Dan Marino
Chronology
| 1961 | Born September 15 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 1971 | Plays on the St. Regis grade school football team |
| 1979 | Graduates from Pittsburgh's Central Catholic High School |
| 1979 | Drafted on June 5 by Kansas City Royals to play baseball |
| 1979 | Begins football career at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) |
| 1981 | Plays in Sugar Bowl, coming away the game MVP |
| 1983 | Graduates from Pitt with a communications degree |
| 1983 | Taken by Miami Dolphins on April 26 as the 27th pick in the first round of the NFL draft |
| 1983 | Makes first pro start on October 9 |
| 1985 | Plays in first (and only) Super Bowl on January 20, a loss to the San Francisco 49ers |
| 1985 | Marries Claire Veazey on January 30 |
| 1992 | Establishes the Dan Marino Foundation |
| 1993 | Tears Achilles tendon on October 10; sits out remainder of season |
| 1994 | Plays self in movie Ace Ventura: Pet Detective |
| 1999 | Misses five starts due to pinched neck nerve |
| 1999 | Released by Miami Dolphins at end of season |
| 2000 | Announces retirement from football on March 13 |
| 2000 | Joins HBO's "Inside the NFL" series as co-host |
| 2002 | Joins CBS' "The NFL Today" as co-host |
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