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The Dolphins' main strength was their defense, nicknamed the "Killer Bees" because 6 of their 11 starters had last names that began with the letter "B". The "Killer Bees", anchored by Pro Bowl defensive tackle Bob Baumhower , led the league in fewest total yards allowed (2,312) and fewest passing yards allowed (1,027).
The Killer Bees were a part of a battle royal involving wrestlers and NFL players at WrestleMania 2 [1] and next got the spotlight at WrestleMania III, where they faced the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff, losing by disqualification [1] because of the interference of Jim Duggan. After WrestleMania III, the Killer Bees moved on to a feud with WWF ...
The 1981 Miami Dolphins season was the 16th year of existence for the Miami Dolphins franchise and 12th in the National Football League (NFL). After a mediocre season in 1980, where the team finished at 8-8 and missed the playoffs, the Dolphins made a return to the playoffs, winning the AFC East with an 11-4-1 record.
The Dolphins finished the strike-shortened regular season with a 7–2 record, ranking them second in the AFC. The Miami club's main strength was its defense, nicknamed the "Killer Bees" because six of the defense's 11 starters had surnames that began with the letter B.
The Killer Bees: [45] The 1982 Miami Dolphins defensive team; seven of their 11 starters had last names that began with the letter "B" (Bob Baumhower, Bill Barnett, Lyle Blackwood, Kim Bokamper, Glenn Blackwood, Charles Bowser, Doug Betters, and Bob Brudzinski). They allowed only 131 points in the strike-shortened, nine-game regular season.
The Dolphins have not had consistency up front due to injuries to, well, basically every one of their starters. Sunday, in fact, was Miami’s 11th different starting offensive line combination ...
The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football franchise which competes in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. [1] The team's headquarters, stadium and training facilities are all co-located in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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