First, in the 1970s, there were the Jacksonville Sharks of the World Football League.

In October, the league pulled the plug on the Wheels and the Sharks after 14 games ; the folding of the Jacksonville franchise meant that the Gator Bowl would not host World Bowl I.

The Jacksonville Sharks and Detroit Wheels were liquidated owing nearly $ 4 million, and Detroit had 122 creditors looking to recoup losses.

The deceased Sharks of Jacksonville came back as the ' Express.

In 2010, Jacksonville received an Arena Football League expansion franchise, which revived the Sharks name.

The Jacksonville Sharks name was later revived for a team in the 2010 revival of the Arena Football League.

Notable local announcers include John Sterling ( New York Stars / Charlotte Hornets television ), Spencer Ross ( New York Stars radio ), Bob Sheppard ( New York Stars PA ), Mike Patrick ( Jacksonville Sharks ), Larry King ( Shreveport Steamer ), Larry Matson ( Birmingham Americans / Birmingham Vulcans ), Fred Sington ( Birmingham Americans / Birmingham Vulcans ) and Eddie Doucette and Vince Lloyd ( Chicago Fire radio and TV respectively ).

* Jacksonville Sharks 1974 / Jacksonville Express 1975

They lost the game to the Jacksonville Sharks when Jacksonville quarterback Aaron Garcia threw a game-winning touchdown pass on the game's final play.

Arizona advanced to ArenaBowl XXIV, but lost to the Jacksonville Sharks in the championship.

In 2011, the Predators finished the regular season 11 – 7, but fell to the Jacksonville Sharks in the conference semifinals by a score of 63 – 48.

Aided by a Southern Division where nobody has pulled away, a three game winning streak, including an emotional victory over the Jacksonville Sharks has put the VooDoo in first place heading into the final month of the regular season.

Among the victims were the Jacksonville Sharks, Southern California Sun, Portland Storm, and Houston Texans.

The Jacksonville Sharks were a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida.

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( The team did however play one " controlled scrimmage " against the Jacksonville Sharks on Saturday, June 29, 1974.

The Americans travelled to Florida to face the Jacksonville Sharks, 27, 140 Jacksonville fans, and the Sharks ' new coach, Charlie Tate.

Pop singer Pat Boone appeared on one episode as himself, with the premise that he hailed from the same area of the country as the Clampetts, though Boone is a native of Jacksonville, Florida.

When Aaron traveled around Jacksonville, Florida and the surrounding areas, he was often separated from his team because of Jim Crow laws.

The guests in attendance included Aaron's first manager with the Braves, Charlie Grimm, his teammate from Jacksonville, Felix Mantilla, Eau Claire president Ron Berganson, and Del Crandall, the catcher for the 1957 world champion Braves and the-then manager of the Brewers.

The inaugural season featured many of the players who would lead Jacksonville into the playoffs in the team's next four seasons, including quarterback Mark Brunell ( acquired in a draft day trade from Green Bay ), offensive lineman Tony Boselli ( drafted with the 2nd pick overall in the 1995 NFL Draft ) running back James Stewart ( also drafted in 1995 ), and wide receiver Jimmy Smith ( signed as a free agent ).

From 1995 – 1997 and again from 2006 – 2009, the stadium was named Jacksonville Municipal Stadium.

* The St. Johns River creates a large peninsula over 75 miles in length that stretches from eastern Jacksonville down to the border of Flagler and Volusia counties, where the river emanates from Lake George.

Gilbride, whose coaching background with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Oilers featured a more open passing attack would mark a major change in offensive style from the ball control ground game of Ross.

Currently, Belichick is head coach of the New England Patriots, while Coughlin went from Boston College to be the first-ever head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and is currently the head coach of the Giants.

McCloskey soon entered a financial dispute with the NFL, so the league found a replacement in Hugh Culverhouse, a wealthy tax attorney from Jacksonville.

Quarterback Mark Brunell — an off-season acquisition from the Jacksonville Jaguars — struggled in his first season, and was replaced midway through the season by backup Patrick Ramsey.

The money was used to buy a large number of stores and move the company from its base operations in Youngstown, Ohio, to Jacksonville, Florida.

Fort Caroline established in present-day Jacksonville, Florida in 1564, lasted only a year before being destroyed by the Spanish from St. Augustine.

* Jacksonville Coliseum, an arena in Jacksonville Florida from 1960 – 2003

During the American Civil War, Jacksonville was a key supply point for hogs and cattle being shipped from Florida to aid the Confederate cause.

