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Article: Sports in the Year 2000, month by month.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- December 31, 2000
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MIAMI _ A year ago Monday morning, South Floridians were fretting about the Y2K bug, Elian Gonzalez was living in Little Havana, Jimmy Johnson and Dan Marino were preparing for the playoffs, and Alonzo Mourning was a force in the NBA.
A year ago this morning, Tony Perez was dreaming about the Hall of Fame, and Angel Perez was dreaming about the Olympics. At the University of Miami, Leonard Hamilton was getting ready for the Big East Conference season, and Kenny Kelly was deciding whether to play quarterback or pro baseball.
A year ago this morning, Derrick Thomas still could sack a quarterback, hug his mother and read to underprivileged children.