Every South Floridian knows Joe Rose. Perhaps not from his six year playing career with the Miami Dolphins in the early 1980s, but no doubt about it — if you’re from the region, you know Joe Rose well enough. Rose currently serves as the Dolphins’ radio color commentator and co-hosts “The Joe Rose Show” on 560WQAM.
Rose, who wore #80 for his time in Miami, is our daily honoree — we’ve reached 80 days from the kickoff to the 2019 Dolphins season. Younger generations of Dolphins fans may only associate Rose with his on-air personality, but in fact Joe holds a very special piece of Miami Dolphins history.
Rose, a 3rd-year tight end in 1983, caught the first ever touchdown pass of a rookie quarterback named Dan Marino — a 6-yard score in the 4th quarter of garbage time vs. the Raiders. The Dolphins, who trailed 27-0 at the time of Marino’s first score, would go 10-3 from that point on in the 1983 season and finish the year at 12-4. For Rose himself, he finished that season fourth on the team in both receiving yards (345), receptions (29) and receiving touchdowns (3).
Between Rose’s on-air personality and on-field contributions, many generations of Dolphins fans have enjoyed the talents of #80. Cheers, Joe!
