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MERGED-`Dolfan Denny,' unofficial mascot/Other mascots

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http://www.miamiherald.com/616/story/45058.html

For the man known more commonly to fans as ''Dolfan Denny,'' Sym's passion for his favorite football team never faded after his retirement as the team's unofficial mascot in 2000. Only his health did.


On Friday, ''Dolfan Denny'' died at 72.


''He was a huge Dolphins fan -- we all know that,'' his wife, Ingrid, said Saturday from the couple's home in Sarasota. ``He did everything he could to always be with his team. He loved football until his last day.''


For the past four years, Sym had been battling kidney failure and cancer. It was a weak heart, however, that eventually led to his death, according to his wife.


Sym was officially honored by the Dolphins in 2000 for 34 years of service.
In 1966, when the Dolphins played their first game, Sym, who studied electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee, led fans in chants while wearing rhinestone-covered outfits and a colorful trademark hat that still is in the couple's closet at their home today.


''He just got more and more people involved over the years,'' Ingrid said. ``Finally, he got so many people involved, he ended up on the sideline rallying the whole stadium.''


A decade after his first game, former team owner Joe Robbie began paying ''Dolfan Denny,'' then a Broward County resident, $50 per game, moving him from the stands down to the sidelines as the team's ''unofficial'' official mascot.
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Aw - that's a shame. I remember seeing him on tv when I lived in Miami. RIP Dolfan!
 
RIP. I loved that guy. I try to channel him every time I watch a Phins game. Those of you, Ozzy and Infinsible and others that have been to games with me might see the parallel.

This new era of Dolphins needs a new Denny. Think Poppa Pump will make it in the heat?
 
Denny...you'll be missed...thinking of him just magnifies the experience at games I've had...
 
:boohoo: RIP Dolfan Denny. We miss you already. :boohoo:
 
[mod] There's no need to be disrespectful to other members, especially when it's off topic. [/mod]
 
To a dedicated Dolfan Rip Denny.Put in a word with the man upstairs for are Fins.
 
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