| Florida Gators | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Florida (1957–1960) |
| High school | North Miami |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Victor Russell 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]
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