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Miami's Magnificent Maestrt

Beau Bassett
Miami’s Magnificent Maestro
My favorite athlete growing up was a man by the name of Dan Marino. Dan was the quarterback of the Miami dolphins from 1983 to 1999. During those years the Miami Dolphins reached the NFL playoffs 13 times (13 was also Marino’s number), but they were never able to win a Super Bowl. Dan Marino holds every single meaningful passing record that exists in football. He has thrown for more yards, and more touchdowns than any player in the history of the NFL. Dan Marino is, without a shadow of a doubt, the greatest quarterback to ever play the game. Those who disagree base their argument on the fact that Marino will die without a super bowl ring on his finger. Marino reached one super bowl during his illustrious career. It was a 30-16 loss to the San Fransisco 49ers. Marino threw for 318 yards and 2 touchdowns. Had the game gone the other way Marino would be the greatest without question. I find it hard to acce...

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