"Everybody in the country knows that fellow Robbie was tampering when he took Shula away from us. They waited until I got out of the country to continue their little talks."
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Sources:
Sports Illustrated: An Arm and a Leg by S.L. Price
Sports Illustrated: Showdown by Michael Silver: https://vault.si.com/vault/1995/01/09/showdown-in-a-rare-clash-between-two-nfl-legends-dan-marinos-dolphins-beat-joe-montanas-chiefs
Sports Illustrated: Tightly Focused For Miami Dolphin Coach Don Shula and His QB Dan Marino, It May be 1995 or Never by Johnette Howard
Sports Illustrated "Kiss that Past Goodbye" by Jill Lieber 06/09/1993
Sports Illustrated: 05/09/1994 [[LT Richmond Webb]] - by Kelly Whiteside
Sports Illustrated "The Super Bowl that tore a family apart, forever changed stadium deals" by Michael Rosenberg, November 23, 2015: https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/11/23/miami-dolphins-super-bowl-joe-robbie-stadium
Don Shula: A Biography of the Winningest Coach in NFL History
By Carlo DeVito 2018: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40948210-don-shula?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=wJfyFibd5F&rank=1
Shula The Coach of the NFL’s Greatest Generation
By Mark Ribowsky August 2019 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41817521-shula?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14
100 Things Dolphins Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
By Armando Salguero https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53715713-100-things-dolphins-fans-should-know-do-before-they-die?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19
[1994 Miami Dolphins Team Season Highlights "Back Where They Belong"](https://youtu.be/GxNoikLidDc)
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/05/sports/pro-football-marino-silences-all-doubters.html - NYT Article
UPI: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/09/04/Dolphins-39-Patriots-35/6628778651200/
Today in Pro Football History - https://fs64sports.blogspot.com/2014/09/1994-marino-dolphins-rally-but-moon.html
Highlights posted by SW561 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfbVn6pV-WY&list=PLMEvmWUXOax-qCtlXyT11R3H6OJH0KKKi
https://www.colts.com/news/series-flashback-1995-8702416
https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1995/10/30/dolphins-get-best-of-bills/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-13-sp-2532-story.html
https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1995/11/21/49ers-hit-gold-again-in-miami/
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/12/17/Bills-23-Dolphins-20/3945819176400/
https://www.buffalobills.com/news/top-5-memorable-bills-dolphins-rivalry-games-12201209
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-complete-playoff-history-with-rematches
Don Shula Retires: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTrivU_LZuU&t=3s
All music apart from Intro and Outro downloaded from Pixabay (Copyright Free). Intro and Outro composed by Eric Rizoli
Joe Namath - A Football Life Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riMTb36G84A
