Joseph Harold Rose (born June 24, 1957) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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for six seasons with the

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from 1980 to 1985 and one game for the

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in 1987 of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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. He lives in

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Football career

Rose played

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at Marysville High School in

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, where he led Northern California in reception yardage in his senior year. Rose played

at the

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, and was the hero of the 1979 Big Game between

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and Stanford. He caught the game-winning

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pass, which was originally ruled incomplete but later changed (correctly) to a touchdown. Rose was selected in the seventh round (185th overall pick) of the

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by the Dolphins. Rose's best season in the NFL came in 1983 where he made 29 receptions for 345 yards and 3

s. His career statistics were 112 receptions, for 1493 yards with 13 touchdown receptions. Rose is best known for catching Hall of Famer

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's first ever touchdown pass in 1983.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Broadcasting career

After retiring from football, Rose became a radio broadcaster in the

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area. He hosts a wake-up show weekday mornings on

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560 AM. Rose is also the

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on the Dolphins Radio Network broadcasts and for a time was a sports anchor for WTVJ-TV in Miami.

External links

*https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RoseJo00.htm
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1957 births Living people American football tight ends American sports announcers California Golden Bears football players Miami Dolphins announcers Miami Dolphins players NFL announcers Sportspeople from Davie, Florida Players of American football from Broward County, Florida Players of American football from Yuba County, California Sportspeople from Marysville, California 20th-century American sportsmen {{tightend-1950s-stub