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The 1972 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's seventh season and third in the National Football League (NFL). The team was led by third-year head coach Don Shula and achieved the only perfect season in NFL history. It also led the league in both points scored and fewest points allowed.
During that tenure Griese became the first Miami Dolphins quarterback to start all of the season's games in 1970, led by head coach Don Shula. In the same year the Dolphins collected their first winning season and playoff berth, but lost against the Oakland Raiders, 21–14, in the divisional round.
In 1971 the Dolphins made it to the Super Bowl, [28] losing 24–3 to the Dallas Cowboys. Griese was named the 1971 Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL Most Valuable Player award, [29] and was awarded the Jim Thorpe Trophy. [30] The 1972 season began with the Dolphins winning their first four games.
THE 1972 MIAMI DOLPHINS ROSTER. NUMBER, NAME, POSITION: CURRENT STATUS, ‘72 HIGHLIGHT. 1. Garo Yepremian, kicker: Died in Pennsylvania in 2015, at age 70, after a bout with high grade ...
THE 1972 MIAMI DOLPHINS ROSTER ... Began the ‘72 season as Miami’s No. 3 QB but was No. 2 behind Earl Morrall when Bob Griese missed nine games due to injury. He threw two TDs on nine pass ...
Larry Csonka has long been unique. He's in the Hall of Fame. He was part of the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins team. He was one of the toughest players in the history of the league.
Strock played in the NFL as a quarterback.A 5th round selection (111th overall pick) of the 1973 NFL draft, he spent the majority of his professional career with the Miami Dolphins (1973–1987), [4] and was mostly known for his role as a back-up to Hall-of Famers Bob Griese in his first years with the team and Dan Marino as he finished his career with the club.
Earl Morrall, who started 11 games at quarterback during the perfect 1972 Miami Dolphins season, spent the last final years of his life in deep decline, exhibiting the early symptoms of Parkinson ...