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I went to a 1965 Gables-Miami High game on a weekday night in the OB that drew upwards of 45,000. Both undefeated, late in the season. Gables' Larry Rentz (later a UF QB) was the star attraction. Stings won the game though.

Good stuff. Didn't know a lot of that history. I'd guess Disney World really hurt business at Miami Beach hotels. Badly! The Parrot Jungle could not compete with Disney attractions. In the 60s, I daresay Miami (including Mia Beach of course) was the undisputed #1 tourist destination in the USA.

That year was near the beginning of the steep decline of the program to the point that, by decade's end, there was serious talk of cancelling it altogether. Being an Independent, schedules like this one were not uncommon and done with an eye to drawing loads of tourists from Miami Beach to the...