Marino

Dan Marino, my favorite NFl football player of all time, is entering the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio today.

Besides meeting him, my fondest memory is watching him win a game in Indianapolis with 27 seconds left in the game. On 4th down at mid field, he thre a p ass complete to the 2 yard line. At that point, almost everyone at the game (Indy fans) started to leave. They knew Marino would win, and he did. Oronde Gadsen caught the next pass for the game winning score.

Leaving the stadium and seeing the shock on all the faces and the absolute quiet was something I never will forget.

I really do realize it is just sports, but when something you can't believe happens it really is emotional. It was like Getting to see first hand Marino's greatness after having watched him on television so many years.

Additionally, after he retired I learend of his charities and what an amazing family man he is, adopting children from China and paying for the best chidlren's hospital in southern Florida. Truly a good guy.

It was the best feeling from sports I ever experienced, the only other thing that rivaled it was when Damon homered in game 7 vs the Spankees and the Red Sox advanced to the World Series.