Dan Marino: My Life in Football with DVD [Paperback]

Dan Marino (Author), Dan Marino Sr. (Introduction), Don Shula (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2007

Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino holds more than two dozen NFL career passing records. Yet ask those who know him best, and they're likely to respond with comments like Boomer Esiason's: "He's as great a person off the field as on it." Now for the first time the public will be able to see firsthand a complete picture of the man and his life on and off the field. They'll see not only the All-Pro quarterback, but also the man active in community affairs, the family man, and the man who established the Dan Marino Foundation, a nonprofit organization for children with special needs. Dan Marino: My Life in Football is a dazzling tribute to one of the greatest football players ever to don an NFL uniform, with personal family photos and remembrances, stunning action shots, and inspiring stories of a lifelong love affair with the All-American game.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"I've been fortunate enough to travel the world, appear in movies, be in music videos, grace the most popular magazine covers, talk on the biggest TV shows, and get to know some of the world's most famous celebrities. All that is nice. It's wonderful, really. But nothing gave me the rush quite like running out with the team for a big game in a packed stadium on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Or on a snowy Sunday evening. Or on a nationally televised Monday night. It didn't matter when or where. Throwing a football brought me the most fun and the biggest pleasure of anything outside of my family." -Dan Marino

"I've enjoyed the relationship with Dan as much or more than any I've had in my coaching career. Everyone knew he'd end up in Canton, too. I'm just glad, once again, he ends up there as a Dolphin." -from forward by Don Scula

From the Inside Flap

You know you’re living in rarefied air when the topic of "the best there ever was" follows you like a shadow. Such is the case for Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino, who holds dozens of NFL passing records, including most completions (4,967), most yardage (61,361), and most touchdowns (420), making him the most prolific quarterback in league history.

But for all he accomplished on the football field, as a Miami Dolphin for 17 spectacular seasons, as well as during his All-American high school and college careers in Pittsburgh, Dan has distinguished himself from other professional athletes of his era with his off-the-field contributions and his intense devotion to his family and friends. As he joins his sport’s greatest legends in Canton, Ohio, Dan brings with him a distinction that goes far beyond his incredible athletic achievements. His legacy will be that of a man who raised his position and his sport to new heights, as well as that of a man who redefined the persona of the American hero during a time when professional sports were realizing the need for lasting and meaningful role models.

Dan fulfilled the roles of sports hero and American icon like few before him, pouring his energies equally and generously into his career, his family, and his community. This spectacular pictorial book tells Dan’s entire story—in his own words and through never-before-seen archival family photographs and video footage. It is the rare and inspirational story of an exceptional athlete who realized that he had the God-given tools to virtually rewrite the NFL record books, and who walked the extra miles to use that platform to make the world around him a better place. This is Dan’s personal story, and, like his life, it goes way beyond his accomplishments on the football field. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Triumph Books; Pap/DVD Re edition (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600780415
• ISBN-13: 978-1600780417
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for Marino fans, June 19, 2006

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wendy sullivan (Salisbury, Massachusetts United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dan Marino: My Life in Football (Hardcover)

Having been a huge fan of Dan Marino's and the Miami Dolphins since 1983 I can highly recommend this book.

"My Life in Football" details Marino's early days playing football at Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, PA to being drafted by the Dolphins in 1983 and follows through to Dan's broadcasting career and charity work. The personal and professional photographs alone are worth the price of this book but add an introduction by one of the greatest NFL coaches in history, Don Shula, and you'll be hard pressed to find a better inside view of professional football.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars MJC, September 11, 2005

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Michael J. Cullinan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dan Marino: My Life in Football (Hardcover)

Overall I thought the book was okay (the dvd was great), I would of like to learn more about Dan's thoughts on the nfl and some more personal stories of the locker room and training camp experiences he had. The book has a lot of great photos.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for all dolfans!, January 5, 2008

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T. Francesco (Trieste, Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dan Marino: My Life in Football (Hardcover)

Probably the most known football player all over the world, a legend also in soccer-addicted old continent. He is the reason why I'm a dolfan, so this book was a great Christmas gift for me. Great pictures, dvd. A must-have book!