Hey, I just found this video on YouTube. Very interesting, I might have been there and I would have been 10 years old. What is interesting is that the people taking the pictures are Miami fans and the horse at half time is Needles, a Florida horse that won the Kentucky Derby in 1956, a few months earlier. Check out the card section, I still remember that. I wonder what year was the last of the card sections. If any of you have other links to other old games, please let me know.
Fran Admittedly the footage isn't ... more <http://www.youtube.com/inbox> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD2tioqEiCs&feature=email> Miami vs. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD2tioqEiCs&feature=email> Florida football 1956 I found this silent clip recently in my parents' home movies. It's from December 1, 1956 at Florida Field in Gainesville. My parents were young Miami alums, graduating a year earlier. For more than a decade their tradition was to take the train to Gainesville to watch this matchup every other year. The 1956 team was Miami's highest finish prior to the 1983 national title squad. Coach Andy Gustafson's team defeated Florida, 20-7, in this game to remain unbeaten at 8-0-1. One week later the Canes apparently suffered a letdown, losing at home to Pittsburgh, 14-7, for the only defeat of the season. They ended up #6 in the final polls. Admittedly the footage isn't always great but this video gives you a feel for the styles and pageantry of the era. Note the long skirts on Miami cheerleaders. Plus the card stunts that were in vogue. Also, anyone familiar with the Gators' home field can see how much it has changed in 51 years. In contrast, the Orange Bowl would look almos... more <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD2tioqEiCs&feature=email> September 12, 2007 (more info <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD2tioqEiCs&feature=rec-HM-fresh+div> ) (less <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD2tioqEiCs&feature=rec-HM-fresh+div> info) Want to Subscribe? Sign <https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?uilel=3&service=youtube&passiv e=true&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fsignup%3Fnomobiletemp%3D1%26h l%3Den_US%26next%3D%252F&hl=en_US<mpl=sso> In or Sign Up <http://www.youtube.com/signup?next=%2F> now! I found this silent clip recently in my parents' home movies. It's from December 1, 1956 at Florida Field in Gainesville. My parents were young Miami alums, graduating a year earlier. For more than... I found this silent clip recently in my parents' home movies. It's from December 1, 1956 at Florida Field in Gainesville. My parents were young Miami alums, graduating a year earlier. For more than a decade their tradition was to take the train to Gainesville to watch this matchup every other year. The 1956 team was Miami's highest finish prior to the 1983 national title squad. Coach Andy Gustafson's team defeated Florida, 20-7, in this game to remain unbeaten at 8-0-1. One week later the Canes apparently suffered a letdown, losing at home to Pittsburgh, 14-7, for the only defeat of the season. They ended up #6 in the final polls. Admittedly the footage isn't always great but this video gives you a feel for the styles and pageantry of the era. Note the long skirts on Miami cheerleaders. Plus the card stunts that were in vogue. Also, anyone familiar with the Gators' home field can see how much it has changed in 51 years. In contrast, the Orange Bowl would look almost identical, then and now. This video features a famous play in Miami football history, a long TD run down the left sideline by the Canes' great fullback Don Bosseler, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and Miami's Ring of Honor. At the 2:20 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD2tioqEiCs&feature=rec-HM-fresh+div> mark Bosseler can be seen breaking clear, running toward the corner of the end zone where the Miami section was located. Bosseler is also shown being interviewed briefly after the game ended. He was drafted 9th in the first round by Washington months later, and played 8 seasons including one Pro Bowl. BTW, all my previous YouTube uploads have been horse races, and this clip also has a racing angle. The horse shown briefly at about the 2:03 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD2tioqEiCs&feature=rec-HM-fresh+div> mark is Needles, a Florida-bred who won the 1956 Kentucky Derby seven months earlier, in a huge boost for racing in the state. There's also a card stunt related to Needles' appearance. 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