Marino set a record for the most completions in a season (362) and became the first quarterback ever to throw for over 5,000 yards, reaching a total of 5,084. In the playoffs, the 14-2 Dolphins beat the Seattle Seahawks 31-10, then goes on to defeat Pittsburgh 45-28 in the AFC Championship game, with Dan throwing for 421 yards and four TD's. They did lose in the Super Bowl to the San Francisco 49ers in a hard fought game for the Miami Dolphins. Marino was selected for the Pro Bowl that year. Marino had a unique ability to read the defenses quickly before setting up to throw and his skill of quickly releasing the ball made it very difficult for defenders to sack him.

Dan Marino is well known as a professional football player and quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was considered a great QB for the Miami Dolphins. He passed for an incredible 5,084 yards in 1984. He passed for 48 touchdowns. Both of these accomplishments were NFL records at the time. His career totals of 58913 yards and 408 touchdown passes are both NFL records. Unfortunately, Dan Marino was never able to will his team to win a Super Bowl. In 2000 Marino announced his intention to retire.

Dan was an exceptional athlete as a young teen. In high school he played quarterback for his high school football team. By his senior year, 1978, he is selected to the Parade High School All America team. He was recruited to play football by numerous major universities. He was drafted to play baseball for the Kansas City Royals. At the end of the day he decided to attend college at the University of Pittsburgh, which allowed him to be close to the place he grew up.

For the Pittsburgh Panthers, Dan foreshadows his NFL achievements by setting NCAA season and career records for attempts and completions, yardage, and touchdowns. He earns All-American honors his junior year. After his senior season, Dan's jersey number is retired by the university in 1982.

A few of the greatest honors that Dan Marino has received was having his high school honor him by retiring his football jersey and when his grade school's football field was names after him.