On this day in 1965
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ciscoholgate
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Having a Great White Shark as our logo would've been pretty cool.
Happy Birthday Miami Dolphins!
Happy Birthday Miami Dolphins!
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Sharks would've been cool a la 'Any Given Sunday'
dolphinfan41
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Miami Sharks would of been nice!!
If memory serves me right.
I believe the original name was to be "Miami Sharks" until it was decided the Dolphins was the smartest of all aquatic animals, thus....Miami Dolphins.
"A contest was held in 1965 to choose the name of the new Miami AFL franchise. A total of 19,843 entries were submitted with over a thousand different names. A dozen finalists were screened by a seven-member committee made up of the local media. Names considered included the Mariners, Marauders, Mustangs, Missiles, Moons, Sharks, and Suns. The winning name, "Dolphins," was submitted by 622 entrants."
I believe the original name was to be "Miami Sharks" until it was decided the Dolphins was the smartest of all aquatic animals, thus....Miami Dolphins.
"A contest was held in 1965 to choose the name of the new Miami AFL franchise. A total of 19,843 entries were submitted with over a thousand different names. A dozen finalists were screened by a seven-member committee made up of the local media. Names considered included the Mariners, Marauders, Mustangs, Missiles, Moons, Sharks, and Suns. The winning name, "Dolphins," was submitted by 622 entrants."
dolphinfan41
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Interesting quote by Joe Robbie on picking the name:
"The dolphin is one of the fastest and smartest creatures of the sea," Joe Robbie said in announcing the team name on October 8, 1965. "Dolphins can attack and kill a shark or a whale. Sailors say bad luck will come to anyone who harms one of them."
"The dolphin is one of the fastest and smartest creatures of the sea," Joe Robbie said in announcing the team name on October 8, 1965. "Dolphins can attack and kill a shark or a whale. Sailors say bad luck will come to anyone who harms one of them."
Dolphins or sharks definitely would have been good, and btw any given sunday's miami sharks wouldnt have been the name of the team if it was a real team for copyright and trademark reasons...and the league they played in in the movie wasnt the nfl...all in all HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIAMI DOLPHINS
Really man? Im not really for or against henne this year but does his name have to be brought up in every single thread? Im not a complainer but this is getting so annoying
My mum was 23.............:up: and my boy is 5, happy birthday too both of them...........
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funny thing is Bills owner Ralph Wilson tried getting an NFL team in Miami a couple years prior but couldn't pull it off. Otherwise he would have been our owner then and now and I have a feeling things would be better in Miami. Wouldn't have had to live with Huizenga and Ross