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Still Perfect! The Untold Story of the 1972 Miami Dolphins

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Dave Hyde was in the fifth grade when the 1972 Dolphins took the field to create the only perfect season in NFL history. The players were only slightly older than me, a Miami boy in love with the Fins since Joe Auer's kickoff return of 95 yards on the expansion Dolphins first play in 1966.

I spent that year mostly in Athens Georgia where unlike my Miami friends affected by the blackout, I could, through the miracle of cable, see each and every game.

Nothing could have prepared me for this book. It is as if Hyde was in the locker room. The boys of fall are revealed in all their humanity and high-spiritedness. Some secrets are finally revealed such as who put the baby gator in Shula's shower. Mostly it is just about guys who had the desire to do what no one had ever done before.

It is the ultimate and definitive book, in its own way, as perfect as that season.

A great companion to the 'But We Were 17-0' book. 17-0 gives every players insight into the great season and the effect on their lives, whereas 'Still Perfect' looks at things from a different perspective on a game by game basis.

Excellent read and well worth the purchase!

Very interesting book, reading, approach and insights. Its obvious that David Hyde did intense research and interviewing to provide this type of perspective on the 'Perfect' season.

Having followed the season and Larry Czonka in 1972 from Syracuse, it provided interesting reading and perspectives on what worked and went right for the team. If you liked the team and wanted to understand their success, this is a very good read.

Organizing the book around the season and each game, as well as weaving the story and detail around the roles of Don Shula, Joe Thomas, Joe Robbie, the players and other coaches keeps your attention throughout.

Thanks Dave.

This is a fine book that completely tells the story of the 72 Dolphins. Significant time is spent on the personalities which is great to explain why this team was so successful. And it also showed the dysfunctional relationships mainly between Don Shula and the owner, Joe Robbie. While this book does a great job telling it's story there really is nothing earth shattering so read only if you have a specific interests in the Dolphins or Miami history.