Dan Marino

Daniel Constantine Marino Jr. (born September 15, 1961 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was an American football quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League. Marino attained nearly every measure of football success, but never won a Super Bowl championship. He is often regarded as the greatest pure passer in football history.

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Regular Season:

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• Played 242 games, starting 240 of them
• Career completion percentage of 59.4%
• Career passing efficiency rating is 86.4
• Threw 252 interceptions in his career
• First QB in NFL history to have six 4,000-yard seasons (1984-86, 1988, 1992, 1994)
• Led 37 fourth-quarter comeback victories, second only to John Elway.
• Holds Dolphins team record for most seasons played, 17.
• Had 116 wins under Don Shula ? the most by a head coach - quarterback combination in NFL history.
• Won the AFC Offensive Player of the Week honor 18 times in the regular season (and 20 times overall, including playoffs).
• 147-93 record as starter (139-83 regular season, 8-10 playoffs)

Playoffs:

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• Passed for 4,510 yards over career in playoff games
• Threw at least one touchdown pass in 16 of his 18 playoff contests, throwing a TD pass in his first 13 postseason contests.