Vic Miranda
| Florida Gators | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Miami, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Florida (1957–1960) |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | North Miami |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Victor Russell "Vic" Miranda was an American college football player and insurance executive.[1] He was a two-way lineman for coaches Bob Woodruff and Ray Graves' Florida Gators football teams.[2] A native of Miami,[3] Miranda faced assault charges as a freshman.[4] Miranda was selected All-SEC and AP Honorable Mention All-America in 1960,[5][6] a year in which his defense helped spark the Gators to a defeat of Baylor in the Gator Bowl.[7] The Gators halted a 75-yard drive by Baylor on the half-yard line in the first quarter, setting the stage for two second quarter touchdowns.[8] Larry Libertore was the game's MVP. Miranda also won the school's coveted Fergie Ferguson Award.[9] He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletics Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great." Miranda was also a prominent booster for the Gators program, once president of boosters.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "A Home With No Hard Feelings". Tribunedigital-sunsentinel.
- ^ "Uf Can Make History ...and Bury It". Tribunedigital-sunsentinel.
- ^ George Solomon (September 11, 1958). "Miranda Figures In Gator Plans". The Miami News.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "University of Florida Athletics". Gatorzone.com.
- ^ "Miranda On 1st Team, Libertore on Second". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. November 30, 1960.
- ^ Bynum, Mike (1998). The Greatest Moments of Florida Gators Football. p. 26. ISBN 9781571671967.
- ^ "Gator Bowl Memories: Gators Hold Off Baylor in Wild Finish to Claim 1960 Gator Bowl". Florida Gators.
- ^ Larry E. Horne, Sr (April 25, 2014). "Florida Gators IQ". Books.google.com.
- ^ "Gainesville Sun - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com.