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In Super Bowl VI, however, Miami lost to the Dallas Cowboys 24–3. The AFC Divisional Playoff Game, in which the Dolphins defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, was the longest contest in NFL history (82 minutes 40 seconds). They captured the AFC championship in 1971 behind quarterback Bob Griese, running backs Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick, and wide receiver Paul Warfield. The Dolphins were successful in the early 1970s, becoming the first team to advance to the Super Bowl for three consecutive seasons. But Shula's hard work paid immediate dividends, as Miami improved to a 10–4 record and their first-ever playoff appearance, losing 21–14 at Oakland. Shula's early training camps with the Dolphins, with four workouts a day, would soon be the stuff of sweltering, painful legend. Shula introduced himself to the Miami press by saying that he didn't have any magic formulas and that the only way he knew to make his teams successful was through hard work. The Colts charged the Dolphins with tampering in their hiring of Shula, costing them their first round draft pick in 1970. Shula was a former Paul Brown disciple who had been lured from the Baltimore Colts after first losing Super Bowl III two seasons earlier to the AFL's New York Jets and finishing 8–5–1 the following season. The Dolphins had a combined 15–39–2 record in their first four seasons (under head coach George Wilson) when Don Shula was hired as head coach. Robert Swanson of West Miami won lifetime passes to Dolphin games when her nickname entry successfully predicted the winner and score of the 1965 football game between Notre Dame and the University of Miami, a scoreless tie.

The winning name, "Dolphins," was submitted by 622 entrants. A dozen finalists were screened through by a seven-member committee made up of the local media, names considered included the Mariners, Marauders, Mustangs, Missiles, Moons, Sharks, and Suns. A total of 19,843 entries were submitted with over a thousand different names. A contest was held in 1965 to find the name of the new Miami franchise for the American Football League. Miami joined the American Football League (AFL) when an expansion team franchise and was awarded to lawyer Joseph Robbie and actor Danny Thomas in 1965 for $7.5 million, although Thomas would eventually sell his stake in the team to Robbie.

MIAMI DOLPHINS PLAY BY PLAY PROFESSIONAL

The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team who play in Miami, Florida metropolitan area.

American Football Conference (1970-present).