Dan Marino was an American football player as a quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He held or currently holds most of the NFL records in his quarterback position. He is one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. He has led the Dolphins to the playoffs ten times in his career. In 1984 he led the Miami Dolphins to an AFC Championship, and to the Super Bowl. In that same year in Super Bowl XIX, he eventually lost to the San Francisco 49ers. He was inducted to the Football Hall of Fame in 2005.