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    Dan Marino

    When Dan Marino retired, how many career passing yards did he finish with?Dan Marino, the Greatest Passer

      61,361. 61,361 passing yards. Marino had 1 season with 5,000 yards, 6 seasons with 4,000 yards, and 13 seasons with 3,000 yards. Undoubted one of the most purest, most elementle quarterbacks in the history of the NFL.

    When Dan Marino retired, who many touchdown passes did he finish with?Dan Marino, the Greatest Passer

      420. He has 420 touchdown passes throughout his career.

    How many 4th quarter comebacks does Dan Marino have?Dan Marino, the Greatest Passer

      37. Marino has 37 career games of being down in the fourth quarter of the game and coming back to win.

    Dan Marino competed in Super Bowl XIX and lost to what legendary quarterback?Dan Marino, the Greatest Passer

      Joe Montana. Joe Montana. Him and the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Dolphins by a score of 38-16

    Dan Marino threw 79 touchdowns to this reciever making him catch more touchdowns than anyone ever did from Marino. Who was he and what was his number?Dan Marino, the Greatest Passer

      Mark Clayton 83. Mark Clayton 83, those two were Marino's favorite targets throughout his career, infamously known as "the Marks Brothers".

    What is Dan Marino's all time quarterback rating?Dan Marino, the Greatest Passer

      86.4. 86.4, one of the highest on the all time list.

    Who could ever forget the infamous "fake spike" play in 1994. What team did Marino do that to?Dan Marino, the Greatest Passer

      New York Jets. The New York Jets, and Dan and the dolphins went on to win 28-24. The Dolphins were down by 3 points with 30 seconds to go in the game. The Dolphins were on the Jets five yard line and it appeared the Dan Marino was calling to spike the ball and stop the clock so the Dolphins could tie the game with a field goal. Instead, Marino caught the Jets sleeping, took the snap from center, and fired the ball in the corner of the endzone which was caught by Mark Ingram. Miami went on to win 28-24 with 14 seconds left. As for the Jets, after that play, for the next 5 years, the Jets won a grand total of only 6 games. The "fake spike" play nearly destroyed the Jets franchise.

    Dan Marino also had a career high of throwing six touchdown passes in a single game. Who did he do it against?Dan Marino, the Greatest Passer

      New York Jets. The New York Jets in 1986 however Miami still lost in overtime by a score of 51-45.

    In 1988, Dan Marino also had a career high of throwing 521 yards in a single game. Who did he do it against?Dan Marino, the Greatest Passer

      New Yok Jets. Once again, the New York Jets, however Dan and the Dolphins still lost by a score of 44-34.

    What college did Dan Marino attend? Dan Marino

      Pittsburgh. Dan Marino was considered the best QB to play at the University of Pittsburgh, leading them to three 11-1 records.

    When was Dan Marino enshrined into the Hall Of Fame?Dan Marino

      2005. He was also enshrined with Benny Friedman, Fritz Pollard, and Steve Young.

    Was Dan Marino the first to throw for 5000 yards?Dan Marino

      Yes. He threw for 5084 yards with the Dolphins in 1984.

    What year was Dan Marino enshirned in the college football Hall of Fame?Dan Marino

      2002. Marino became a starter in the later part of his freshman season, beating arch rivals West Virginia and Penn State, and leading the Panthers to a Fiesta Bowl victory. A knee injury limited his playing time as a sophomore. Despite this handicap he still managed to throw 14 touchdown passes for Coach Jackie Sherrill. As a junior, he became a first team All-America and placed fourth in the Heisman voting. In 1981, he completed 59 percent of his passes, threw for 2876 yards and his 34 touchdown passes led the nation. The Panthers posted an 11-1 record that season, the second straight year Pitt finished as the nation's second ranked team, and the third consecutive season that Marino quarterbacked a 11-1 team. In Marino's last Pitt campaign, he added another 2251 passing yards and 17 touchdowns to his career total of 7905 yards and 74 touchdowns.

    Dan Marino played with who, that were considered to be the greatest wide receiver tandem of his career?Dan Marino

      Mark Duper and Mark Clayton. These two players helped Marino throw for 5084 in 1984.

    How many times was Dan Marino in the Pro Bowl? Dan Marino

      9. Dan Marino was elected to the Pro Bowl in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, and 1996.

    How many all pro, all-pro second team, all-AFC, and all-AFC second teams was Dan Marino on? Dan Marino

      17. Dan Marino was elected in these categories: All-Pro: 1984 (AP, PFWA, NEA, SN, PW); 1985 (AP, PFWA, SN); 1986 (AP, PFWA, SN, PW). All-Pro Second Team: 1983 (AP); 1985 (NEA); 1986 (NEA); 1988 (NEA); 1992 (NEA); 1994 (AP); 1995 (AP). All-AFC: 1983 (UPI, PW); 1984 (UPI, PW); 1985 (UPI); 1986 (UPI, PW); 1992 (UPI, PW); 1994 (UPI, PW). All-AFC Second Team: 1995 (UPI.).

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