Miami Tropics (football)
Encyclopedia
The Miami Tropics were a professional football team based in Miami, Florida
that played in the Spring Football League
in 2000. The Tropics Head Coach was Jim Jensen
, who played for the Miami Dolphins
. The Tropics were the only team in the SFL that played in an NFL market at the time.
The Tropics would play the very last professional football game at the Miami Orange Bowl
.
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
that played in the Spring Football League
Spring Football League
The Spring Football League was a professional American football that existed for only part of one mini-season in 2000. Founded by several ex-NFL players such as Eric Dickerson, Drew Pearson, Bo Jackson, and Tony Dorsett, the SFL planned to use the four game mini-season to test cities, fans,...
in 2000. The Tropics Head Coach was Jim Jensen
Jim Jensen
Harold James Jensen, usually known as Jim Jensen was a longtime American anchor and reporter, most notably at CBS' flagship station, WCBS-TV in New York.-Background:...
, who played for the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. The Tropics were the only team in the SFL that played in an NFL market at the time.
The Tropics would play the very last professional football game at the Miami Orange Bowl
Miami Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl, formerly Burdine Stadium, was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, west of downtown in Little Havana. Considered a landmark, it was the home stadium for the Miami Hurricanes college football team...
.