Dan Marino
Awards And Accomplishments
1979 | Earned Parade magazine All-America honors |
1981 | Named The Sporting News All-America team quarterback |
1981 | Named Sugar Bowl Most Valuable Player |
1983 | Named The Sporting News Rookie of the Year |
1983 | Became first rookie quarterback to start a Pro Bowl |
1984 | Broke NFL single-season record for touchdown passes (48), passing yards (5,084), and completions (362) |
1984 | Named the NFL's Most Valuable Player |
1984-86 | Named to The Sporting News NFL All-Pro Team |
1984-87 | Named to the American Football Conference (AFC) Pro Bowl team |
1986 | Threw an 85-yard touchdown pass on November 2, the longest completion in NFL history |
1986 | Threw 100th career touchdown pass on September 7, setting an NFL record by reaching that mark in the fewest games (44) |
1988 | Reached 20,000-yard milestone on September 18 |
1991-92 | Named to the AFC Pro Bowl team |
1994-95 | Named starting quarterback for the AFC Pro Bowl team |
1995 | Completed his career 3,687th pass on October 8, setting an NFL record for most career complete passes |
1996 | Became first quarterback in NFL history to pass for more than 50,000 career yards |
1998 | Became first quarterback in NFL history to complete 400 touchdown passes |
1999 | Named NFL Man of the Year for charitable works |
1999 | Became first quarterback to reach 60,000 yards |
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