| 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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