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1972 Miami Dolphins
Take a look behind the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins football season.

Miami Dolphins running back Eugene "Mercury" Morris runs with the ball toward the end zone on Sunday, Nov. 13, 1972 for a score against the New England Patriots, 52-0 to give coach Don Shula his 100th victory in ten years in the NFL. The game was played in Miami's orange Bowl. (AP Photo/Jim Bourdier)

The Miami Dolphins face off against the Baltimore Colts, 1972. Dolphins' quarterback Bob Griese (12) is seen at top. (AP Photo)

Miami Dolphins running back Mercury Morris dodges tackle in a 24-3 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl VI on January 16, 1972 at Tulane Stadium. (AP Photo/Vernon Biever)

Miami Dolphins quarterback Earl Morrall gets to hurl another pass in their game against the New England Patriots Sunday afternoon, Nov. 12, 1972 at Miami's Orange Bowl. Up in the air to block is Patriot linebacker Ed Weisacosky (66) and blocking for Morrall is Jim Kiick (21). The Dolphins, pro football's only undefeated team, enjoyed a 31-0 halftime lead. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Paul Warfield signs the autograph book of Mark Arrington, 6, of Fort Hood, Tex., Jan. 11, 1972, in New Orleans. Mark is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Arrington. (AP Photo/Charles Kelly)

Mercury Morris (22) of the Miami Dolphins heads for a touchdown against the New York Giants at Yankee Stadium in New York, Dec. 10, 1972. The unbeaten Dolphins won the game 23-13, for their 13th straight victory. (AP Photo/Harry Harris)

Miami Dolphins running back Mercury Morris is pictured in action in 1972. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphins running back Jim Kiick is pictured in action in 1972. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame running back Larry Csonka (39) watches from the the sideline during NFL game against the Baltimore Colts in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 29, 1972. The Dolphins shutout the Colts 23-0. (AP Photo/Tony Tomsic)

Running back Mercury Morris (22) of the Miami Dolphins is shown in action against the Buffalo Bills during the Orange Bowl in Miami, Fla., Oct. 22, 1972. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphins Eugene "Mercury" Morris (22) scores the winning touchdown Sunday, Oct. 23, 1972 in the Orange Bowl against Buffalo Bills as the Dolphins, in their 24-23 win, remain pro football only unbeaten team this season. Trying to stop Morris on his 15 yard jaunt in the fourth quarter is Buffalo's Mike Stratton. (AP Photo/Jim Bourdier)

Larry Csonka, Miami Dolphins back, picks up yardage in game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh, Pa., Sunday Jan. 1, 1972. Dolphins won, 21-17 and will go on to play in the Super Bowl. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphins Coach Don Shula, left, embraces Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Chuck Noll on Jan. 1, 1972 in Pittsburgh, as the scoreboard behind them tells of the Dolphins 21-17 win over the Steelers for the American Football Conference championship. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula sprints across the Orange Bowl turf on Jan. 2, 1972 in Miami, Fla., after his team shutout the Baltimore Colts 21-0 to win the American Football Conference championship and win a berth in the Super Bowl. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphins quarterback Bob Griese is congratulated in the dressing room by Florida Gov. Reubin Askew Jan. 2, 1972 in Miami, Florida, after the Dolphins won the American Football Conference championship shutting out the Baltimore Colts 21-0. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphin Coach Don Shula shows off a large cake given to him by a Dolphin fan on Jan. 6, 1972 in Miami. Shula had his 42nd birthday on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

Dolphins' quarterback Bob Griese outruns a pair of Baltimore Colts tackles, Fred Miller (76) and Jim Bailey (79), Jan. 7, 1972, during Miami's 21-0 victory for their conference title and a Superbowl bid. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphin coach Don Shula holds the Super Bowl trophy on Jan.14, 1972 he hopes to take back home to Miami after the Dolphins meet the Dallas Cowboy in the Super Bowl at New Orleans on January 16. (Associated Press)

Quarterback Bob Griese, left, and coach Don Shula will lead the Miami Dolphins attack when they meet the Dallas Cowboys in the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday, Jan. 15, 1972. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula, front, runs a lap with the football club?s rookies as they shaped up in 78 degree heat at their Miami training camp on Friday, July 15, 1972 in Miami. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula, right, and quarterback Bob Griese, pose for the photographer before start of another practice session at Miami, Florida on Monday, August 7, 1972. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphins fullback Larry Csonka (39) grinds out the yardage in their game against the Buffalo Bills at The Orange Bowl in Miami, Fla., Oct. 22, 1972. Making the stop in the first quarter are Bills' Maurice Tyler (42) and Dave Washington (86). (AP Photo)

Miami Dolphins quarterback Earl Morrall (15) scoots across the goal for a Dolphin score as Miami went on to down the New York Jets, 28-24, Nov. 19, 1972 in Miami, Fla. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphins Jim Kiick goes headfirst over Pittsburgh Steelers" Glen Edwards Dec. 31, 1972 as Kiick scores in third quarter of the AFC championship game at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphins' Jim Mandich takes in a Bob Griese pass near the goal line during the second quarter of Super Bowl VII against the Washington Redskins in Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 1973. (Associated Press)

Miami Dolphins running backs Jim Kiick (21), Larry Csonka (39) and Mercury Morris (22) watch from the sidelines during the AFC Championship Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh, Penn., Dec. 31, 1972. The Dolphins defeated the Steelers 21-17. (AP Photo/Tony Tomsic)

Miami Dolphin star receiver Paul Warfield is shown as he hosts his "Sports Talk" television show in Miami, Aug. 4, 1972. Warfield, who is studying for his masters degree in telecommunications during the off-season, looks for a career in sportscasting. (AP Photo/Mark Foley)