Dan Marino Miami Dolphins Painting Art
Dan Marino Miami Dolphins
Although Dan Marino was one of the greatest quarterbacks in
the NFL he never one a championship.
(But in 1984 he did lead the Miami Dolphins to the Super Bowl, where the club
lost to the San Francisco 49ers led Joe Montana win of 38-16).
For example Marino was first rookie to start at quarterback in
At the time one of the greatest years any quarterback has
had in the NFL was by Dan Marino. In
that 1984 Super Bowl season he threw for 5,084 yards and 48 touchdowns, both
single season records at the time, while also setting new NFL marks for
completions with 362. A quote from Dan
Marino and his career says it best, " I just try to be myself, whatever
that is. I don't think about how I'll be remembered. I just want to be
consistent over a long period of time. That's what the great players do."
It is always interesting to hear what a quarterback has to
say about his coach and how he may feel, as a quarterback, about his leadership
role. Marino said this about one of his
games. "We're not running the ball
again until we get ahead. Shula was calling the plays, but I told them, 'I
don't care what he calls. We're throwing every pass from now until we get the
lead.' To Shula's credit, he always gave
Tim Ruddy Number 61 Miami Dolphins
Offensive Center
Also in the painting is Tim Ruddy a six foot three inch center
who was drafted in 1994. When listing
the all time top one hundred players for the Miami Dolphins Tim Ruddy comes out
around number thirty -two. He spent 10 seasons
with the Miami Dolphins and started 140 games.
Howie Long Defensive End Oakland Raiders
The other image in the painting is of Hall of Fame defensive
end Howie Long who played in the Super Bowl XVIII with the Los Angeles Raiders
in 1984. He was an 8-time Pro Bowler and one-time Defensive Player of the Year
in his career. He recorded 91.5 career
sacks and became an NFL sportscaster after retirement.