2013 Event Scientific studies reveal that dolphins have unique names for one another, much like humans do 2013 Event A rare 19th century torpedo is discovered off the coast of California by the US Navy dolphins 2012 Event More than 1,000 birds, mostly pelicans and hundreds of dolphins die off the coast in the north of Paru, under unexplained circumstances 1996 Event Jimmy Johnson announced as new coach of Miami Dolphins 1995 Event Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino sets NFL record with 343rd touchdown pass 1991 Event Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula records his 300th career NFL victory 1990 Event H. Wayne Huizenga buys Joe Robbie Stadium and 15% of Dolphins for $30M 1990 Death Joseph Robbie, lawyer/NFL owner (Miami Dolphins), dies at 73 1989 Event H. J. Heinz, Van Camp Seafood and Bumble Bee Seafood say they would not buy tuna caught in nets that also trap dolphins 1988 Event Miami Dolphins beat San Francisco 49ers 27-21 in London 1987 Event 1st military use of trained dolphins by the U.S. Navy 1986 Event New York Jets beat Miami Dolphins 51-45 in OT; record 884 passing yards 1985 Event Superbowl XIX: San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins, 38-16 in Stanford Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, quarterback 1983 Event Superbowl XVII: Washington Red Skins beat Miami Dolphins, 27-17 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: John Riggins, Washington, RB 1982 Event San Diego Chargers beat Miami Dolphins, 41-38 in 13:52 of OT 1980 Event NBC broadcasts New York Jets' 24-17 win over Dolphins without audio 1975 Birthday Brian Manning, wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins 1974 Birthday Mike Crawford, linebacker for the Miami Dolphins 1974 Birthday Jeff Buckey, tackle for the Miami Dolphins 1974 Birthday Karim Abdul-Jabaar, running back for the Miami Dolphins 1974 Birthday Sam Madison, cornerback for the Miami Dolphins 1974 Birthday Ronnie Ward, linebacker for the Miami Dolphins 1974 Birthday Shane Burton, defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins 1974 Event Superbowl VIII: Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota Vikings, 24-7 in Houston Superbowl MVP: Larry Csonka, Miami, RB 1973 Event Miami Dolphins beat Oakland Raiders 27-10 in AFC championship game 1973 Birthday Stanley Pritchett, running back for the Miami Dolphins 1973 Birthday Yatil Green, wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins 1973 Birthday Brent Smith, tackle for the Miami Dolphins 1973 Birthday Shawn Wooden, free safety for the Miami Dolphins 1973 Birthday Olindo Mare, kicker for the Miami Dolphins 1973 Birthday Daryl Gardener, defensive end for the Miami Dolphins 1973 Birthday Tim Bowens, NFL defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins 1973 Birthday Anthony Harris, linebacker for the Miami Dolphins 1973 Event Superbowl VII: Miami Dolphins beat Washington Red Skins, 14-7 in LA 1972 Event Miami Dolphins beat Pittsburgh Steelers 21-7 in AFC championship game 1972 Birthday Jim Kitts, WLAF running back, Frankfurt Galaxy, Miami Dolphins 1972 Event Miami Dolphins become 1st undefeated NFL team (14-0-0) 1972 Birthday Calvin Jackson, NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins 1972 Birthday Norman Hand, NFL defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins 1972 Birthday Lee McClinton, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins 1972 Birthday Jerris McPhail, running back for the Miami Dolphins 1972 Birthday Billy Milner, NFL tackle for the Miami Dolphins 1972 Birthday Pat Johnson, NFL safety for the Miami Dolphins 1972 Birthday Tim Ruddy, NFL center for the Miami Dolphins 1972 Birthday Kirby Dar Dar, wide reciever for the Miami Dolphins 1972 Event Miami Dolphins beat Baltimore Colts 21-0 in AFC championship game 1971 Event Longest NFL game (82m40s) as Dolphins beat Chiefs 27-24 1971 Birthday Derrick Rodgers, linebacker for the Miami Dolphins 1971 Birthday Aubrey Beavers, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Miami Dolphins, Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday Sean Hill, NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins 1971 Birthday Jeff Kopp, NFL linebacker for the Miami Dolphins 1971 Birthday Dion Foxx, NFL linebacker for the Miami Dolphins 1971 Birthday DeWayne Dotson, NFL linebacker for the Miami Dolphins 1971 Birthday Terrell Buckley, NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins 1971 Birthday Ethan Albright, NFL tackle, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills 1971 Birthday George Teague, NFL safety, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers 1971 Birthday John Bock, NFL center, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday Dunstan Anderson, NFL defensive end, Dolphins, NO Saints, Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday Irving Spikes, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday James Brown, tackle for the Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday Qadry Ismail, NFL wide receiver, Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday Bracey