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Participation in a training camp fan with the Carolina Panthers set a new standard this week.
Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, told on Wednesday night, a franchise record of 27 071 fans attended the camp to be held for 17 years in a row Wofford College.
The statement broke Carolina Panthers high 26,760 fans the last time in 2010. Local authorities consider it a success because there were still five years practice in the 2011 team's visit to Spartanburg.
"This is a new record, and we still have one week to go," said Chris Jennings, general manager of the Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau. "This shows that the time is surely the excitement surrounding the team and the field this year. "
Officials initially was impressed by about more than 7,000 fans go out for the launch party of the camp at the Stade de Gibbs was the first practice held on this site. He was among the greatest hopes for the support of fans during the opening practice since the inception of the team in 1994, according to tourism figures.
The land has an average power of the local economy is approximately $ 750 000 of the immediate family and friends Carolina Panthers costs, media representatives and fans. Local leaders are happy, because the increase of corporations can mean dollars in the region of the worst periods of economic history.
And to think, on the ground this year, almost never happened.
A labor dispute and a half to four months between the NFL owners and players, the longest blockade in history of the league, could have delayed or led to the cancellation of the 2011-12 season.
Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, told on Wednesday night, a franchise record of 27 071 fans attended the camp to be held for 17 years in a row Wofford College.
The statement broke Carolina Panthers high 26,760 fans the last time in 2010. Local authorities consider it a success because there were still five years practice in the 2011 team's visit to Spartanburg.
"This is a new record, and we still have one week to go," said Chris Jennings, general manager of the Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau. "This shows that the time is surely the excitement surrounding the team and the field this year. "
Officials initially was impressed by about more than 7,000 fans go out for the launch party of the camp at the Stade de Gibbs was the first practice held on this site. He was among the greatest hopes for the support of fans during the opening practice since the inception of the team in 1994, according to tourism figures.
The land has an average power of the local economy is approximately $ 750 000 of the immediate family and friends Carolina Panthers costs, media representatives and fans. Local leaders are happy, because the increase of corporations can mean dollars in the region of the worst periods of economic history.
And to think, on the ground this year, almost never happened.
A labor dispute and a half to four months between the NFL owners and players, the longest blockade in history of the league, could have delayed or led to the cancellation of the 2011-12 season.
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