1983 NFL draft
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The 1983 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was
The former Sheraton Hotel (draft venue), photographed in 2010
John Elway OCT2021
Jim Kelly 2010
Danmarino
Dan Marino
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Daniel Constantine Marino Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League for 17 seasons with the Miami Dolphins. He played college football for
1983 NFL draft
…quarterback class of 1983, because six quarterbacks were taken in the first round—John Elway, Todd Blackledge, Jim Kelly, Tony Eason, Ken O'Brien and Dan Marino—tied with the 2024 draft for the highest number taken. Of these quarterbacks, Elway, Kelly, Eason, and Marino played in the Super Bowl, Elway, Kelly…
University of Pittsburgh freshman (1979)
Marino's jersey shown at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio
Marino in 1990