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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Career/Profession: American Football Player, Entrepreneur

Currently working as the General Manager and vice president of Denver Broncos Football Operation of the National Football League (NFL), John Elway is a retired American Football player in 2012. He has an estimated net worth of about $ 145 million. He is currently the chairman of AFL Committee and the co-owner of the Colorado Crush, Arena Football Team.

Appreciated widely during his schooling:

Professional Football Player John Elway was born on 28^th June, 1960 in Port Angeles, Washington. He moved on to pursue his graduation from Stanford University after completed his schooling from Granada Hills High School. His father was the football coach at San Jose State University even though he joined this university. He achieved a success at school career with 49 passing touchdowns and 5,711 yards. He was appreciated for his running and passing capability in the game. He received about 60 scholarship letters. He was also good at playing baseball and was selected to be the part of the Kansas City Royals in 1979. He was entitled with number one high school football player in the country.

Got into a dilemma:

After enrolling himself in Stanford University, he kept on increasing his success graph. This journey began in 1982 with The Big Game played against California. The Stanford Team won this game because of the last minute game that Elway and Mark Harmon played. In just four seasons, he made 774 passes for 9,349 yards along with 77 touchdowns. He also received an award of Pac-10 Player of the Year Honors in 1980. He enshrined his name in the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000. The tricks and shot that he played in the game were applauded by the Thomas David, an assistant coach in Football.

His career as a baseball player did not remain ahead. He was picked by the New York Yankees for 1981 MLB Draft and earned $150,000 for playing in their short season. George Steinbrenner, Yankees owner decided him to make him the right fielder of the Yankees in 1985.

1983 NFL Draft:

Baltimore Colts was quietly impressed with his shots and picked him up for 1983 NFL Draft. He was very cautious about playing for the Colts as it was the worst team of that time in the league. He got slightly confused of pursuing his career as a footballer after the advice of Marvin Demoff who suggested him to pursue his career in baseball. He was also afraid of joining the Yankees if Colt did not trade him. He was about to trade for San Francisco 49ers’ Joe Montana which was followed by the San Diego Chargers and then also with New England Patriots. But later on Ernie Accorsi, Colt’s General Manager announced him as the part of their team. Elway felt insulted and refused to play with them and after that he was exchanged with Chris Hinton of Denver Broncos committee.

Journey with Denver Broncos:

Elway after joining the Denver Broncos became the most substantial part of this association and a highly anticipated player in the NFL History. He started as an opener in 1983 for Denver Broncos against the Pittsburgh Steelers. For the first time in his career, he was dismissed by a linebacker. He has to go through several pains for NFL quarterback even though the popularity of Denver’s was undoubtedly high. In 1986, he led broncos to the Super Bowl XXI after attaining victory over the Cleveland Browns. They faced New York giants very well, but again due to safety possession, he was dismissed in the end zone. In 1987, he was chosen to play for the American Football Conference’s Pro Bowl Team. He was responsible for the win that the Broncos attained against Browns for the AFC title Game. Now they had to face Washington Redskins and this game gave them a lead start of 10-0 which became a record in the Super Bowl history. But unfortunately second quarter did not prove to be fruitful and they lost this series. His 57 yard pass touchdown to Ricky Nattiel became a record in this history as the fastest touchdown ever. But later his performance degraded and he disappointed his fans throughout that season. In 1989, no doubt he was the reason for their first victory in Super Bowl against Browns, but they got defeated by the San Francisco 49ers in upper Bowl XXIV. His performance throughout the game was appalling and awful. It was 10 out of 26 completions for 108 yards and not a single touchdown pass. But finally they again tried their hands in 1998 in the Super Bowl XXXII. This time Broncos made their victory after defeating the champions Green Bay Packers with 31-24. They won the consecutive title in 1999 and he was entitled with the MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII after making 336 yards and no touchdowns along with one interception.

Retirement with executive titles:

In 1999, Elway decided to take a retirement from pro football. He has gained the best winning percentages in the history of the football league. He was entitled as the greatest athlete at number 7^th by the Sports Illustrated. He was the only player who had spent the majority of his career in serving Denver Broncos.

Awards and Achievements:

• Elway got an AFC Offensive MVP award in 1993
• NFL Most Valuable Player and the AFC Offensive MVP award in 1987
• Elway was selected to the Pro Bowl nine times during his 16 seasons with the Broncos.

• Elway is the oldest player to get a touchdown at age 38 in Super Bowl XXXIII.

 Property and assets:

John Elway invested his money in various schemes such as Ponzi scheme where he after collaborating with his business partner invested $15 million in this. He established a restaurant with a signature of Denver Broncos that offers a very delicious meal with an attractive menu ahead. It include 165 dining seats, 70 bar seats and also private dining with a capacity of about 50 guests. He also joined hands with Chevrolet and became a main dealer for this company to offer dealership to other people too.

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