Super Bowl III was an American football game played on January 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. It was the third AFL–NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the first to officially bear the trademark name "Super Bowl". Super Bowl III is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in both American football history and in the history of professional sports. The 19 1⁄2- points underdog American Football League (AFL) champion New York Jets defeated the National Football League (NFL) champion Baltimore Colts by a score of 16–7.
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The Miami Orange Bowl was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, from 1937 until 2008. The stadium was located in the Little Havana neighborhood west of Downtown Miami. The Miami Orange Bowl was considered a landmark and served as the home stadium for the Miami Hurricanes college football team from 1937 through 2007 and for the Miami Dolphins for the Dolphins' first 21 seasons until Joe Robbie Stadium, now Hard Rock Stadium, opened in nearby Miami Gardens in 1987. The stadium also was the temporary home for the FIU Golden Panthers for one year, in 2007, while its on-campus venue, now known as Riccardo Silva Stadium, underwent expansion
The Miami Orange Bowl prior to the opening of the 2007 Miami Hurricanes football season in August 2007
An aerial view of the stadium, then called Burdine Stadium, in 1940
U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy greet surviving members of Brigade 2506 at the Orange Bowl following the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba on December 29, 1962
Miami Orange Bowl hosting Super Bowl V on January 17, 1971 between the Baltimore Colts and the Dallas Cowboys; the Colts won 16–13. The Miami Orange Bowl hosted five Super Bowls between 1968 and 1979, including the first Super Bowl played on artificial turf in 1968
