There were reports of dissension among the Dolphin team arising from owner Joe Robbie's decision to allow married players to bring their wives at the club's expense.

He was also a member of the Dolphin teams who played and lost in the 1983 and 1985 Super Bowls.

Dolphin teams had swum in constant escort in case of engine failure.

In fact the 1975 Vikings had an even easier schedule than the often-criticised schedule of the unbeaten Dolphin team, with their fourteen opponents having a weighted average winning percentage of .332 and nine being 4-10 or worse.

A similar Dolphin team with the "Killer B's" and company upset the 1985 Chicago Bears (15-1) and kept them from an undefeated season.

Nevertheless, the videotape of the Bills' victory is the leading curiosity item in the National Football League this week because it shows the first shutout of any Dolphin team since 1982 and the first time in 30 games Marino had failed to pass for at least one touchdown.

They had gone through three games without a victory and were coming to a city where they had not won since 1980, facing a Dolphin team and a quarterback that had won three consecutive times.

The mark in 1976 did, however, tie him for the team lead on a struggling 6-8 Dolphin team [4].

Stanfill was mentioned by Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti in his induction speech as being an unsung player on the early 1970s Dolphin teams and as being worthy of consideration for the Hall of Fame.

Dissolve to this past Sunday, the day his 6-6 Dolphin team was to face the Atlanta Falcons.