Former American quarterback, who has registered dozens of National Football League records in his account regarding his quarterback position, Daniel Constantine ‘Dan’ Marino Jr. have also credited $35 million in his net worth. Played for Miami Dolphins of the National Football League, Dan Marino is the synonym for the greatest quarterbacks in the history of American football. 2005 saw his entry into the Hall of Fame.
From College Football to National Football
With his roots laid in Italian and Polish culture, Marino was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and brought up in South Oakland. Dan Marino is the eldest child of Daniel and Veronica Marino, and has two sisters, Cindi and Debbie.
He started his career in baseball when he was studying in Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, and eventually shifted his focus towards football when he won All American honor in football from American nationwide Sunday Newspaper ‘Parade’. 1979 paved way to his fortune by Kansas City Royals signing him as an amateur for their football team, but instead Marino selected to be with college team. Marino played football on behalf of his college, University of Pittsburgh’s, whose team was also known as ‘Pitt Panthers’. Starting as a freshman, Marino led his team to coup over West Virginia and Penn State in 1979 and last minute triumph over Georgia Bulldog in 1982. Consecutively during the three seasons that took place from 1979 to 1981, Marino made sure that he was in the top 5 rankings of media poll.
Marino’s senior year saw his tumbling football career as well as Pitt team’s bad fate. This even led to a halt in Marino’s selection in 1983 National Football League regarding his downgraded performance in the senior years as well as widespread rumours of his drug use. In Miami Dolphin’s list Marino was the 27th pick in the first round.
In the history of the United States Football League, Marino was the first draft pick selected by Los Angeles Express. Again, he decided to go with Dolphins instead of signing Los Angeles Express. He was given a start in 6th week against the Buffalo Bills. Both Miami and Marino lost the game, but this loss turned out to be victory for both Marino and his team because of the various records that Marino had afforded in the season. Second season saw Marino breaking many records and made him the ‘Most Valuable player’ in the National Football League. Marino’s only Super Bowl appearance was in Super Bowl XIX, where Miami Dolphin’s confronted San Francisco 49ers and Joe Montana in Palo Alto, California and lost the game by 38-16.
In 1993, Miami Dolphins tried for a comeback in American Football Conference Championship and thought of making it to Super Bowl series, but with Marino’s small vacation with the game, he fell down hurting his Achilles tendon during the play and was out for the season. Soon in 1994, Marino again showed up in the season as starting quarterback, with a special shoe on one foot and having an atrophied right calf.
Personal Life

In 1985, Marino wedded Claire D Veazey. He lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with his wife and has six children – Daniel Charles, Michael Joseph, Joseph Donald, Alexandra Claire, Nia and Niki Lin.
Apart from the football life, Marino had also made small appearances in the small as well as big screen. Some of his notable performances are – Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994); Little Nicky (1994); Holy Man (1999); Bad Boys-2 (1999). He had also made his appearance in advertisement campaigns for Hooters, NutriSystem weight loss programs, Maroone, Papa John’s, Nutrasource.com and Empi Select (a TENS device).
Philanthropy

In 1992, Marino and his wife Claire, established a foundation for people with autism, called Dan Marino Foundation; after their own son Michael was diagnosed with autism. They have also opened a integrated neurodevelopment center, Dan Marino Center, alongside Miami Children’s Hospital, where children with developmental risk and psychological problems are diagnosed and treated. On March 23, 2010, The Dan Marino Foundation held its first “Walk about Autism”. Over 6000 walkers participated, as well as 420 volunteers provided by the Miami Dolphins Special Teams.
Net worth
Marino owns vacation homes in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. He also owns two restaurants in Miami and Las Vegas (Dan Marino’s Fine Food and Spirits). Marino is a partner/investor in a Florida-based restaurant group named Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza. Marino had investments in MMD Realty, a real estate company. Marino earned more than $1 million a year from endorsements for AutoNation (the car dealership chain) as well as Nabisco (a subsidiary of Kraft Foods). By the time he retired, he was earning a handsome amount of around $6 million a year.

