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.

Life after football

On Sunday, September 17, 2000, at halftime of the Dolphins-Baltimore Ravens game at Pro Player Stadium, Dan Marino?s jersey number, 13, was retired. The only other Dolphins jersey number retired is 12, Bob Griese. Marino joined the Dolphins Honor Roll the same day. In a year of accolades from the franchise he led so long and so well, the Dolphins also install a life-size bronze statue of Marino at Pro Player Stadium (now Dolphins Stadium) and renamed Stadium Street, Dan Marino Boulevard.

Related Topics:
Pro Player Stadium - Bob Griese - Dolphins Stadium

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In 2003, Marino was honored for his outstanding NCAA career at Pitt with an induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Related Topics:
2003 - Pitt - College Football Hall of Fame

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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 either his family or the Dolphin organization.

Related Topics:
2004 - Miami Dolphins

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Dan Marino was a first-ballot selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame on August 7, 2005 and was introduced by his oldest son, Daniel.

Related Topics:
Pro Football Hall of Fame - 2005

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Presently, he lives with his wife, Claire, and six (four by birth, and two by adoption) children in Weston, Florida.

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During the football season he is a commentator for both CBS's The NFL Today show and HBO's Inside the NFL.

Related Topics:
CBS - The NFL Today - HBO

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He also acted in the 1994 comedy alongside Jim Carrey and Courteney Cox.

Related Topics:
1994 - Jim Carrey - Courteney Cox

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Dan Marino's official web site is www.DanMarino.com

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