Dan Marino

Quarterback, American football player

1961 –

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Who is Dan Marino?

Daniel Constantine "Dan" Marino, Jr. is a former American football quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. The last quarterback of the Quarterback Class of 1983 to be taken in the first round, Marino held or currently holds dozens of NFL records associated with the quarterback position. Despite never being on a Super Bowl-winning team, he is recognized as one of the greatest quarterbacks in American football history. Best remembered for his quick release and powerful arm, Marino led the Dolphins to the playoffs ten times in his seventeen-season career. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.

He led the Miami Dolphins to an AFC championship in the 1984 season, only his second season in the NFL. During that year, he threw a then-NFL record 48 touchdown passes. Despite the 14–2 season and Marino's touchdown record, the Dolphins lost Super Bowl XIX 38–16 to the 15–1 San Francisco 49ers.

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Born
Sep 15, 1961
Pittsburgh
Also known as
  • Daniel Constantine Marino Jr.
  • Daniel Constantine "Dan" Marino, Jr.
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Central Catholic High School
Lived in
  • Pittsburgh

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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