Joe Dumars - Detroit Pistons

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Joe Dumars - Detroit Pistons

In the competitive world of pro basketball, friendliness and kindness are two traits rarely exhibited on the hardwood, Unless your name was Joe Dumars. Dumars earned acclaim for his classy behavior on the court, but at the same time his peers respected his explosive scoring skills and tenacious style.

Joe Dumars was one of the hardest working defensive players in the NBA. He studied his opponents tendencies and concentrates on shutting them down with his grinding physical play. Dumars is just as effective on offense, whether he's taking the ball to the bucket or lighting it up from the perimeter. In a 1995 game, he drained a record tying 10 three pointers. Among the toughest and most dignified players in the pros, Joe Dumars has proven that nice guys can finish first.

Joe Dumars learned about leading by example long before he was knocking down clutch baskets in the NBA. As the youngest of seven children he was frequently exposed to his father's philosophy which was, "Don't sit around complaining about what you don't have and the reason things didn't work out. Just get up and get the job done." Joe Dumars built his whole career around those words.

Fast Facts : Joe Dumar's older brother David played professional football in the now defunct USFL.

When Joe Dumars arrived in Detroit in 1985, he joined a basketball team that already had a leader (future Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas). What the Detroit Pistons needed was a consistent outside scorer who could complement Isiah Thomas's basketball skills. In time, Joe Dumars would be that player. During his first two seasons in the NBA he gradually hearned more court time and worked his scoring average into double digits. He also provided a glimpse of his prolific scoring ability. In game 7 of the 1987 Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics, he drained 35 points in a losing effort.

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By the 1988 season, Joe Dumars was one of the Detroit Pistons most reliable players. Always quiet in the locker room, he created quite a stir on the floor, averaging 17.2 points per game while helping Detroit to a 63-19 record and a trip to the NBA finals. In the finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, Joe Dumars filled that role for the Pistons. Dumars averaged 27.3 points in Detroit's four game sweep and was named the NBA finals MVP!

Interesting Facts About Joe Dumars

• Along with Reggie Miller and Larry Johnson, Joe Dumars was co-captain of the Dream Team II, which won the World Championship in Toronto in 1994.
• During the 1991 season Joe Dumars set a Detroit Pistons team record for consecutive free throws made, connecting on 62 straight foul shots.
• In 1992 Michael Jordan was the only guard with a higher scoring average than Dumars' 23.5 points per game.
• Joe Dumars was the youngest of seven children.
• As a senior at McNeese State, Dumars averaged 25.8 points per game.
  

Year of the 1972 Dolphins

The Year of the Dolphin - 1972 Perfect Season

The 1972 Miami Dolphins didn't look like a team of destiny. In fact, they seemed more like a bunch of decent guys who just happened to play football for a living..........Until they played their way into NFL football history.

When the Dolphins kicked off the 1972 season against the Chiefs in Kansas City, the temperature at Arrowhead Stadium was 120 degrees. Miami survived that blistering afternoon with a 20-10 win, then stayed hot all season with an unprecedented 14-0 regular season record. Ironically, there was never a time during their perfect campain that the Dolphins looked unbeatable, especially after QB Bob Griese was knocked out for the season and replaced by a washed up, 38 year old Earl Morrall. In spite of this, the "no name" defense held when it had to. Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick and Mercury Morris did the job in the backfield, and their "has been" quarterback put in his finest season as a pro.

The Miami Dolphins were rated as a very good team at the start of the 1972 season, but they were not considered a great team. As they clawed and scratched their way toward the Super Bowl, there were plenty of scared and more than a few close calls, but each time the team survived and grew stronger. Yet, even as they entered the Superbowl Championship with a 16-0 record, they still hadn't made believers out of the football world. When the game started, the Redskins were two point favorites! Despite the point spread, everyone seemed to know who would win, including Washington. It seemed as if the Super Bowl itself turned out to be a mere formality, as Washington put in a lackluster performance. With the game well in hand at 14-0 in the fourth quarter, the Dolphins got their final scare (and biggest chuckle) of the season when a Garo Yepremian field goal attempt hit on of his own players and baunced back into his hands. Facing a wall of snorting, fiery eyed Redskings, the 5 foot 8 kicker, who was wearing virtually no padding besides his helmet, tried to throw the ball while running away. Redskins' safety Mike Bass plucked the ball out of the air and scored a 49 yard TD to make the game interesting, but the Dolphins ran out the clock for a 14-7 victory and the NFL's one and only perfect season. When the final gun sounded on Super Bowl VII, the Dolphins were finally recognized as one of the greatest teams of all time.

For The Record

With Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick and Mercury Morris, Miami had three of the best runners in the game. With Paul Warfield, they had a Hall of Fame receiver. So who scored the longest TD of their perfect season? Old timer Earl Morrall, on a wild 31 yard scramble that took nine blocks to get him into the end zone.

Don Shula Quote

"I knew that if the Super Bowl ended and we were 16-1, I would be a loser"

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Would you like to relive the 1972 Perfect Season of the Miami Dolphins? How about a throwback jersey of the Dolphins dream season? We carry Bob Griese, Jim Kiick, Mercury Morris, Earl Morrall, and Larry Csonka throwback jerseys. You can even customized your own and add any name and number.

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