Dan Marino Consults With Coaches | Historic Pittsburgh

1979-1982

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Title
Dan Marino Consults With Coaches
Date
1979-1982
Identifier
FTBL05.UA
Description
Pitt Panthers quarterback (1979-1982) Dan Marino conferring with Coaches Jackie Sherrill and Joe Pendry. Jackie Sherrill came to the Panthers with Head Coach Johnny Majors and served as Assistant Head Coach from 1973 to 1976. He was made Head Coach in 1977 when Majors left for the University of Tennessee. By his sixth season as Head Coach he achieved a 50-9-1 record. His last game as coach for Pitt was November 1, 1982. Joe Pendry served as part of the Panthers coaching staff in 1978 as a Quarterbacks Coach and in 1979 as Offensive Line Coach. Dan Marino led Pitt to four consecutive Top Ten AP Poll finishes and four Bowl game appearances. His jersey was retired by Pitt at the end of the 1982 season. He continued his football success with the Miami Dolphins as quarterback. He retired from the Dolphins in 2000 after a 17-year career. Marino was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
Extent
8 x 10 in.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
photographic prints
gelatin silver prints
Subject
Football coaches
College football players
College sports
Stadiums
Marino, Dan, 1961-
Sherrill, Jackie, 1943-
Pendry, Joe, 1947-
Pitt Stadium (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
University of Pittsburgh
Football
Pitt Panthers (Football team)
Geographic Subjects
Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Collection
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
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