Dan Marino is Miami's sports GOAT, Axios readers say
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Dan Marino is Miami's greatest athlete of all time, according to Axios readers. Photo: Rhona Wise/AFP via Getty Images
There you have it, folks: Dan Marino is Miami's sports GOAT — but just barely, according to you, our readers.
Why it matters: The nine-time Pro Bowler edged out one of the most beloved Heat players of all time, Dwyane Wade, garnering 55% of the vote in the final round of our 16-athlete bracket.
- Marino never won a Super Bowl, while Wade won three NBA championships with the Heat.
State of play: Marino beat other Miami greats, including Bob Griese, Alex Rodriguez, Udonis Haslem and Lionel Messi.
Marino, who was the 1984 NFL MVP and is the franchise leader in passing yards, touchdowns and more, has become ingrained with the city and Miami culture, even after retirement.
- In 1998, Marino and his foundation, the Dan Marino Foundation, partnered with the Miami Children's Hospital to open what's now the Nicklaus Children's Dan Marino Outpatient Center in Weston.
- And in 2000, Miami-Dade County renamed the road in front of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens Dan Marino Boulevard.