 the russell athletic bowl' is an annual college football bowl game that is played in orlando, florida, at the orlando citrus bowl stadium. the bowl is operated by florida citrus sports, a non-profit group which also organizes the citrus bowl and florida classic. the bowl was founded in 1990 by raycom and was originally played at joe robbie stadium outside of the city of miami. it went by the name blockbuster bowl, carquest bowl, and the micronpc bowl. in 2001, the bowl changed hands, and was relocated to orlando. the bowl briefly became known as the tangerine bowl, a historic moniker, which was the original title of the game now known as the citrus bowl. foot locker, the parent company of champs sports, purchased naming rights in 2004, naming it the champs sports bowl
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