Dan Marino
Daniel Constantine Marino Jr. was born September 15th, 1961. He played for Central Catholic high school in his hometown Pittsburgh, PA. He played at the University of Pittsburgh for 4 years. Dan always wore lucky number 13. On April 26th, 1983, the Miami Dolphins selected with the 27th pick of the first round, QB Dan Marino from the University of Pittsburgh. Marino was the 6th QB taken n the first round of the 1983 draft, later to be known as the QB class of 83. The Dolphins were surprised when Marino was still available when they got to pick. They instantly picked Marino.
Hall of Fame coach Don Shula said "Picking Marino was one of the easiest decisions I've ever made" and Chuck Conner who headed Miami's draft between 1978-88 said when Miami's pick was next "There was no discussion, everybody knew Danny was our pick."
Marino was also picked in the 4th round of Major League Baseball's draft by the Kansas City Royals (1979) and he was the first ever selection in the USFL draft (L.A. Express).
On September 19th, 1983, Dan Marino got into the game in relief of QB David Woodley, it was a Monday night game against the Raiders, Marino threw his first completion, a 9 yard pass to Mark Duper. Marino threw his first TD pass to Joe Rose (6 yards). He never stopped since.
On December 14th 1983, Dan Marino became the first rookie QB ever to start in the Pro Bowl.
After 17 years with the Miami Dolphins Dan Marino has officially announced his retirement March 13, 2000 from pro football. In his announcement, he thanked Joe Robbie, the Robbie family, Wayne Huizenga, Don Shula, Mark Duper and Mark Clayton, OJ McDuffie, Eddie Jones, other members of the Dolphins' administrative staff, Don Strock, Marvin Demoff (his agent), the press and finally, the fans.
HONORS: Named quarterback on THE SPORTING NEWS college All-America first team (1981). ... Named NFL Rookie of the Year by THE SPORTING NEWS (1983). ... Named to play in Pro Bowl (1983 season); replaced by Bill Kenney due to injury. ... Named NFL Player of the Year by THE SPORTING NEWS (1984). ... Named quarterback on THE SPORTING NEWS NFL All-Pro team (1984-1986). ... Played in Pro Bowl (1984 and 1992 seasons). ... Named to play in Pro Bowl (1985 season); replaced by Ken O'Brien due to injury. ... Named to play in Pro Bowl (1986 season); replaced by Boomer Esiason due to injury. ... Named to play in Pro Bowl (1987 season); replaced by Jim Kelly due to injury. ... Named to play in Pro Bowl (1991 season); replaced by John Elway due to injury. Elway replaced by Ken O'Brien due to injury. ... Named to play in Pro Bowl (1994 season); replaced by Jeff Hostetler due to injury. ... Named to play in Pro Bowl (1995 season); replaced by Steve Bono due to injury.
RECORDS: Holds NFL career records for most touchdown passes -- 420; most yards passing -- 61,361; most passes attempted -- 8,358; most passes completed -- 4,967; most games with 400 or more yards passing -- 12; and most games with four or more touchdown passes -- 21. ... Holds NFL records for most seasons with 4,000 or more yards passing -- 6; most seasons with 3,000 or more yards passing -- 13; most consecutive seasons with 3,000 or more yards passing -- 9 (1984-1992); most games with 300 or more yards passing -- 60; most consecutive games with four or more touchdown passes -- 4 (November 26-December 17, 1984); most seasons leading league in pass attempts -- 5; and most seasons leading league in pass completions -- 6. ... Holds NFL single-season records for most yards passing -- 5,084 (1984); most touchdown passes -- 48 (1984); most games with 400 or more yards passing -- 4 (1984); most games with four or more touchdown passes -- 6 (1984); and most consecutive games with four or more touchdown passes -- 4 (1984). ... Holds NFL rookie-season records for highest pass completion percentage -- 58.45 (1983);and highest passer rating -- 96.0 (1983). ... Shares NFL records for most seasons leading league in yards passing -- 5; most consecutive seasons leading league in pass completions -- 3 (1984-1986); and most consecutive games with 400 or more yards passing -- 2 (December 2 and 9, 1984). ... Shares NFL single-season record for most games with 300 or more yards passing -- 9 (1984).
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