2019-20 OFFICERS José C. Romano Jeff E. Rubin John P. (Jack) Seiler Frank Gonzalez President & Chair President-Elect 1st Vice Chair 2nd Vice Chair Bradley D. Houser Hector Tundidor Jr. Sean Pittman Eric L. Poms Secretary Treasurer Immediate Past Chief Executive President & Chair Officer BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ronald Albert Jr. Marlon A. Hill Timothy A. Battle Yvonne Turner Johnson, M.D. Shawn D. Crews Vicki H. Matthews Henri W. Crockett Michael E. Moran Albert E. Dotson Jr. Jeffrey T. Roberts Xavier E. Gonzalez Robert J. Shafer Jr. David R. Heffernan Salo Sredni Andrew P. Hertz Henry Viera Committee Chair Board Members (Ex Officio): Gerald Grant Jr. TAble of Contents 2 Making an Impact 18 Fundraising Events and Community Programs 4 Calendar of Events/Year-In-Review 20 Academic Programs and Scholarships Celebrating 85 Years 7 22 Legacy Gifts ORANGEBOWL.ORG 14 Four Pillars of Community Outreach 24 Orange Bowl by the Numbers #CAPITALONEORANGEBOWL • #MAKEITORANGE 16 Youth Sports ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE MAKING AN IMPACT THE ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE WAS CREATED IN 1935 WITH THE MISSION OF GENERATING TOURISM FOR SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH AN ANNUAL FOOTBALL GAME AND SUPPORTING EVENTS. The Orange Bowl promotes championship From Lake Okeechobee to the Florida Keys, the initiatives that benefit children and their families, sporting events, related premier entertainment, Orange Bowl’s service to South Florida is as the Orange Bowl continues to leave a lasting and other year-round activities to inspire youth, diverse as the residents that live there. imprint on the community. engage our community and enhance the South Florida economy. Whether it’s the millions of dollars injected into Also assisting in these efforts are approximately the local economy by hosting premier athletic 1,000 Orange Bowl “Ambassadors” who are The non-profit organization has expanded competitions – most notably through the Capital community volunteers that make us, and our beyond Greater Miami to become a cornerstone One Orange Bowl – or the support of hundreds community, stronger. of the entire South Florida area with 360 of student-athletes through scholarships and committee members and a growing legacy of education, providing outlets and venues for charitable contributions and community outreach. youth athletes to learn and play, or events and 2 2018-19 COMMUNITY REPORT THE 2018-19 ORANGE BOWL FESTIVAL, INCLUDING THE 2018 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SEMIFINAL AT THE CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL, GENERATED A TOTAL OF $261.4 MILLION IN NEW ECONOMIC IMPACT AND MEDIA EXPOSURE VALUE FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. ORANGEBOWL.ORG 3 ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE Calendar of The Orange Bowl annually hosts a multitude of events throughout South Florida and 2018-19 was another banner year in that regard. These events vary from sports competitions that generate economic EVENTS impact in the area to fundraising events and programs designed to YEAR-in-review provide a service to the community. Orange Bowl Family Fun & Fit Day Orange Bowl Youth Football Lou Groza Award Banquet presented by Sunshine Health Alliance Cheer Championships December – Palm Beach County August – Betty T. Ferguson presented by Metro by T-Mobile Convention Center, West Palm Recreational Complex, Miami November – Nova Southeastern Beach Gardens University, Davie The annual Lou Groza Award is The annual back-to-school event More than 1,000 cheerleaders from given to the top Football Bowl addressed the health and medical over 100 teams across South Florida Subdivision place-kicker. Andre needs of the South Florida competed in a day-long event. Szmyt from Syracuse University was community while kids received the 2018 winner. free backpacks filled with school Orange Bowl International Tennis supplies and free haircuts. Championship Capital One Orange Bowl Kickoff December – Frank Veltri Tennis Party presented by Dos Equis Orange Bowl Youth Football Center at Plantation Central Park, hosted by Seminole Hard Rock Alliance presented by Metro by Plantation Hotel T-Mobile Park of the Week An International Tennis Federation December – Seminole Hard Rock August-November – OBYFA Parks, Group A Series Tournament, the Hotel-Poolside, Hollywood South Florida competition featured more than This electrifying soiree at the Every Saturday in the Fall, the 1,000 players 16 and under from 80 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel featured Orange Bowl recognized select countries. Past participants include a night of excitement including a Orange Bowl youth football parks Rodger Federer, Chris Evert, John chalk talk with football greats as with commemorative plaques and McEnroe and Coco Gauff. they sized up the match-up. provided financial contributions for park improvements. 