January 2, 1981: It's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it. WTVJ's Elliot Rodriguez reports on work crews cleaning up the stadium after Oklahoma's 18-17 victory over Florida State in the 1981 Orange Bowl. This video is from the Wolfson Archives. #orangebowl | Ghosts of the Orange Bowl

The end of an era. The Rubber Bowl was built in 1940 and served as the home of the Akron Zips football team until 2008. | Fox 8 News

February 29, 1984: The Orange Bowl wasn't just a football stadium. It hosted a wide variety of events. Here's silent video of work crews preparing the field for a demolition derby and tractor pull. This video is from the Wolfson Archives. #orangebowl | Ghosts of the Orange Bowl

A WTVJ News helicopter captures aerial views of the Orange Bowl and Downtown Miami in 1981. This video is from the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives #orangebowl #miami | Ghosts of the Orange Bowl

Do you remember Flipper? Here's footage of the Miami Dolphins' mascot retrieving a football during the 1966 inaugural season. From 1966 to 1968, Flipper was situated in a tank behind the east end zone of the Orange Bowl. The dolphin would jump out of the tank and perform flips after every score. Flipper's tank was removed after 1968 to save on costs. The Miami Seaquarium brought the Flipper tank back to the Orange Bowl during the 1978 season. Special thanks to Alex Carter for sending this classi