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UM gets huge donation for indoor practice facility. Field to be named after alumnus.

The Miami Hurricanes just got a substantial gift from a very generous man.

The University of Miami announced Wednesday that alumnus Robert Finizio has donated “a leadership gift’’ of $3 million to “transform the playing surface of the Carol Soffer Football Indoor Practice Facility into the “Robert Finizio Family Field.”

The $3 million is the second largest gift the university has received toward the indoor facility, senior associate athletic director Jesse Marks confirmed.

The largest donation thus far of the $36 milion UM has raised: $14 million from the Soffer family.

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