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“Marti was always very supportive,” Smiley said of her husband’s ownership of pro sports franchises — he owned the Miami Dolphins, Florida Marlins and Florida Panthers. “She was a superfan and supported her husband.”
In fact, she was a big part of the baseball team when her husband became the owner in 1992.
“Marti was totally involved in the naming of the Marlins,” Smiley said. “When we were awarded the franchise in July of ’92, Marti was involved in the logistics of the name-the-team contest, and she was really happy that the Marlins actually won the contest, because she considered it a strong fighting fish. And Wayne and Marti had caught many marlin around the world, including 1,000-pound black marlins, called granders in Australia. When the fish came out of the water, that’s actually the detail of our logo and how it was conceived. She had a lot to do with it.”
In fact, she was a big part of the baseball team when her husband became the owner in 1992.
“Marti was totally involved in the naming of the Marlins,” Smiley said. “When we were awarded the franchise in July of ’92, Marti was involved in the logistics of the name-the-team contest, and she was really happy that the Marlins actually won the contest, because she considered it a strong fighting fish. And Wayne and Marti had caught many marlin around the world, including 1,000-pound black marlins, called granders in Australia. When the fish came out of the water, that’s actually the detail of our logo and how it was conceived. She had a lot to do with it.”
Interesting tidbits about Marti Huizenga who died earlier today.