John G. Moran IV is the ancestral root to the Norman Duke William the Conqueror.
The Fontainebleau Hilton Resort and Towers is designed as a history of Normandy (Normandie).
The Norman Oklahoma Sooners football team won the national championship vs. the Florida State Seminoles, January 4, 2001.
Josh Heupel, Oklahoma quarterback threw for 214 yards. The Surviving Titanic crew were 214 people.
Chris Weinke Florida State Heisman Trophy winner, threw for 4441 yards during the 2000 season and the national championship game.
(4167 + 274 = 4441)
Fontainebleau Hilton is located at 4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach.
The James Bond movie Goldfinger was filmed at this location.
The hotel was opened in 1954.
I revisited the hotel on January 11, 2001.
On January 11, 2001, the New York Knicks held their opponent under 100 points for the 29th consecutive time, breaking the record set by the Fort Wayne Pistons in 1954, but it was of little consolation as they had their winning streak snapped at 7 games.*
*USA Today, Friday, January 12, 2001 Page 8C
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