchise ever to
win a title in Major League Baseball history. The Marlins won their second World Championship on October 25,
2003, in six games over the New York Yankees.
Florida Marlins, L.P. is owned by Jeffrey H. Loria who officially purchased the Club on February 16, 2002. Mr. Loria
previously owned the Montreal Expos from December 1999 until his purchase of the Marlins.
ORANGE BOWL WAY
The historic Orange Bowl stadium opened December 10th 1937 for the Miami Hurricanes football team. It was built
with a seating capacity 74,476. The Orange Bowl has played host to some of the most memorable collegiate and
professional football contests in history. It has been a part of 16 National championships - including three University
of Miami National Championships — five Super Bowls and the 1972 Miami Dolphins Perfect Season.
The Orange Bowl is also the site of the NCAA's longest college football winning streak. Between 1985 and 1994, the
University of Miami Hurricanes won 58 straight home games. The Miami Dolphins also set an NFL record for most
consecutive home games won at the Orange Bowl, 31.
The Orange Bowl Stadium has a rich history as a venue for soccer, as well, including the 1996 Summer Olympics
soccer games and the CONCACAF Gold Cup, which showcases the finest men's national teams from North America
and South America. Other premier soccer events hosted at the stadium include the Marlboro Soccer Cup and the AC
Milan Soccer Game.
The stadium played host to such events as President Kennedy's Cuban Missile Crisis Speech, and concerts such as
the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Prince and many others.
It was the home of the University of Miami Hurricanes for more than 60 years and the home of the NFL's Miami
Dolphins for more than 20 years, as well. And it was, of course, the site of the annual Orange Bowl game, from which
it took its name, for decades
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Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk