On Sep 29, 2008, at 2:03 PM, Oliver Barry wrote: > I just found several of these in a website called > gainesvillefruitco.com. They’re kind of pricey, but neat looking. > The question I have is, here they call it Fleming Field, wasn’t it > always called Florida Field? > This says 1917 was the year. Randy, Leon, you were both there, do > you remember? J
GatorFootball A Historical Review by Norm Carlson In 98 years of competition since college football started at the University of Florida in Gainesville, the program has come a long way. Florida football teams have appeared in 32 bowl games, won six Southeastern Conference championships, the l996 National Championship, played in the first ever SEC Championship game (l992), produced 135 All-American players, 35 NFL first-round draft choices, two Heisman Trophy winners, two “National Defensive Player of the Year” winners and nine who were named “SEC Player of the Year.” Football officially became a sport at Florida in l906 when a team, later to be known as the Gators, defeated Rollins 6-0 on a field immediately north of the current Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. That field, which was also the practice site for football, track and baseball, is still called Fleming Field. It is now used as a parking lot on game days. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
