What better way to celebrate 100 years of Hurricanes football than with a mural in the heart of Wynwood? The Museum of Graffiti collaborated with local Miami artist Verse, a team of five other painters and Modelo to create this stunning tribute to UM’s football history.
The artwork showcases the Hurricane’s committed fans over the past century in bold and striking colors. Some highlights from the Hurricanes history on the mural include the 1983 fan, the year UM won their first national championship and the 2001 undefeated season which is represented by the fan in the center.
“It’s a lot of hard work, a lot of teamwork actually,” said Verse in an interview with Miami News 7. “I had a group of guys that helped me come through and knock this out in five days.”
It isn’t just the Hurricanes celebrating 100 years. Modelo also reached their centennial this year after their first brewed product launched in 1925. Modelo helped fund the Museum of Graffiti’s project.
“Murals are how our community expresses joy and cultural ownership over these milestones, Wynwood is the cultural epicenter of Miami where street artists use the walls to mourn the fallen, challenge the status quo, and in this instance — celebrate,” Allison Freidin, co-founder of the museum and a double alumna of UM said in an interview for the museum’s blog.
The design was unveiled the evening of Aug. 29, just in time for the first football game of the 2025 season. The museum was packed with tourists, alumni and even a few players from the Miami Dolphins according to a museum employee.
The piece lines a side street of Wynwood and is even visible from I-95. Those interested in visiting the mural can find it where NW 6th Ave meets NW 26th street in Wynwood, roughly next to the All-Footwear building.
The centennial mural will be displayed indefinitely, although specific information on potential repainting is not openly available.
This mural brings gameday energy to Wynwood with its bold visuals, bright coloring and ’Canes pride.