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1992 Miami Dolphins Season
The 1992 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 27th season in the National Football League. The season began with the team attempting to improve on their 8–8 record in 1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State .... Because of the impact of Hurricane Andrew, the Dolphins' scheduled Week 1 home game against New England was moved to Week 7 because both teams already had a bye scheduled for that week and could slot the rescheduled contest in without other changes being required. The season was a success as the Dolphins finished the season 11–5, won the AFC East and returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence. Keith Jackson (tight end), Keith Jackson, who signed a four-year, $6 million contract, made his Miami Dolphins debut in a 37–10 win versus the eventual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC East
The American Football Conference – Eastern Division or AFC East is one of the four Division (sport), divisions of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). There are currently four teams that reside in the division: the Buffalo Bills, the Miami Dolphins, the New England Patriots, and the New York Jets. All four members of the AFC East were previously members of the Eastern Division of the American Football League (AFL). Both perfect regular seasons in professional football since the adoption of a 14-game schedule 1960 American Football League season, in the inaugural AFL season and 1961 NFL season, by the NFL in 1961 have been achieved by teams in this division – 1972 Miami Dolphins season, the 1972 Dolphins, who completed the only perfect season in professional football at 17–0, and 2007 New England Patriots season, the 2007 Patriots, who finished 18–1 after losing Super Bowl XLII. Since the division's establishment in 1960, with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwight Hollier
Dwight Hollier (born April 21, 1969) is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts. He was selected by the Dolphins in the fourth round of the 1992 NFL draft. Hollier attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he played college football College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football American football in the United States, firs .... References External links * Living people 1969 births American football linebackers Miami Dolphins players Jacksonville Jaguars players North Carolina Tar Heels football players Players of American football from Hampton, Virginia Kecoughtan High School alumni 20th-century American sportsmen {{linebacker-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Nathan
Tony Curtis Nathan (born December 14, 1956) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide football, Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Dolphins in the third round of the 1979 NFL draft. Nathan played with Miami from 1979 Miami Dolphins season, 1979 to 1987 Miami Dolphins season, 1987. Early life During high school, Tony Nathan became one of the first black football players at Woodlawn High School (Birmingham, Alabama), Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Alabama. The story of his high school career was made into a Pure Flix Entertainment film known as ''Woodlawn (film), Woodlawn''. It was released on October 16, 2015. College career In his four seasons with the Alabama Crimson Tide football, Alabama Crimson Tide from 1975 to 1978, Nathan rushed for 1,997 yards, with 29 touchdowns and a 6.4 yards per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwight Stephenson
Dwight Eugene Stephenson (born November 20, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a center for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1980 to 1987. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Stephenson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998. Early life and college Stephenson was born in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. He played college football at the University of Alabama under coach Bear Bryant. Bryant called Stephenson the best center he ever coached, and described him as "a man among children". He was the Crimson Tide's starting center from 1977 to 1979, and was a member of Alabama's back-to-back national championship teams of 1978 and 1979. He was a two-time second-team All-American; in 1978 by United Press International (UPI) and 1979 by the Associated Press (AP) and UPI. "His speed, his foot quickness, was off the chart," said Mike Brock, a former Alabama lineman. "You couldn't compare it to o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Seiple
Larry Robert Seiple (born February 14, 1945) is an American former professional football player and coach. He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats. He played professionally as a punter for the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League (AFL) from 1967 through 1969, and the NFL's Dolphins from 1970 through 1977. He was selected by the Dolphins in the seventh round of the 1967 NFL draft. With the Dolphins, Seiple was a part of two Super Bowl-winning teams, Super Bowl VII in 1972, when the Dolphins posted the only undefeated regular and post-season record to date in NFL history, and in Super Bowl VIII in 1973. Early life and education Seiple was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he played football for William Allen High School. He played collegiate football at the University of Kentucky. Seiple played wide receiver and running back for the Wildcats, while also handling punts, kickoffs, and kickoff returns. He was a second-team All-Southeastern Conferen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Taseff
