Dan Marino Biography

Fast Facts

• Recorded thirteen 3,000-yard seasons, including nine consecutive from 1984 through 1992
• Established the Dan Marino Foundation in 1992 with the mission of "empowering individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities through therapies, research, education, and employment in pursuit of a greater quality of life․"
• Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005 along with Benny Friedman, Fritz Pollard and Steve Young
• Named NFL Man of the Year in 1998
• Joined CBS Sports as a studio analyst for "The NFL Today" in 2002
• Only quarterback in NFL history to have six 4,000-yard seasons (1984-86, 1988, 1992 and 1994)
• Only rookie quarterback to start in the Pro Bowl (1983) and be named the NFL's Most Valuable Player in his second season (1984) with the Miami Dolphins
• Spent his entire 17-year career in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins
• Won the Dolphins' MVP award 12 times, after which the team renamed the award after him
• Drafted in the first round (27th overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins