Miami Dolphins: By the numbers
By Brian Miller
The Miami Dolphins have been around since 1966 and a lot of players have worn a lot of numbers in that time.
Ever wondered who wore what number over the course of the Dolphins history? We tend to remember the best players and the numbers they wore. But recalling some of the older players can be a bit harder.
The Dolphins have three numbers retired. 12, 39, and 13. O.k just in case you don’t know, Bob Griese, Larry Csonka, and Dan Marino. It’s very possible that Jason Taylor could see his number retired as well. A case I made here.
Looking back on the history of the team, it’s intersesting to see who wore the uniform number the best and who they shared that number with. Below is a list of the players that played for Miami and what their numbers were. Asterisk’s indicate a player who was a replacement player.
The name of the player next to the number indicates who I believe to have worn the number best. Below that is the other other players that wore that number. All information was culled from the Miami Dolphins official media guide.
Number 1: Garo Yepremian: 1970-1978
Tony Franklin (1988); Matt Turk (2000-01, 2003-04)
Number 2: Brandon Fields: 2008 – 2014
Cookie Gilchrist (1966); *Willie Beecher (1987); Brandon Fields (2008-14)
Number 3: Mark Royals (2002-03)
Tom Orosz (1981-82); *Stacy Gore (1987); Van Tiffin (1987); Joey Harrington (2006); Jay Feely (2007); Andrew Franks (2015-2016)
Number 4: Reggie Roby (1983 – 1992)
George Roberts (1978-80); Tom Hutton (1999); Brandon Fields (2007); Matt Darr (2015-2016)
Number 5: Uwe von Schamann (1979 -1984)
Booth Lusteg (1967); John Stofa (1969-70); Jeff Hayes (1987); Kyle Richardson (1997); Matt Bryant (2004); Donnie Jones (2005-06), Dan Carpenter (2008-12)
Number 6: Joe Nedney (1996-97)
Jim Arnold (1994); ; Brent Bartholomew (1999); Ray Lucas (2001-02); Pat White (2009); JP Losman (2011)
Number 7: Chad Henne (2008 – 2011)
Billy Lothridge (1972); Guy Benjamin (1978-79); Fuad Reveiz (1985-88); Charlie Baumann (1991); Joe Prokop (1992); Dale Hatcher (1993); Craig Erickson (1996-98); A.J. Feeley (2004-05);
Number 8: Matt Moore (2011-present)
Klaus Wilmsmeyer (1998); Daunte Culpepper (2006)
Number 9: Jay Fiedler (2000-2004)
Scott Secules (1989-92); John Beck (2007-08); Nate Kaeding (2012); Caleb Sturgis (2013-14)
Number 10: Don Strock (1974 – 1987)
George Wilson, Jr. (1966); George Mira (1971); Pete Stoyanovich (1989-95); Olindo Mare (1997-06); Trent Green (2007); Chad Pennington (2008-10); Clyde Gates (2011); Jabar Gaffney (2012); Brandon Gibson (2013-14); Kenny Stills (2015-2016)