Dan Marino Career Passing Yards Milestone
The first quarterback to 50,000 and 60,000 passing yards.
Dan Marino, who played all 17 of his NFL seasons with the Miami Dolphins, was the first quarterback in NFL history to reach 50,000 and then 60,000 career passing yards. He passed 50,000 on November 10, 1996, against Indianapolis, and 60,000 on October 17, 1999, against the New England Patriots.
Quick Facts
- Career passing yards
- 61,361
- Hall of fame
- 2005
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Background
When he retired before the 2000 season, Marino held more than 40 NFL passing records, including career passing yards (61,361), attempts (8,358), completions (4,967) and touchdown passes (420). In 1984 he became the first quarterback to pass for 5,000 yards in a season (5,084). He threw for the most passing yards of any quarterback in the 1990s (33,508). The Dolphins retired his number 13, and he entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005 in his first year of eligibility.
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