Q 01/05

In which league did the Miami Dolphins begin play in 1966?

A) The NFL

B) The AFL

C) The WFL

D) The USFL

Answer · why

B) The AFL

The AFL took Miami in as its ninth team, and the Dolphins won only 15 of their 56 games there before the 1970 merger carried them into the NFL.

Q 02/05

Which comedian co-founded the Dolphins with the attorney whose name later went on their stadium?

A) Bob Hope

B) Danny Thomas

C) Jackie Gleason

D) Milton Berle

Answer · why

B) Danny Thomas

The pair paid $7.5 million for the franchise in 1965; the star of Make Room for Daddy soon sold his share.

Q 03/05

How was the Miami Dolphins' name chosen in 1965?

A) By the league commissioner

B) By the owner's daughter

C) By a fan contest

D) By the first head coach

Answer · why

C) By a fan contest

By a fan contest that drew nearly 20,000 entries; more than 600 sent in Dolphins, a name the owner liked because the dolphin is one of the fastest and...

Q 04/05

Who was the Miami Dolphins' first head coach, fired in 1970 after four losing seasons?

A) Sid Gillman

B) George Wilson

C) Weeb Ewbank

D) Hank Stram

Answer · why

B) George Wilson

George Wilson had Don Shula on his Detroit Lions staff in the early 1960s; in 1970 Miami fired Wilson and gave his old assistant the job.

Q 05/05

From which team did Don Shula come when he was hired by Miami in 1970?

A) The Washington Redskins

B) The Cleveland Browns

C) The Detroit Lions

D) The Baltimore Colts

Answer · why

D) The Baltimore Colts

The Baltimore Colts cried tampering when Miami hired their coach, and the NFL commissioner made the Dolphins hand over their first-round draft pick fo...