4 2018-19 COMMUNITY REPORT Metro by T-Mobile Orange Bowl Capital One Orange Bowl Fan Fest Orange Bowl Swim Classic Basketball Classic December – Hard Rock Stadium, January – Jacobs Aquatic Center, December – BB&T Center, Sunrise Miami Gardens Key Largo The Florida State Seminoles took Fans attending the College Football Several collegiate swim teams on the Saint Louis Billikens in game Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One culminated a month’s worth of one of the Classic, followed by the Orange Bowl kicked off game day training at the Orange Bowl Swim Florida Gators versus the Florida with festivities featuring interactive Classic. The event annually features Gulf Coast Eagles in game two. games & activities, plus a concert top talent, including swimmers who These first-rate games were the performed by Grammy-nominated have competed on both the national only Division I basketball played in singer Elle King. and international stages, in addition Broward County. to NCAA Championships. College Football Playoff Semifinal Orange Bowl International Youth at the Capital One Orange Bowl Orange Bowl Presents the Regatta December – Hard Rock Stadium, Doral-Publix Junior Golf Classic December – Coral Reef Yacht Club, Miami Gardens January – Biltmore Golf Course, Coconut Grove The 2018 College Football Playoff Coral Gables World-class sailing talent traveled Semifinal at the Capital One Orange More than 690 junior golfers from to South Florida for a five-day event Bowl hosted No. 4 Oklahoma 45 countries around the world that has become the largest interna- Sooners vs. No. 1 Alabama Crimson competed in the classic, which is the tional youth regatta in the U.S. and Tide. Fans experienced world-class premier tournament in junior golf. South America for sailors ages 8-18, entertainment during the renowned Past champions include PGA and featuring more than 700 sailors from Capital One Halftime Show LPGA Tour notables such as Rory 20 countries. headlined by multi-platinum artist McIlroy and Lexi Thompson. Flo Rida. AvMed Orange Bowl Coaches Orange Bowl Florida High School Luncheon presented by AutoNation City of Fort Lauderdale Orange Football Showcase presented by December – Jungle Island, Miami Bowl Downtown Countdown Cleveland Clinic Florida Interviews with head coaches and December/January – Downtown, February – St. Thomas University, star players from participating Fort Lauderdale Miami Gardens universities, led by ESPN analysts, People of all ages enjoyed The annual showcase was a free, highlighted the luncheon the day entertainment, music and fireworks one-day event which brought before the College Football Playoff as they rang in the New Year at the together academically qualified high Semifinal at the Capital One Orange second-largest ball-drop on the East school seniors from South Florida Bowl. Coast. and football coaches from NCAA Division II, III and NAIA programs from across the country to generate scholarship offers for the student- athletes. ORANGEBOWL.ORG 5 ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE Sunshine State Lacrosse Games Orange Bowl Food and Wine presented by Orange Bowl Celebration presented by Florida Blue May – Pines Trail Park, Parkland May – Broward County Convention The three-day event showcased more Center, Fort Lauderdale than 100 teams of athletes all under Designed as the Orange Bowl’s the age of 18. signature fundraiser, hundreds of attendees enjoyed an evening of Windhaven Insurance Orange Bowl fine foods and flavors from over 30 Paddle Championship of South Florida’s top restaurants. May – Miami Marine Stadium Flexpark, Proceeds benefited Make-A-Wish, Key Biscayne Special Olympics and Orange Bowl One of the largest stand-up paddle Leadership Academy. events on the East Coast, this event provided multiple unique courses for paddle boarders of all levels while benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami and the Orange Bowl Leadership Academy. AvMed Orange Bowl 5K May – Miami Marine Stadium Flexpark, Key Biscayne The inaugural 5K saw participants of all ages wear their favorite college colors while walking and running around beautiful Virginia Key. Proceeds benefited Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami and the Orange Bowl Leadership Academy. 6 2018-19 COMMUNITY REPORT “For us to have an opportunity to be champions of an Orange Bowl, I don’t think we ever want to take that for granted.” - Frank Beamer “The Orange Bowl doesn’t take a back seat to any bowl that I know about…It’s all at the highest level…” - Jim Harbaugh “The Orange Bowl is one of the best bowl trips and best bowl games in America.” - Steve Spurrier “In the history of college football, there’s none any bigger than the Orange Bowl.” - Jimbo Fisher “Every coach, every player in the whole country wants to have a chance to be in the Orange Bowl.” - Dabo Swinney ORANGEBOWL.ORG 7 ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE 30’s & 40’s THE 1930s: The first-ever Orange Bowl Classic was hosted on January 1, 1935, in front of 5,135 fans that saw Bucknell defeat Miami 26-0. The 1930s saw the formation of “The Orange Bowl Committee,” the first Orange Bowl game to be broadcast on national radio and the construction of the Orange Bowl Stadium, which propelled the Orange Bowl to become a cornerstone of college football. THE 1940s: The Orange Bowl hosted legendary coaches like Wallace “Wally” Butts, Robert Neyland and Bobby Dodd in the 1940’s, as well as fabled players in Paul Christman, Frankie Sinkwich, Mike Holovak, Steve Van Buren, Frank Broyles and Tom Landry.