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DOLPHIN TRIVIA:

What was the shortest field goal ever missed by a Dolphin, and who missed it?

Nine yards, Gene Mingo in 1966 (the goalposts were on the goal line then).

1967

September 17:

Quarterback John Stofa breaks his right ankle, and rookie Bob Griese leads the Dolphins to a 35-21 victory over Denver in the season opener at the Orange Bowl. Griese throws a 68-yard TD pass to Joe Auer.

Bob Griese, soon to be known as the general, is Miami’s ‘smart’ quarterback in battle with Houston in the Orange Bowl, 1968. (John Pineda/Miami Herald)