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2 unusual facts about Capital One Bowl


Florida statewide teachers' strike of 1968

An August 1967 rally at the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando drew 30,000 teachers, who demanded state action.

Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball

His 1947–48 team won the Helms Foundation Los Angeles Invitational with a 46–44 win over Syracuse, the same year Henderson coached the Marshall football team to the second-ever Tangerine Bowl.


1995 Florida Citrus Bowl

The 1995 CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl, part of the 1994 bowl game season, took place on January 2, 1995, at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida.

2010–11 NCAA football bowl games

ESPN networks will also take over coverage of the Gator Bowl (previously on CBS) and Capital One Bowl (previously on ABC).

Joey Walters

Since 2000, he has worked with Florida Citrus Sports, a not-for-profit organization in Orlando, Fla., that produces sports events such as the Capital One Bowl and Champs Sports Bowl.


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