Daniel Constantine Marino Jr., commonly known as Dan Marino, is a famous retired American football player, sports analyst, actor, as well as broadcaster. To the public, Dan Marino is perhaps best known as the quarterback for the Miami “Dolphins” professional football team. After he joined “Dolphins” during the 1983 NFL draft, Dan Marino set numerous NFL records, as well as winning many accolades and awards during his career. Currently, Dan Marino holds records for most touchdown passes, most wins as a starter, lowest sack percentage, and most completions to name a few. With the “Dolphins”, Dan Marino became the NFL MVP, Walter Payton Man of the Year, and NFL Comeback Player of the Year, in addition to becoming a part of the Pro Bowl event nine times. Ranked at #25 on the list of NFL Best Players of All-time, Dan Marino is also an inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Dan Marino Net Worth $35 Million
Aside from professional football, Dan Marino made his acting debut in the 1994 comedy film with Jim Carrey, Sean Young and Courteney Cox called “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective”, which was followed by an appearance in “Little Nicky”, starring Adam Sandler and Patricia Arquette. Dan Marino had also begun endorsing various products and making appearances in numerous advertisements, such as “Papa John’s” restaurants, “Hooters”, “Empi Select” and many others.
A well-known former football player, how rich is Dan Marino? According to sources, Dan Marino’s net worth is estimated to be $35 million, undoubtedly, most of this wealth coming from his sports career, as well as various on-screen appearances.
Dan Marino was born in 1961, in Pennsylvania, United States, where he studied at the Central Catholic High School. Upon his graduation from high school, Marino received an offer to play for the Kansas City “Royals”, which he refused in order to play in college. Marino enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh, where he played for the “Pitt Panthers”. Dan Marino brought his college team to 33 wins in total and helped them win the Sugar Bowl event in 1982. A year later, he was chosen to play fort the Miami “Dolphins”, despite the fact that his last season with “Pitt Panthers” was rather weak. Even though many people on the team were rather skeptical of Marino’s abilities, he proved them wrong that same year, when he set numerous team records and became the Rookie of the Year. Throughout his career, Dan Marino established himself as one of the best quarterbacks from the Miami “Dolphins”, and the whole NFL league as well.
Marino decided to retire from professional American football in 2000, even though such teams as the Minnesota “Vikings” and Tampa Bay “Buccaneers” offered him contracts. When his football career ended, Marino turned to television. Marino made an appearance in “Any Given Sunday”, starring Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx, and the 2003 action film directed by Michael Bay entitled “Bad Boys II”, where he co-starred alongside Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.
A famous former football player, Dan Marino has an estimated net worth of $35 million.
