D O L P H I N S Are you ready to take it to the extreme Torque books thrust you into the action-packed world of sports vehicles mystery and adventure These books may include dirt smoke fire and chilling tales WARNING read at your own risk This edition first published in 2017 by Bellwether Media Inc No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission of the publisher For information regarding permission write to Bellwether Media Inc Attention Permissions Department 5357 Penn Avenue South Minneapolis MN 55419 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names Adamson Thomas K 1970 author Title The Miami Dolphins Story by Thomas K Adamson Description Minneapolis MN Bellwether Media Inc 2017 Series Torque NFL Teams Includes bibliographical references and index Identifiers LCCN 2015047968 ISBN 9781626173712 hardcover alk paper Subjects LCSH Miami Dolphins Football team History Juvenile literature Classification LCC GV956 M47 A43 2017 DDC 796 332 640975938 dc23 LC record available at http lccn loc gov 2015047968 Text copyright 2017 by Bellwether Media Inc TORQUE and associated logos are trademarks and or registered trademarks of Bellwether Media Inc SCHOLASTIC CHILDREN’S PRESS and associated logos are trademarks and or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc Printed in the United States of America North Mankato MN
TABLE OF CONTENTS DIVISION TITLE ON THE LINE ________________________4 FOOTBALL IN THE SUN __________________________________8 THEN TO NOW _______________________________________________14 DOLPHINS TIMELINE ____________________________________18 TEAM SUPERSTARS ____________________________________20 FANS AND TEAM CULTURE _________________________24 MORE ABOUT THE DOLPHINS ____________________28 GLOSSARY ____________________________________________________30 TO LEARN MORE ___________________________________________31 INDEX _____________________________________________________________32
DIVISION TITLE ON THE LINE FORMER RIVAL The Jets cut Chad Pennington after the 2007 season He was determined to beat the Jets as a Dolphin On December 28 2008 the Miami Dolphins face their biggest rival They are in New York to play the Jets With a victory they will win the division title 4
D O L P André Goodman The Green Bay Packers now lead the Pittsburgh Steelers 21 to 3 in Super Bowl 45 But the game is far from over In the third quarter the Dolphins are behind by 3 points Quarterback Chad Pennington leads his offense down the field 5