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This was the Aflac trivia question during the UM/Wake Forest game. I didn't realize the stadium had so many names. But I'm familiar with all of them except New Miami Stadium. When did it have that name? The names look to be listed in chronological order, so apparently it was the stadium's previous name before Hard Rock. So why don't I remember it? It only lasted a week? Come think of it, I don't think I remember Sun Life Stadium either. Actually, I never noticed that it was Dolphins and Dolphin Stadium. Maybe one day it'll be called Dolphins' Stadium.
😅. Why did it change from Pro Player Park to Pro Player Stadium? Some stupid legal thing? I think Pro Player Park only lasted a month or two.

The stadium has had 9 name changes in 37 years. Sad. 🙄 No other stadium or arena has had this many name changes, not even close. Right? Does Ross own the stadium?
 
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Rusty Shackelford said:
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This was the Aflac trivia question during the UM/Wake Forest game. I didn't realize the stadium had so many names. But I'm familiar with all of them except New Miami Stadium. When did it have that name? The names look to be listed in chronological order, so apparently it was the stadium's previous name before Hard Rock. So why don't I remember it? It only lasted a week? Come think of it, I don't think I remember Sun Life Stadium either. Actually, I never noticed that it was Dolphins and Dolphin Stadium. Maybe one day it'll be called Dolphins' Stadium.
😅. Why did it change from Pro Player Park to Pro Player Stadium? Some stupid legal thing? I think Pro Player Park only lasted a month or two.

The stadium has had 9 name changes in 37 years. Sad. 🙄 No other stadium or arena has had this many name changes, not even close. Right? Does Ross own the stadium?
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He does own the stadium and property.
 
The announcers also said "Miami, also known as The Magic City" - I don't live there but I certainly have never heard it called that. They said it was for the ability to withstand and come through hurricanes.

HOWEVER,... "From one winter season to the next the City of Miami changed so rapidly that visitors remarked that it had “grown like magic” and Miami came to be know as the “Magic City.”" Nicknamed around 1940ish.

Silly me for not knowing...
 
Stoobz said:
The announcers also said "Miami, also known as The Magic City" - I don't live there but I certainly have never heard it called that. They said it was for the ability to withstand and come through hurricanes.

HOWEVER,... "From one winter season to the next the City of Miami changed so rapidly that visitors remarked that it had “grown like magic” and Miami came to be know as the “Magic City.”" Nicknamed around 1940ish.

Silly me for not knowing...
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Think it was Showtime that had a show named Magic City about it.
 
Rusty Shackelford said:
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This was the Aflac trivia question during the UM/Wake Forest game. I didn't realize the stadium had so many names. But I'm familiar with all of them except New Miami Stadium. When did it have that name? The names look to be listed in chronological order, so apparently it was the stadium's previous name before Hard Rock. So why don't I remember it? It only lasted a week? Come think of it, I don't think I remember Sun Life Stadium either. Actually, I never noticed that it was Dolphins and Dolphin Stadium. Maybe one day it'll be called Dolphins' Stadium.
😅. Why did it change from Pro Player Park to Pro Player Stadium? Some stupid legal thing? I think Pro Player Park only lasted a month or two.

The stadium has had 9 name changes in 37 years. Sad. 🙄 No other stadium or arena has had this many name changes, not even close. Right? Does Ross own the stadium?
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I’m with you. I recall Sun Life but never Pro Player Park nor Dolphin Stadium 🏟️
 
I guess I'm old school, but I really hate how the stadium names are constantly changing due to corporate influence. I get it to an extent.
 
BahamaFinFan78 said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Rock_Stadium

So here's what wikipedia had to say. In order:
Joe Robbie
Pro Player Park (for only a few weeks)
Pro Player Stadium
Dolphins
Dolphin (I can't see where it had this name twice)
Land Shark
Sun Life
New Miami (during renovations when the Sun Life deal expired)
Hard Rock
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From my recollection:

Joe Robbie builds the stadium, names it after himself.

Joe dies, Robbie family sells stadium and team to Huizenga. Huizenga sees he can make millions selling the naming rights and does so to Pro Player, a sportswear segment of Fruit of the Loom (imagine if it was Fruit of the Loom stadium?)
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First Pro Player Park with the Marlins in mind, quickly changes to Pro Player Stadium to make the Dolphin crowd happy.

Pro Player the company went bankrupt and didn't renew the naming agreement. Name changed to Dolphins Stadium until new naming rights deal could be signed (like loanDepot Park was named Marlins Park until that deal was signed).

Ross buys the Dolphins and stadium. Partners with good friend Jimmy Buffett to change name to Landshark Stadium after Buffett's beer company. Also attempts to change Dolphins fight song to Buffett's (Fins to the left, Fins to the right, yadda yadda yadda). One of many ill-conceived ideas by Ross.

Ross determines he can make more money with Sun Life Financial signs on them as naming sponsor. At the end of that deal and with renovations complete, signs deal with Hard Rock.

It sucks, but it's just the way sports are nowadays. And it seems to be a South Florida thing to make naming rights changes pretty often. Marlins baseball park has had 1 name change in 12 years, Panthers arena has had 5 name changes in 26 years, and the Heat's arena has had 2 name changes in 25 years.
 
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