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We have completed our countdown of the top all time Miami Dolphins jersey numbers. Over the past week and a half, we've had a chance to look back at some of the greatest Dolphins players. But, there were some numbers who did not make the list, but may have an argument to be on the list. Today, we ask what number was the biggest snub.
Before we get there, he's a look back at the countdown:
10 - #91: Ed Judie, Mack Moore, Fred Robinson, Victor Morris, Jeff Cross, Lorenzo Bromell, Jay Williams, Vonnie Holliday, Cameron Wake;
9 - #22: Willie West, Mercury Morris, Tony Nathan, Kerry Goode, Tim McKyer, James Saxon, Shawn Wooden, Terrance Shaw, Lee Suggs, Michael Lehan, Reggie Bush
8 - #73: Norm Evans, Bob Baumhower, Greg Johnson, Ron Heller, Billy Yates, Stockar McDougle, Evan Mathis, Allen Barbre, Patrick Brown, Ryan Durand, Artis Hicks
7 - #77: Rich Zecher, Doug Crusan, A.J. Duhe, Stanley Scott, Louis Cheek, Karl Wilson, Jeff Buckey, Damion McIntosh, Jake Long, Tyson Clabo
6 - #66: Larry Little, Larry Lee, Jim Gilmore, Everett McIver, Kevin Gogan, Heath Irwin, Jamie Nails, Rex Hadnot, Donald Thomas, Frank Kearse
5 - #62: Jim Langer, Harry Gailbreath, Chris Gray, Fred Evans, Anthony Bryant, Ryan Cook, Johnny Jones, Chris Barker
4 - #99: Jimmy Hines, George Little, Rick Graf, Chuck Klingbeil, Jason Taylor, Micah Johnson
3 - #12 (Retired): Bob Griese
2 - #39 (Retired): Larry Csonka
1 - #13 (Retired): Dan Marino
To explain a little about the process of how I chose the numbers. I went to multiple sites, to include Pro Football Focus, Pro-Football-Reference, NFL.com, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame sites, to see how they graded former Dolphins players. Then, I took an average of grade of EVERY player to have worn that number. So, if one great player held the number, but 18 also-rans also wore it, and all graded out as an F, then that number fell down the rankings.
Which, brings us to today's question. What number, even if a bunch of not-so-great players wore it, should have made it into the list. Here are the nominees, which are the next 10 according to my grades, in numerical order. You can vote in the poll below, and make sure you comment on who you would take out of the list.
- #54
Wahoo McDaniel 1966 1968 Dale McCullers 1969 1969 Ted Davis 1970 1970 Howard Kindig 1972 1972 Ralph Ortega 1979 1980 Steve Potter 1981 1982 Rodell Thomas 1983 1984 Alex Moyer 1985 1986 Johnny Taylor 1986 1986 Larry Kolic 1987 1988 Steve Lubischer 1987 1987 E.J. Junior 1989 1991 Chuck Bullough 1993 1994 Zach Thomas 1996 2007 - #56
Bob Bruggers 1966 1968 Jesse Powell 1969 1973 Steve Towle 1975 1980 Charles Bowser 1982 1985 John Offerdahl 1986 1993 Mike Crawford 1997 1997 Twan Russell 2000 2002 Derrick Pope 2004 2007 Charlie Anderson 2008 2009 Kevin Burnett 2011 2012 Robert Rose 2011 2011 Jonathan Freeny 2012 2013 - #67
Bob Kuechenberg 1970 1983 Chris Conlin 1987 1987 Pat Swoopes 1991 1991 Jeff Novak 1994 1994 Barry Stokes 1998 1998 Joe Berger 2009 2011 Andrew McDonald 2012 2013 - #69
Keith Sims 1990 1997 Taylor Whitley 2004 2004 Ray Feinga 2011 2012 Emeka Onyenekwu 2013 2013 - #75
Ken Rice 1966 1967 Manny Fernandez 1968 1975 Doug Betters 1978 1987 Dave Zawatson 1991 1991 Shane Burton 1996 1998 Todd Perry 2001 2003 Chidi Ahanotu 2004 2004 Josh Shaw 2004 2004 Derreck Robinson 2007 2007 Nate Garner 2009 2013 - #83
Dave Kocourek 1966 1966 Jim Cox 1968 1968 Vern Den Herder 1972 1982 Mark Clayton 1983 1992 Dameon Reilly 1987 1987 Scott Miller 1993 1996 Hunter Goodwin 1999 2001 Robert Baker 2002 2002 Albert Johnson 2002 2002 Sam Simmons 2003 2003 Wes Welker 2004 2006 Greg Camarillo 2007 2009 Jasper Collins 2013 2013 - #84
Earl Faison 1966 1966 Ray Jacobs 1967 1968 Bill Stanfill 1969 1976 Bruce Hardy 1978 1989 Willie Smith 1987 1987 Greg Baty 1990 1994 Gary Clark 1995 1995 Brett Carolan 1996 1996 Troy Drayton 1996 1999 Leslie Shepherd 2000 2000 Chris Chambers 2001 2007 Brett Brackett 2011 2011 Michael Egnew 2012 2013 - #85
Johnny Holmes 1966 1966 Nick Buoniconti 1969 1976 Terry Anderson 1977 1978 Bo Rather 1978 1978 Jeff Groth 1979 1979 Mark Duper 1982 1992 Eddie Chavis 1987 1987 Ronnie Williams 1993 1995 Lamar Thomas 1996 1998 Desmond Clark 2002 2002 Donald Lee 2003 2004 Will Heller 2005 2005 Jason Rader 2006 2006 Phillip Livas 2011 2011 Brian Tyms 2012 2013 - #89
Karl Noonan 1966 1971 Nat Moore 1974 1986 Leland Douglas 1987 1987 Tony Martin 1990 1993 Randal Hill 1995 1996 Ed Perry 1997 2004 Alex Holmes 2005 2005 Tim Massaquoi 2006 2006 Will Yeatman 2011 2011 - #95
T.J. Turner 1986 1992 Tim Bowens 1994 2004 Dan Wilkinson 2006 2006 Chase Page 2007 2007 Jason Ferguson 2008 2009 Lionel Dotson 2010 2010 Igor Olshansky 2011 2011 Dion Jordan 2013 2013