The 10 Biggest Sporting Events in Jacksonville History

[duvaldude08]

I don't know how you could leave out any of the NCAA basketball tournaments into the discussion???

I would also submit the 1984 Jax Bulls vs NJ Generals game... biggest attendance of ANY USFL game in the history of the league(and a major catalyst to the NFL's interest in our market).

The US Soccer game when Alltel was first rebuilt had a packed house and major international media coverage.

JU/FSU basketball in '73, JU/UNC basketball in '85, JU/Georgetown basketball in '87, and JU/UF basketball in '98 were all very big time college basketball games in this city.

WWF once held a scaffold match at the old Colliseum which was a BIG pay-per-view event at the time.

The innaugaral ACC Championship game with FSU/VA Tech was a pretty big event.

There are SEVERAL Gator Bowl games that were left off their list that could have garnered consideration.

I agree with about 6 of their listings, but I think 4 of their choices were VERY weak.  But that's to be expected from the TU Sports section... which has always been very poor ever since I can remember learning how to read.

Yes I remember the WWF match. I was pretty young then and my dad took me and brother.

[JaxNative68]

2000: Fred Taylor running amuck over the Dolphins with a 62-7 playoff victory, ending both Marino's and Jimmy Johnson's career in Miami and one career permanently.