Jacksonville, like most large cities in the United States, suffered from negative effects of rapid urban sprawl after World War II.

Hurricane Dora as seen on Daytona Beach WSR-57 radar in September 1964. Jacksonville has suffered less damage from hurricanes than most other east coast cities, although the threat does exist for a direct hit by a major hurricane.

The city has only received one direct hit from a hurricane since 1871, although Jacksonville has experienced hurricane or near-hurricane conditions more than a dozen times due to storms passing through the state from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean, or passing to the north or south in the Atlantic and brushing past the area.

The strongest effect on Jacksonville was from Hurricane Dora in 1964, the only recorded storm to hit the First Coast with sustained hurricane force winds.

Jacksonville also suffered damage from 2008's Tropical Storm Fay which crisscrossed the state, bringing parts of Jacksonville under darkness for four days.

* " Jacksonville ", a song by Sufjan Stevens from his album Illinois ( album )

The Titans finished the regular season with a 13 – 3 record ( including a home win over the Rams ), but finished second behind the 14 – 2 Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Central.

The Titans then eliminated the Jacksonville Jaguars, 33 – 14, in the AFC Championship game.

Jacksonville led 14 – 10 at halftime, but the Titans then scored 23 unanswered points on 2 touchdown runs by McNair, a safety, and Derrick Mason's 80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

On June 14, 1990, a train, operated by Jacksonville, Florida-based CSX Transportation, was coming into Haubstadt from the south and around 7: 00pm suddenly there was a large crash followed by a lightning-like flash from an electric pole accompanied by a thunderclap and a town-wide power failure.

Also on 14 April 1961, a Cubana airliner was hijacked and flown to Jacksonville, Florida ; resultant confusion then helped discovery of the staged ' defection ' of a B-26 and pilot at Miami on 15 April.

In the playoffs, Brady led the Patriots to a 28 – 3 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the wild card round ; however, on January 14, 2006, the Patriots lost 27 – 13 to the Denver Broncos at INVESCO Field.

It has been spotted twice in the Western Hemisphere, the most recent being on May 14, 2009, in Jacksonville, Florida.

The Colts responded with a Monday Night victory against Jacksonville, a 43 – 14 win in which Manning threw for 430 yards and 4 touchdowns ; Manning was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for this performance.

During his first 20 years at First Baptist Jacksonville, he baptized 18, 177 people and oversaw the building of an $ 8 million preschool building, a $ 16 million auditorium and four parking garages, totaling almost $ 14 million.

The Miracle of Downtown Jacksonville, as First Baptist has become known as, continued in 1982 when Dr. Jerry Vines became Co-pastor with Dr. Lindsey, Jr. Up until 1988, the church had expanded to nine buildings and membership went from 2, 385 to 14, 172.

The Barons played in front of their largest opening night crowd in 31 years ( 9, 185 ) on April 14, 1981 in a 6 – 5 win over Jacksonville.

A team folding in mid-season was not unusual for the WFL ( the Jacksonville Sharks and Detroit Wheels had died 14 games into a 20-game regular season in 1974 ), so the league was prepared.

Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport covers an area of which contains two asphalt paved runways: 5 / 23 measuring 4, 004 x 120ft and 14 / 32 measuring 3, 998 x 120ft.

Bayliss Levrett ( February 14, 1914 – March 13, 2002 ) was an American racecar driver from Jacksonville, Florida.

On November 14, 2011, it was announced starting quarterback Matt Schaub had injured his foot and was out a few weeks, as of November 14, coach Gary Kubiak planned on Leinart starting the next game after the bye week versus Jacksonville.

Entered service at: Jacksonville, Fla. Born: March 14, 1942, Fort Myers, Fla.

After another three and out, Jacksonville got the ball back at their own 47-yard line, and they scored another touchdown when Taylor caught a short pass on third down and 14 and took it 39 yards for a touchdown, giving the Jaguars a 31-0 lead just 12 seconds into the second quarter.

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Located on the northwest section of campus, the stadium was originally known as Horace Jones Field when it opened on October 14, 1933 with a scoreless tie against Jacksonville State Teachers College ( now Jacksonville State University ).

The Battle of Gainesville ( not to be confused with the First Skirmish of Gainesville of February 14, 1864 ) was fought on August 17, 1864, when a Confederate force defeated Union detachments on a raid from the Union garrison in the Jacksonville, Florida, area.