Named to some All-American teams as a junior quarterback at the University of Pittsburgh in 1981, Marino was considered a major candidate for the Heisman Trophy the following year, but had a disappointing season. Nevertheless, he set a school career record for total offense with more than 8,500 yards.

Although chosen in the first round of the 1983 NFL college draft by the Miami Dolphins with the 27th pick, there were five quarterbacks selected ahead of him. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound Marino became Miami's starter for the last eleven games of his rookie season and was so impressive that he became the first rookie quarterback ever to start in a Pro Bowl. Gifted with a strong arm and an amazingly quick release, Marino was very difficult to sack, although he lacked mobility. During a period from 1988 to 1989, Marino threw 759 consecutive passes without being trapped for a loss.

Marino continued his strong play and was awarded the Bert Bell Trophy as the NFL player of the year in 1984, when he completed 362 of 564 passes for 5,084 yards and 48 touchdowns. He was the first quarterback to pass for more than 5,000 yards in a season and he shattered the old record of 36 touchdown passes. In a 38-16 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XIX after that season, Marino completed 29 of 50 passes, both records at the time.

In 17 seasons, Marino started 242 of the Dolphins' 272 regular-season games. Named to the Pro Bowl nine times, Marino set virtually all of the NFL's important career passing records: Most attempts, 8358; most completions, 4967; most yards, 61,361; most touchdown passes, 420; most games with 400 or more passing yards, 13; most games with 300 or more passing yards, 60; and most games with four or more touchdown passes, 21.

This Framed 16x20 Miami Dolphins Photo is autographed by Dan Marino and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

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