Carl N. "Gaucho" Taseff (September 28, 1928 – February 27, 2005) was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). Taseff had an 11-year playing career, primarily with the Baltimore Colts, where he was a member of the 1958 and 1959 NFL Championship winning teams. Taseff then coached for 27 seasons, winning Super Bowl VII and Super Bowl VIII as part of the Miami Dolphins coaching staff. Early years Carl Taseff was born on September 28, 1928, in Parma, Ohio. Taseff attended East High School in Cleveland, Ohio, where he played football and basketball. College career Tassef attended John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, where he was a roommate and college football teammate of future Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Don Shula. Taseff starred on both the football and basketball team. In football, Taseff played halfback. He was a four year varsity letterman, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Stevens (American Football)
Gary Stevens (born March 19, 1943) is a former American football coach. He was the offensive coordinator Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1989 to 1997. He also coached at the University of Miami from 1980 to 1988, helping the Hurricanes win national championships in 1983 and 1987. From 1980 to 1982 he served as the wide receivers coach for the Hurricanes before being promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, positions he held from 1983 to 1988. Stevens was a finalist for the Miami Hurricanes and Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The team plays its ... head coaching jobs in 1995. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Stevens, Gary 1943 births Living people American football running backs Atlanta Falcons coaches John Carroll Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sandusky
John Thomas "Sandy" Sandusky, Jr. (December 28, 1925 – March 5, 2006) was an American football player and coach. He played seven seasons as an offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1950s for the Cleveland Browns and the Green Bay Packers before starting a 36-year career as an assistant coach. He was head coach of the Baltimore Colts for part of the 1972 season. Sandusky grew up in Philadelphia and attended the nearby Villanova University. He played tackle on Villanova's football team and was named a first-team All-American in 1949, his senior year. The Browns selected him in the second round of the 1950 NFL draft. Sandusky played six seasons for the Browns, who won NFL championships in 1950, 1954 and 1955 behind an offense that featured quarterback Otto Graham and end Dante Lavelli. He spent the 1956 season with the Packers before ending his playing career. Sandusky started coaching at Villanova for two years before being hired as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Braatz
Thomas Myron Braatz (May 12, 1933 – October 30, 2018) was an American former professional football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Rams, and Dallas Cowboys. He also was the former general manager of the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Marquette University. Early life Braatz attended Mary D. Bradford High School, where he was a teammate of future Pro Bowl player Alan Ameche. He also practiced basketball and track. He accepted a football scholarship from Marquette University, where he played as a two-way End. He was named the team's co-captain as a senior. Professional career Washington Redskins (first stint) Braatz was selected in the fourteenth round (159th overall) of the 1955 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. He spent two years out of football, while serving in the United States Army during the Korean War from 1955 to 1956 as a crypto operator. He returned in 1957, play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Heckert, Sr
Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name. Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tom'' (1973 film), or ''The Bad Bunch'', a blaxploitation film * ''Tom'' (2002 film), a documentary film * ''Tom'' (American TV series), 1994 * ''Tom'' (Spanish TV series), 2003 Music * ''Tom'', a 1970 album by Tom Jones * Tom drum, a musical drum with no snares * Tom (Ethiopian instrument), a plucked lamellophone thumb piano * Tune-o-matic, a guitar bridge design Places * Tom, Oklahoma, US * Tom (Amur Oblast), a river in Russia * Tom (river), in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob Science and technology * A male cat * A male wild turkey * Tom (pattern matching language), a programming language * TOM (psychedelic), a hallucinogen * Text Object Model, a Microsoft Windows programming interface * Theory of mind (ToM), in psychology * Translocase of the outer membrane, a complex of proteins Transportation * ''Tom'' (s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Wiedmeier
Bryan Jon Wiedmeier (October 19, 1959 – June 7, 2016) was an American National Football League executive. He spent five seasons with the Cleveland Browns after joining their organization as executive vice president-business operations on January 11, 2010. In 2013, he adopted a new role, working closely with CEO Joe Banner focusing on long-term strategic planning for the organization, including stadium projects and other capital endeavors. Beginnings with the Dolphins Wiedmeier joined the Browns following a successful 29-year tenure with the Miami Dolphins. He was hired by Dolphins founder Joe Robbie in 1981 and was promoted to assistant general manager by Robbie in 1989. He served in key roles and ascending executive capacities for the Dolphins with responsibilities including business operations and football administration. He was named president and COO by owner H. Wayne Huizenga in January 2006. During Wiedmeier's time with the Dolphins (1981–2009), the team ranked fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andre Powell
Andre Maurice Powell (born June 5, 1969) is an American former professional football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the New York Giants. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the eighth round of the 1992 NFL draft. He played college football at Penn State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsyl .... References 1969 births Living people Players of American football from Baltimore American football linebackers Penn State Nittany Lions football players New York Giants players 20th-century American sportsmen Miami Dolphins players Philadelphia Eagles players Carolina Panthers players {{Linebacker-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
