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Daniel Constantine Marino (born September 15, 1961 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a top National Football League quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, who attained nearly every measure of football success but a Super Bowl title. He played college ball at the University of Pittsburgh from the 1979 to 1982 seasons, and led the Panthers to a Sugar Bowl triumph over the Georgia Bulldogs in January of 1982. His senior season during the '82 season was pretty much of a disappointment in respect to all the Heisman and National Championship hype during the pre-season. His team lost the Cotton Bowl to SMU. With the down season of his last year at Pitt and unsubstantiated rumors of drug abuse, Marino's selection in the 1983Events January January 1 Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choir's new conductor January 1 the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 compulsory wearing of seat belts becomes law in the UK. January 2 The mu NFL draft fell to second to last pick in the first round by the Miami Dolphins. He would play seventeen seasons for Miami.
During his career in Miami he would lead the Dolphins to Super Bowl XIX in January 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor where they lost 38-16 to the San Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a National Football League team that play in San Francisco, California. The team's headquarters and practice facility are in Santa Clara, California. Founded 1946, as part of the All-America Football Conference; joined the NFL and Joe MontanaJoe Montana (born June 11, 1956) is widely considered one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the NFL. He led the San Francisco 49ers to four Super Bowls ( 1982, 1985, 1989, 1990) and became the only player to win three Super Bowl MVP awards. In 19. He brought Miami division titles in 1983, 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe, 1985, 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi, and 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an. With Marino at the helm, the Dolphins were a perennial playoff team except during the seasons of 1986 through 1989. He brought them the AFC Championship game three times, winning in 1984 and losing in 1985 and 1992. He won the Dolphins first road playoff game in over twenty years in the 1999 season (his last) against the Seattle Seahawks. However, he could never attain that elusive Vince Lombardi Trophy because his teams would never have the right parts. It came down to either not having a successful running game or a strong defense.
During his professional career (1983 to 1999) in Miami he was one of the most skilled and revered quarterbacks in the game. He was known for having the quickest release in the sport, throwing bullets, and making the most miraculous passes. However, he is not known for his scrambling ability. He has the most fourth quarter comebacks in the history of the NFL ( John Elway is second). He had one of the greatest regular season QB performances in 1984, when he threw for 5,084 yards and 48 touchdown passes. The Miami Dolphins went to the SuperBowl for the second time in three years, but lost to a Joe Montana-led 49ers team. Following the 1994 season he was named Comeback Player of the Year for his Pro Bowl season after his season ending achilles tendon injury in 1993. He holds the career record for passing yardage (61,361), touchdown passes (420), completions (4,976), and attempts (8,358). He also holds or is tied for several other passing records. He has earned the title "The NFL's Most Prolific Passer."
In early 2004, Dan Marino briefly returned to the Miami Dolphins as senior vice president of football operations, but resigned from the newly-created position only three weeks later, saying that the role was not in the best interest of his family or the Dolphins.
Presently, he lives with his wife, Claire, and six (four by birth, and two by adoption) children in Florida. During the football season he works for CBS on their NFL Today Show and HBO on Inside the NFL.
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