The Gator Bowl...........Where Everyone's A Player!
CHARITABLE BENEFITS
- The Gator Bowl Association is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization
whose primary charitable activities are focused on
education and youth in Northeast Florida
- Jacksonville public schools receive a portion of special ticket revenue to support in-school programs
- Scholarships are funded for Pop Warner, Take
Stock in Children and Boselli Award of Excellence
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
- 25,000 out-of-town visitors
- 2 night / 3 day average stay
- $18-20 million direct spending into local economy
- $50 million overall economic impact to Jacksonville
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE
- The Konica Minolta Gator Bowl is televised nationally by CBS Sports
- Game day telecast has a national average audience of
8.2 million viewers since 1999
- The average Nielsen rating since 1999 is 4.9
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
- 225 Gator Bowl Committee Members
- 84 Chairman's Club Members
- Over 700 Volunteers
TRADITION
- The Gator Bowl game and events are a 64 year old Jacksonville family tradition
- 6th oldest college bowl game and the first ever to be televised nationally coast-to-coast
- Home to legendary coaches; Heisman, Outland, Vince Lombardi and Maxwell Award winners; and more than 175 first team All-Americans
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