The Miami Dolphins last hoisted a Lombardi Trophy over 50 years ago, when Don Shula led the team to back-to-back wins in Super Bowls VII and VIII over Washington and Minnesota.
With the New York Knicks recently ending their 53-year championship drought in the NBA, the Dolphins have come up a lot in discussions for their 52-year drought, which is the 11th-longest in the NFL and 21st-longest in the four major sports.
Interestingly, Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer recently compared the Dolphins and Knicks saying that the parallels are "too striking to ignore."
Here are his reasons for the comparison:
• Both the Knicks and Dolphins were iconic in the early 1970s, playing in venues that became legendary at multiple levels of their respective sports (Madison Square Garden and the Orange Bowl), and winning pairs of championships. As result, the franchises were elevated to becoming flagship brands for their leagues.
With the New York Knicks recently ending their 53-year championship drought in the NBA, the Dolphins have come up a lot in discussions for their 52-year drought, which is the 11th-longest in the NFL and 21st-longest in the four major sports.
Interestingly, Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer recently compared the Dolphins and Knicks saying that the parallels are "too striking to ignore."
Here are his reasons for the comparison:
• Both the Knicks and Dolphins were iconic in the early 1970s, playing in venues that became legendary at multiple levels of their respective sports (Madison Square Garden and the Orange Bowl), and winning pairs of championships. As result, the franchises were elevated to becoming flagship brands for their leagues.
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