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Profession: Retired American Football Wide Receiver

Jerry rice is a famous name in the football world. He is a retired American sportsperson who played in the National Football League for twenty seasons as a wide receiver in the football world. He has made his name as one of the richest and most successful NFL player in the history of the football world. In the year 2010 he was chosen as the greatest player in the National League Football history in the list of “The Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players”. He has been on the top position in the touchdown receptions, yards and receptions. He is that one NFL player who is missed in the football field. Rice has played for many successful NFL teams which include Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers. In the year 2006 he took a retirement from a glorious career of 20 years in the NFL field.

EARLY LIFE AND THE MAKING OF THE FOOTBALL STAR

Jerry gave birth in Crawford in Mississippi on 13 October in the year 1962. Jerry didn’t see a luxurious childhood. His father was a brick mason and according to Jerry it is through working with his father as a mason he has developed the strength and the hands required by a football player. He was interested in football since his childhood days and was an ace player in the high school. He went to Mississippi Valley State University from the year 1981 to 1984. He got his name “world” during his college days and he was so called as there was not a single ball in the whole world, Jerry missed to catch. He has made many records which include NCAA marks for 1,450 receiving yards and 102 receptions. In the year 1999, his school changed the name of their football stadium to Rice- Totten Stadium from Magnolia Stadium to honor their two ace players Rice and Totten.

PERSONAL LIFE AND OTHER INTERESTS

On 8^th September in the year 1987 Rice got married to Jacqueline Bernice Mitchell. After a successful and happy marriage the couple decided to get divorced and finally in the year 2009 they got separated. They have three children named Jaqui Bonet (7 June 1987) Jerry Rice, Jr. (27 July 1991) and Jada Symone (16 May, 1996).

Apart from his interest in football, Jerry also played golf for around twenty years. He has made many TV appearances by participating in commercials like All Sport, Gatorade and Visa. During the 2005-2006 season of Dancing with the Stars, Jerry participated in this reality show. He has made appearances in other reality shows which include “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” and “The Biggest Loser: Families”.  He has played small roles in television shows like The Game, Rules of Engagement and The Class.

NET WORTH AND RICHNESS

Jerry Rice has mainly earned his money through playing in various NFL teams for 20 years. He has a total worth of 55 million US dollars which makes him the most victorious NFL player.  He has not only earned wealth through the football games, but also through TV commercials and TV serials. He recently sold his luxurious Bay Area estate which has six bedrooms, movie theater, and gift wrapping room, pool house and eleven bathrooms for 9 million US dollars. It is a smart home as the owner can operate all the appliances in the home from anywhere in the world. His annual salary during his NFL career was around $ 4,500,000. In the year 1996 he made a seven years contract with the San Francisco 49ers worth $32 million and in the year 2006 he signed a $30 million contract for six years with Oakland Raiders.

HIS AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

In his grand and victorious career, Jerry won many awards for being one of the greatest players in the NFL history. He has played 303 games which is the highest number in the history of NFL played by any punter or even a non- placekicker. Some of his awards and achievements are mentioned here:

• He was selected for the Pro Bowl thirteen times in the years 1986- 1996, 1998 and 2002.
• When he was playing in the San Francisco 49ers team he won three Super Bowl Rings.
• He has been the fastest player to reach the 12,000, 13,000, 14,000, 15,000, 16,000, 17,000, 18,000, 19,000, 20,000, 21,000 and 22,000 receiving yards.
• He has the record of the “Most Career Receptions” and the “Most Career Touchdown Receptions”.

HIS WORDS

Here are some of the words and the quotations by Jerry Rice:

• “I think I just went into a system that was willing to utilize me and gave me opportunities and i felt fortunate to be able to go to Oakland and put the silver and black on. I wanted to prove to everybody that I could still play”.
• “I went out there to play my game for the fun of it and never based my career around records”.
• “If I should get selected into the Hall of Fame, I’d be able to say ‘thank you’ to all the legends that are in the Hall of Fame”. And also say thank you to my teammates, and also to all the fans. It’s going to be like a dream come true”.
• “Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t”.

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PROFESSION- FORMER AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER, COLOR COMMENTATOR AND FORMER HEAD-COACH

INTRODUCTION

John Madden, the legendary ex-football player was born on 10^th April, 1936 in Austin, Minnesota. He is better known as John Earl Madden. He played IN the National Football League. He has a lot of titles attached to him, which includes that of a former Super Bowl winning head coach of Oakland Riders in the American Football League, a former commentator for the widely known NFL telecasts. He was, in 2006, included in the renowned Pro-Football Hall of Fame. Besides the  game, Madden has also written several books and advertised various products on television.

