Dan Marino
PowerPoint By: David
The Legend
Dan Marino
Born: September 15, 1961
Where? Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Family: A Mom and Dad and two younger sisters
named Cindi and Debbie.
Dan as a baby
Time Line
In 1983 he
was drafted
by the Miami
Dolphins
In 2005 he is
inducted to the
Hall of Fame
1970
In 1979
Dan
enrolls at
Pittsburgh
university
In 1984
Dan goes
to the
Super
Bowl
In 1999
Marino
retires
as a
dolphin
Childhood Events/Background Info
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Played football and baseball as a kid. Football was fall and baseball
was summer
The only position he played in tackle football as a kid was quarterback
and never has changed his position his whole entire life. Also because
he had last jersey pick, he got 13 and has worn that # ever since
In 1983, the dolphins selected Dan Marino, QB, #13 with the 27th pick in
the 1st round and played with them for 16 seasons.
Dan started 240 games, winning 147 of them. He also had 18 playoff
appearances winning 8 games. Finally, he appeared once in the Super
Bowl.
NFL Draft Day
Accomplishments
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Dan made it to 9 pro bowls out of 13
seasons. (started twice) He also was the
first rookie QB to be in the pro bowl.
In 1983, Dan won Rookie of the Year,
then in 1984, he won the Player of the
Year Honors, NFL Most Valuable Player
trophy and AFC Player of the Year in 84
and 94. Marino even took the Bert Bell
Award for Most Outstanding Player in 85.
Another prize he won was the 94
Comeback Player of the Year. Finally he
won he won the Walter Payton Man of
the Year.
Records Broken: most attempts in carrer8,358 (passed by Brett Favre.) Most
Completions in career-4-967 (passed by
Favre.) Most Yards Passing in Career61,361 (passed by Favre.) And finally
Most touchdown passes in career-420
(passed by Brett.)
Finally he was inducted into the Hall of
Fame in 2005.
Favre (4) has
passed a few of
Dan’s records
Challenges
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On October 10, 1993, Dan was hurt with a torn Achilles tendon, breaking his
145 consecutive games. But with hard work, he was up and going in 5 months.
After many years of playing with the hall of fame coach Don Shula the coach’s
year came to a close. Even though the team was never the same, Dan tried his
best.
In 1984 the 2 year veteran took the team to Dan’s first and only super bowl but
came up short 38 to 16 to the 49’ers and everyone questioned whether or not
he could win a super bowl. Even with this question, he still made the hall of
fame.
A few years ago Dan and his wife encountered that their son, Michael, had a
mild case of autism. For that, Dan has been raising $ for Michael's school so
that him and his friends had everything they needed.
Dan’s Son Michael
Dan unfortunately
lost in Super Bowl
18 in 1985
Don and Dan
together in
the game
Question and Answer
• What personality traits enable this person to realize
personal goals and dreams? This person holds a key
that leads to success…. Confidence. He did not back
down.
• What do you admire about this person this person? I
admire many things about Dan Marino. He will never
give up. He works really hard and has love for the game.
He is compassionate.
• How does this person have a lasting impact? He was
probably one of the last of the Great Quarterback ERA.
What I mean is that all the legendary players like Joe
Montana, John Elway and also like Johnny Unitas are all
gone in history and there is no more who play like them
anymore.
Works Cited
• Stewart, Mark.
• Copyright:1996
• Publisher: Children’s Press
Pictures!
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