This will always be a football town and I think Marino is always going to be the sentimental favorite of sports fans down here.
Also, even though Wade has a ring and in my opinion is already an all time great, Marino is considered to be one of the very top players at the most prestigious positiond in all of sports. Many of us would say he's the best QB of all time. As great as Wade is, he will never be considered the greatest 2 guard ever. I don't know that it means anything in terms of affection from the city but I just think being a legendary QB is such a big deal.