Dan Marino: My Life In Football (Hardcover)

~ (Author), David Hyde (Author), Marc Serota (Photographer), Don Shula (Foreword) "Here's something that surprises some people about my Central Catholic High School career: I was also the kicker..." (more)
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WHERE THE DREAM BEGAN

Football fans everywhere know of Dan’s amazing NFL career and his dozens of league records, but little is publicly known about the early path he took on his road to superstardom. Where the Dream Began chronicles Dan’s formative years growing up in Pittsburgh, starring in both football and baseball for Central Catholic High School, and his All-American career at the University of Pittsburgh. The rare video footage is accentuated by present-day interviews with Dan and several of his coaches and teammates as they all reflect on the beginning stages of what ultimately became one of the greatest careers in NFL history.

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 a 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 Saturday 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 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 the Foreword by Don Shula

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 191 pages
• Publisher: Triumph Books (IL) (August 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572438002
• ISBN-13: 978-1572438002
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #199,389 in Books (See Bestsellers 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

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

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.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars MJC, September 11, 2005

By	Michael J. Cullinan - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

By	T. Francesco (Trieste, Italy) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!