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Dan Marino

"He brought football to the modern day era." - Darius Rucker

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Dan Marino was the most prolific passing quarterback of the 20th century. By the time he retired in 1999 after 17 NFL seasons, the Dolphins QB had broken virtually every NFL passing record: 4,967 completions, 61,361 passing yards, 420 TDs thrown. Marino, the 27th overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft, threw for over 5,000 yards in his second season, the first quarterback ever to do so, along with 48 TDs – easily an NFL record as he won MVP. The 6-foot-4 Pittsburgh native made nine Pro Bowls, threw for over 4,000 yards six times, and posted a 147-93 record as a starter. Even after the passing revolution of the past two decades, Marino ranks fifth all-time in completions, passing yards and TDs thrown. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005.

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"The entire team was so perfect and had such a strong identity." - Mina Kimes

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"I'm not entirely sure they had any weakness. Most teams have one or two strengths." - Tony Romo

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"The '85 Bears were a breath of fresh air to Chicago." - Kevin Cronin

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Darius

Rucker

Darius Rucker is a Grammy Award-winning musician who was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the band, Hootie and the Blowfish. As a country artist more recently, Rucker has released several albums that have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country albums chart. Growing up in Charleston, S.C., Rucker became a Dolphins fan at age 5 while watching the Cowboys defeat Miami on TV in Super Bowl VI. In adulthood, Rucker has performed the national anthem at Dolphin games, is friends with Dan Marino, and when he was 22 had the Dolphins logo tattooed on his hip.

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musician

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