FROM BIRTH TO FOOTBALL

John Madden was born in Austin, United States. His father, Earl Russell  Madden was an auto mechanic. While his mother, Mary Margret (Flaherty) Madden. When he was young, their family moved to a suburb of San Francisco, Daly City, California. He got his middle school education from Our Lady of Perpetual Help. In the year of 1954 he graduated from the Jefferson High School. He is married to Virginia Fields on December 26, 1926. The couple lived in Pleasanton, California. They have two sons whom they named Joseph and Michael.

PEEPING INTO HIS BEGINNING

John Madden began his career in 1957 as a football player. He played for California Polytechnic College at San Luis Obispo. He was soon selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1958 in the NFL draft. His football career soon ended following his knee injury. But this did not affect his spirit. He stayed back at Cal Poly from where he got his bachelors in 1959 and masters in 1961.

Once graduated, he began coaching Hancock Junior College in Santa Maria. He coached them for four years. Later in 1964 he was selected for the post of defensive coordinator at San Diego State. This gave him the memorable career with the Oakland Raiders. He joined Oakland in the year 1967 as a linebacker coach. Two years after joining, when he was 33, in the year 1969, he became the youngest coach in the American football League. It was under  his coaching the team won seven AFC Western Division titles and also victory over the massive Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI. He retired in the year 1979.

FROM FOOTBALL TO TELEVISION

He entered into the world of television in the year 1980, where he worked for CBS. His abilities as an orator, describing even the finest points about football. To add more to the essence, he used his perfectly timed humor. All these qualities helped him become an icon in the television world. In the year 1994, he signed a deal with Fox, worth $32 million, for four years. This contract was one of the richest contract than any other NFL issues. In 2002, he joined Al Michaels for ABC’s Monday Night Football.

AND THEN TO PEN AND RADIO

Besides football and television Madden has several books to his name. His books became the best seller. Books written by him include “Hey, Wait a Minute”, “I Wrote a Book”, “All Madden” and the cookbook “John Madden’s Ultimate Tailgating”. Exhibiting his versatility, Madden does a radio show on KCBS from six to nine in San Francisco with the sports and news anchors every weekday in the morning at 8.15 am. His show is so much liked that his show is even repeated throughout the day.

MADDEN AND ADVERTISEMENT

Madden also appeared in television commercials. He can be seen in advertisements for Ace Hardware, Outback Steakhouse, Verozon Wireless, Rent-A-Career, Miller Lite, Sirius Satellite Radio and Tinactin.Madden also appeared in a brief movie where he played for a youth football person, in 1994, Little Giants and also in the film Replacements in the year 2000. He was also seen in the episodes of The Simpsons in 1999, “Sunday, Cruddy Sunday”. He also hosted an episode of NBC’s Saturday Night Live in 1982. He also featured himself in a song “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out of”.

NAME, FAME AND GAME

Much to everyone’s  surprise the legendary sportscaster has a booming net worth of $200 million. Even though he has been a professional much in demand football coach for almost ten years and also a national television sportscaster for some two decades, still no one has an answer as to how he built such a huge empire. Madden earned an amount of $5 million a year during his broadcasting career. Some deduce that it has been made possible because of his video game series called as Madden NFL which he started in 1989. T has been estimated that Madden has sold over 43 million copies of the game. The EA sports signed a deal with Madden in 2005 declaring the exclusive game for the NFL through 2012. The deal, according to the sources was worth $300 million. He also signed a deal with the athletes foot company “Tough Actin” which allowed him to bag $2 million every year.

AWARDS IN HIS BAG

Madden has won 13 Emmy awards, a stats not easy to achieve, for his keen interest and personality as a sports analyst. Madden was awarded with Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award in 2002 by The Pro Football Hall of Fame. Madden along with Rayfield Wright, in August 2005, was selected by the Hall’s Veterans’ Committee as candidates for entry into the Hall in 2006. David was at number two on David J. Halberstam’s list of Top 50 All Time Network Television Sports Announcers by Yahoo Sports.

Madden was selected to be one of 13 California Hall of Fame inducted in The California Museum’s exhibit on August 25,2009,  by Governor Arnold Schwarzeneger  and Maria Shriver

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