TABLE OF CONTENTS Fantastic Fins and Garo’s Gaffe 9 Making a Name for Themselves 17 Marino and the Killer B’s 24 Up-and-Down Dolphins 37 A Historic Turnaround 43 GRIDIRON GREATS Think Then Act 11 Throwback and Plow Forward 14 Fast Learner 19 Showing the Way to Greatness 26 WoodStrock 32 Threading the Needle 40 Team Stats 47 Websites 47 Index 48
Miami Dolphins Running backs Mercury Morris Jim Kiick and Larry Csonka FANTASTIC FINS AND GARO’S GAFFE The Miami Dolphins began the 1972 National Football League NFL season in Kansas City They defeated the Chiefs 20 10 It was a good start to the season But no one predicted what was to come The Fins won their next 13 games That meant they went undefeated undefeated in the regular season It wasn’t always easy They won three games by four points or fewer Their playoff games weren’t easy either They beat the Cleveland Browns by a touchdown Then they traveled to Pittsburgh They edged out the Steelers 21 17 That win brought them to Super Bowl VII They faced the Washington Redskins Despite being undefeated Miami was 9
