Miami Dolphins new stadium name: Hard Rock Stadium

Since moving from the Orange Bowl to their current stadium in Miami Gardens, the Miami Dolphins have had six different names for the place they call home. And as announced today, the seventh name for the stadium that is currently receiving the final touches of a massive half-billion-dollar upgrade will be Hard Rock Stadium.

When first opened for the 1987 season, it was known as Joe Robbie Stadium, named after the team’s original owner, who funded the entire $115 million cost of building it. When Wayne Huizenga took over ownership of the team, he sold the naming rights to the highest bidder in 1996, and the stadium was known as Pro Player Park that year, then Pro Player Stadium until 2004.

Then…