Manny Fernandez (American football)

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Manny Fernandez
1968
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:103
Player stats at NFL.com

Manuel Jose Fernandez (born July 3, 1946) is an American former professional

defensive lineman for eight seasons with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah Utes. He played in three consecutive Super Bowls for the Dolphins in the 1971, 1972, and 1973 seasons.[1]

High school career

At San Lorenzo High School in San Lorenzo, California, he played football, wrestled, and threw the discus.

College career

Fernandez attended Chabot Junior College before enrolling at Utah under head coach Mike Giddings. Fernandez wore number 65 at Utah and was a three-year letterman.[2]

Fernandez went

undrafted
and signed with the Dolphins.

NFL career

Fernandez was a strong contender for

Washington Redskins' quarterback Billy Kilmer
.

"Winning the car never entered my mind until I heard that Jake won it," Fernandez said in the January 1974 issue of Sport magazine.[3] "I was happy for Jake, he played a helluva game for a guy who was healthy but he had two bad shoulders."

The following year, Fernandez recorded 5 tackles and 1 sack in Super Bowl VIII against the Minnesota Vikings. Two years earlier, Fernandez recorded 6 tackles, 1 sack and recovered a fumble in the Dolphins loss to the Dallas Cowboys. In his three Super Bowls Fernandez recorded three sacks and 28 tackles.

For his career Fernandez had 35 career sacks, a high number for a

nose tackle, with a career high of 8 in 1971, which led the Dolphins.[4] In Dolphin history only one nose tackle (Bob Baumhower: 39.5) recorded more sacks. Fernandez recorded 5.5 sacks in post-season play which is currently 3rd in Dolphins history behind defensive ends Kim Bokamper (8) and Trace Armstrong
(6).

Fernandez was 2nd team

center
. Likely, no team played the 3–4 defense more until the New England Patriots when went to the 3–4 full-time in 1974.

In 2007 was voted to the Dolphins All-Time team.[5][6] Fernandez had previously been voted to the 1990 Dolphins Silver Anniversary Team that celebrated the Dolphins' 25 years in the NFL. From 1968 through 1973 Fernandez was voted as the Dolphins' "Outstanding Defensive Lineman", even though Pro Bowlers like Bill Stanfill and Vern Den Herder were on the same line.

In January 2001, Fernandez was named to Pro Football Weekly's All-Time Super Bowl team.[7] In 2006, USA Today named him to their All-time Super Bowl team.[8]

In 2013, President

Sun-Sentinel "I'll just say my views are diametrically opposed to the President's... Enough said. Let's leave it at that. I hope everyone enjoys the trip who goes."[12]

On December 21, 2014, Fernandez was inducted into the Miami Dolphin Honor Roll at Sun Life Stadium.[13] On January 30, 2014, Frank Schwab from Yahoo! Sports ranked Manny Fernandez as the tenth-best player of all time in the past 48 Super Bowls.[14]

References

  1. ISBN 0-253-21400-9
    .
  2. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2007-media-guide-12.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Larry Little and Manny Fernandez - The Dolphins' Irresistible Force & Immovable Object - SPORT magazine". thesportgallery.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  4. ^ "Game Center". Miami Dolphins. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  5. ^ "Topic Galleries - South Florida". Sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  6. ^ "Final fan balloting results - South Florida". Sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  7. ^ "All-Super Bowl Team". Archived from the original on 2008-01-26. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  8. ^ "USA TODAY's all-time Super Bowl team honors clutch performers at the NFL's peak". Usatoday.Com. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  9. NFL.com. NFL Enterprises. Archived from the original
    on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  10. The Miami Herald. Archived from the original
    on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  11. ^ McIntyre, Brian (20 August 2013). "Three members of the 1972 Miami Dolphins to skip White House visit for political reasons". Sports.yahoo.com. Shutdown Corner. Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  12. Tribune Company). Archived from the original
    on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  13. ^ "Manny Fernandez to be Inducted into Dolphins Honor Roll". 8 October 2014.
  14. ^ "Where does Tom Brady rank among top 10 greatest Super Bowl players?". Archived from the original on 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2017-01-09.

External links

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