Walker, NFL safety, Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday Everett McIver, NFL guard, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday Ed Hawthorne, NFL defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday Troy Drayton, tight end for the Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday Chris Gray, NFL guard, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears 1970 Birthday Troy Vincent, NFL cornerback, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles 1970 Birthday Steve Emtman, NFL defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday Tim Jacobs, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday Lamar Thomas, NFL wide receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday Terry Kirby, NFL running back, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers 1969 Birthday Marco Coleman, NFL defensive end, Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers 1969 Birthday O J McDuffie, NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins 1969 Birthday Ben Iroha, born in Aba, Nigeria, professional soccer player, played for the Nigerian national team, head coach, Nigeria's Dolphins FC 1969 Birthday Corey Harris, NFL cornerback, Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins 1969 Birthday Charles Jordan, wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins 1969 Birthday Andrew Greene, NFL guard, Miami Dolphins, Saskatchewan Roughriders 1969 Birthday Randal Hill, NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins 1969 Birthday Craig Erickson, NFL quarterback, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins 1969 Birthday Dwight Hollier, NFL linebacker for the Miami Dolphins 1969 Birthday Robert Wilson, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins 1968 Birthday Frankie Smith, NFL cornerback, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers 1968 Birthday Bryan Cox, NFL linebacker, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears 1967 Birthday Dan McGwire, NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins 1967 Birthday Frank Wainright, tight end for the Miami Dolphins 1967 Birthday Bernie Parmalee, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins 1967 Birthday Eric Green, NFL tight end, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens 1967 Birthday Keith Sims, NFL guard for the Miami Dolphins 1967 Birthday Pete Stoyanovich, NFL kicker, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Birthday Chris Singleton, NFL linebacker for the Miami Dolphins 1967 Birthday Richmond Webb, NFL tackle for the Miami Dolphins 1967 Birthday J B Brown, NFL cornerback, Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers 1966 Birthday Mike Williams, NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins 1966 Birthday Jeff Cross, NFL defensive end for the Miami Dolphins 1966 Birthday Louis Oliver, NFL safety, Miami Dolphins 1966 Birthday Bert Weidner, NFL guard for the Miami Dolphins 1966 Birthday Ronnie Williams, NFL tight end for the Miami Dolphins 1965 Birthday Chuck Klingbeil, NFL nose tackle for the Miami Dolphins 1965 Birthday Brett Perriman, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins 1965 Birthday Trace Armstrong, NFL defensive end for the Miami Dolphins 1965 Event AFL awards its 1st expansion franchise (Miami Dolphins) 1965 Birthday Michael Stewart, NFL safety for the Miami Dolphins 1965 Birthday Daniel Stubbs, NFL defensive end, Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins 1964 Birthday Gene Atkins, NFL safety for the Miami Dolphins 1963 Birthday Bernie Kosar, NFL quarterback, Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns 1963 Birthday Keith Byars, NFL running back, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots 1963 Birthday Tom McHale, NFL tackle for the Miami Dolphins 1962 Birthday Irving Fryar, NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins 1962 Birthday Ricky Sanders, NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins 1962 Birthday Ron Heller, NFL tackle for the Miami Dolphins 1962 Birthday Gary Clark, NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins 1961 Birthday Dan Marino, NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins 1961 Birthday John Kidd, NFL punter for the Miami Dolphins 1947 Birthday Jim Nollman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, graduated from Tufts University, composer, musical theater, conceptual artist, environmental activist, recorded interspecies music with wolves, whales, dolphins, deer, elk, desert rats 1946 Birthday Larry Csonka, NFL running back, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants 1945 Birthday Bob Griese, NFL quarterback, Miami Dolphins, 1971 Player of Year 1944 Birthday Garo Yepremian, NFL place kicker for the Miami Dolphins 1943 Birthday Jimmy Johnson, NFL coach, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins 1940 Birthday Nick Buoniconti, NFL linebacker for the Miami Dolphins/sportscaster, NBC 1938 Birthday Wayne Huizenga, CEO, Waste Management, Blockbuster, Miami Dolphins 1930 Birthday Don Shula, winningest NFL coach for the Miami Dolphins
