The Magician

by gafinfan on May 8, 2008 5:45 PM EDT Comment 2 comments

http://www.marlinbriscoemovie.com/

For anyone in the know knows that it was Marlin Briscoe, not Paul Warfield, who was the leading reciever for the unbeaten 1972 Dolphins. Sure you knew that?. Did you also know that Marlin holds a QB record with the Denver Broncos too? Yes he was the first MA Black Quarterback. Why isn't "The Magician" talked about the same way some other's are such as Doug Williams or Warren Moon? Who knows, but this movie is going to change that, I hope. Take a look because it's a great and true story.

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..that is old enough to have started following the Dolphins in 1969, and as a result remember the ‘72 season. Marlin Briscoe was widely regarded as having the best hands, along with Fred Bilettnikoff, of any of the WR’s in the NFL. Paul Warfield got more notoriety because he was already a star by the time he came to the Dolphins.

Just a correction: Marlin Briscoe did not lead the ‘72 Dolphins in receiving. He waqs actually 4th that year behind Warfield, Jim Kiick, and Howard Twilley. However, he did lead the team the year after in ‘73.

While he was a great WR his career just didn’t have the longevity that one would associate as being one of the All-time greats. Add to that, he didn’t play during the great passing eras, or on a great passing team where hs numbers would have been a lot better.

by dab415217 on May 9, 2008 2:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs