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Encyclopedia > Joseph Robbie

Joseph "Joe" Robbie (b. July 7, 1916 in Sisseton, South Dakota - January 7, 1990) was an American lawyer and entrepreneur. July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Sisseton is a city located in Roberts County, South Dakota. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ... For the computer game previously called Entrepreneur, see The Corporate Machine. ...


Robbie was the original owner of Miami Dolphins (1966-1990). He, along with Don Shula, led the Dolphins to an incomparable 14-0 perfect season and two consecutive Super Bowl wins. Additionally, he built the $115-million Dolphin Stadium (later renamed Joe Robbie Stadium, then Pro Player Park, then Pro Player Stadium, then again changed back to Dolphin Stadium) with private funds in 1987. City Miami Gardens, Florida Other nicknames The Fins Team colors Aqua Green, Coral Orange, White, and Navy Blue Head Coach Cam Cameron Owner Wayne Huizenga General manager Randy Mueller Mascot T. D. League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1966-1969) Eastern Division (1966-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American... Donald Francis Shula (born January 4, 1930 in Grand River, Ohio) is a former professional football coach for the National Football League. ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Interior of Dolphin Stadium, football configuration Dolphin Stadium, baseball configuration Dolphin Stadium (previously known as Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium [1], and Dolphins Stadium) is a football, lacrosse, soccer and baseball stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb north of Miami. ...


Robbie had a small part playing himself in the film Black Sunday, in which he is interviewed about security for the 1976 Super Bowl. This article is about the film. ... Date January 18, 1976 Stadium Miami Orange Bowl City Miami, Florida MVP Lynn Swann, Wide Receiver Favorite Steelers by 6 National anthem Tom Sullivan Coin toss Norm Schachter Referee Norm Schachter Halftime show Up with People presents 200 Years and Just a Baby: Tribute to Americas Bicentennial Attendance 80...


Robbie also owned the Miami Toros and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers (later the Minnesota Strikers) soccer teams of the North American Soccer League. Joe Robbie Stadium was one of the first major stadiums in the U.S. designed with soccer in mind. For his contributions to the sport, he was posthumously inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2003. The Miami Gatos and Miami Toros were a soccer team based out of Miami that played in the NASL. They played from 1972 ti 1976 . ... The Fort Lauderdale Strikers were an American soccer team, a descendant of the Washington Darts, Miami Gatos, and Miami Toros, that played in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. ... The Minnesota Strikers were an American professional soccer franchise located in the Minneapolis/St. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... North American Soccer League or (NASL) was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games This article is about the building type. ... The National Soccer Hall of Fame is a hall of fame located in Oneonta, New York that honors the best American soccer players, and individuals who have helped build the sport in the United States. ...


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Joseph Robbie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (218 words)
Robbie was the original owner of Miami Dolphins (1966-1990).
Robbie had a small part playing himself in the movie Black Sunday, in which he is interviewed about security for the 1976 Super Bowl.
Joe Robbie Stadium was one of the first major stadiums in the U.S. designed with soccer in mind.
Joseph "Robbie" Robertson: Information from Answers.com (1477 words)
Robbie is also the only Bugle employee who does not fear the wrath of his boss and is ready to stand up to him on editorial matters.
Robbie was a close personal friend of Captain George Stacy, and it has been implied, although not outright stated, that Robbie has deduced Spider-Man's secret identity, as Stacy did.
Robbie grew up in Harlem, and as a teenager was a classmate of Lonnie Thompson Lincoln, later infamous as the brutal hit man Tombstone.
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