Editing Dothan, Alabama (section)

==Sports==
Dothan hosted [[minor league baseball]] teams from 1915 to 1917, with the [[Dothan (baseball)|Dothan]] team (AL-FL-GA League and [[Dixie League (1916 baseball)|Dixie League]]) and from 1936 to 1962 ([[Alabama–Florida League|AL-FL League]], [[Georgia–Florida League|GA-FL League]] and AL State League). Teams were known at varying times as the Boll Weevils, [[Dothan Browns]], Rebels, Cardinals and Phillies. [[Major League Baseball|Major League]] affiliations were maintained in later years with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]. All teams played at the "D" league level, a defunct minor-league classification that represented the entry or "rookie" level in the minors. Ballparks included Baker Field, City Park, Stadium Park, Jill Alexander Miracle Field and the Wiregrass Memorial Stadium.<ref>{{cite web
  | title = Dothan, Alabama Minor League City Encyclopedia
  | website = [[Baseball-Reference.com]]
  | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?city=Dothan&state=AL&country=US
  | access-date=August 10, 2009}}</ref>

The city served host to the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] on February 7, 1997, at the Dothan Civic Center Arena.<ref>{{cite web
  | title = UFC 12
  | publisher = Sherdog.com
  | url = http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-12-Judgement-Day-20
  | access-date=November 30, 2012}}</ref>

Dothan was selected as one of 11 Alabama sites for a course on the [[Robert Trent Jones]] Golf Trail.<ref name="rtjgolf.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.rtjgolf.com/trail/ |title=RTJ Golf Trail - Explore the Trail |website=www.rtjgolf.com |access-date=April 30, 2009}}</ref>
{{Further|Dothan National Golf Club}}

In 2007–10, Dothan was recognized as part of the "Playful City USA" initiative by [[KaBOOM! (non-profit organization)|KaBOOM!]], created to honor cities that ensure that their children have great places to play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://preschoolers.about.com/b/2010/08/19/kaboom-lists-top-cities-for-play.htm|title=Types of Play|work=About|access-date=October 18, 2014|archive-date=April 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414065004/http://preschoolers.about.com/b/2010/08/19/kaboom-lists-top-cities-for-play.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>