The 1972 Dolphins defensive unit, called the No-Name Defense because Miami ’ s impressive offense received much more publicity, was the league ’ s best that year.

In the late 1970s and during the 1980s, Lichtenstein received major commissions for works in public places: the sculptures Lamp ( 1978 ) in St. Mary ’ s, Georgia ; Mermaid ( 1979 ) in Miami Beach ; the 26 feet tall Brushstrokes in Flight ( 1984, moved in 1998 ) at Port Columbus International Airport ; the five-storey high Mural with Blue Brushstrokes ( 1984 – 85 ) at the Equitable Center, New York ; and El Cap de Barcelona ( 1992 ) in Barcelona.

The Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority eventually endorsed a group led by NBA Hall of Famer Billy Cunningham and former sports agent ( and lifelong friend of Cunningham's ) Lewis Schaffel, who received their financial backing from Carnival Cruise Lines founder Ted Arison, who would be majority owner.

Martin also co-owns a Miami restaurant, Casa Salsa, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.

He received New York City's Handel Medallion in 1976, honorary doctorates from the Universities of Rochester and Miami, and the Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award in 1982.

The opening of the Hialeah Park Race Track in 1925 ( which was nicknamed the " Grand Dame ") as a horse track received more coverage in the Miami media than any other sporting event in the history of Miami up to that time and since then there have been countless horse racing histories played out at the world famous park.

Captain David Martin, a veteran of the War of 1812 received a land grant for in Lykins County, Kansas ( Miami County, Kansas ) due to an 1855 congressional act.

Symmes visited the area in 1787 and received tentative permission from the new Federal government to purchase a section of land between the Little Miami and Great Miami Rivers.

In addition, Chao has received 34 honorary doctorate degrees from the following schools: Villanova University, St. John's University, Sacred Heart University, Drexel University, Niagara University, Thomas More College ( Kentucky ), Bellarmine University, University of Toledo, University of Louisville, Goucher College, Kentucky Wesleyan College, University of Notre Dame, Miami Dade College, University of South Carolina, Campbellsville University, Depauw University, St. Mary's College, Regent University, Northern Alabama University, Centre College, Fu Jen Catholic University, Wingate University, Northern Kentucky University, Catholic University of America, Elmira College, Agnes Scott College, Marquette University, Sweet Briar College, Murray State University, Nyack College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, St. Catharine College, Western Kentucky University

The moderator of an e-mail list for global numbers station hobbyists claimed " Someone on the Spooks list had already cracked the code for a repeated transmission Havana to Miami if it was received garbled.

He then received his Master's degree in International Studies from the University of Miami.

Johnson is a Golden Globe winning actor for his role in Miami Vice, a winner of the APBA Offshore World Cup, and has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Arnold was returning by C-54 from Italy to Miami for a checkup when he received the news of the German surrender on May 7, 1945.

According to court documents, the company received aircraft commitments from Omni Air International and Ryan International Airlines for Boeing DC-10 aircraft for the summer season and 757-200 aircraft ( pending ETOPS certification ) for the winter season, 757-200's ( ETOPS ) from North American Airlines, ETOPS 737-800's from Miami Air International, MD-11 aircraft from World Airways, and a 757-200 from Pace Airlines, all charter airlines, but Mainline formally rejected several of these prior to the lawsuit, claiming that the commitments came at an unacceptable cost.

As a result of the attention the Scarab 38 KV garnered on Miami Vice, Wellcraft received " an onslaught of orders ", increasing sales by 21 percent in one year.

Vila, a Cuban American native of Miami, Florida, received a Bachelor degree in entomology from the University of Florida in 1969.

The Buccaneers received 2nd and 4th round draft picks in the trade, which they used to draft Miami linebacker Winston Moss, and Arizona State wide receiver Bruce Hill, respectively.

He grew up in Miami, Florida and received a bachelor's degree, master's degree, and Ph. D. in physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Critics of Steven Fishman have produced the affidavit of Kenneth D. Long, a Scientology executive, which states that Fishman received services from a Scientology mission, did a few introductory courses, never worked for the Church or CCHR, and did not get any auditing or do any courses at the main Miami church, which would conflict with his claims.

The New Year's Day experiment was short lived as the organizers of the Orange Bowl, who had been seeking to move the game out of the aging Miami Orange Bowl for some time, received permission to move to Joe Robbie Stadium beginning in 1996.

According to Univision network, her appearance on the said show, that day, received huge ratings success, reaching # 1 in both Chicago and Miami beating the ratings of such huge worldwide networks as CBS, NBC and ABC.

( Miami made a similar demand and received their $ 30, 000 expense check up front.

In 1985, he received his law degree from the University of Miami School of Law, where he graduated cum laude and was inducted into the university's prestigious Iron Arrow Honor Society.

Then Miami got the ball on their own 37-yard line with 2: 55 left in the first quarter.

Miami moved the ball to the 34-yard line on their ensuing drive.

Unfortunately for Miami, the ball slipped out of his hands and went straight up in the air.

Minnesota's best chance to threaten Miami occurred with less than a minute left in the first half, but Vikings running back Oscar Reed fumbled the ball away at the Dolphins ' 6-yard, and his team was unable to overcome Miami's lead in the second half.

Miami went three-and-out, and Minnesota got the ball back at their own 3-yard line.

Miami got the ball back at their 10-yard line with 6: 24 left in the game, and Csonka and Kiick then ran out the clock.

Then a pass interference penalty on defensive back Lyle Blackwood on the next play moved the ball to the Miami 42-yard line.

Walker returned the ensuing kickoff 36 yards to the 35-yard line, but Miami could only advance to the 39 before turning the ball over on downs.

Then after taking the ball at the Miami 47-yard line, Montana scrambled for a 19-yard run, and then completed a 16-yard pass to wide receiver Dwight Clark to reach the 12-yard line.

Miami then had to punt again on their ensuing possession, and San Francisco defensive back Dana McLemore returned the ball 28 yards to the 49ers ' 45-yard line.

After advancing 15 yards with 2 running plays, Montana completed a pair of passes to tight end Russ Francis to move the ball 29 yards to the Miami 11-yard line.

McIntyre lost a fumble while being leveled by rookie Joe Carter, and Jim Jensen recovered the ball for Miami at the 49ers 12-yard line.

Miami supposedly missed out on potentially selecting Yao Ming by one ping-pong ball during the draft lottery.

He also made a key defensive play in that game, stealing the ball on the Miami 28 from Hurricanes safety Sean Taylor, who was returning an interception from the end zone of a pass thrown by Craig Krenzel.

He played on both sides of the ball his junior season leading the team in receptions and interceptions taking an interception the length of the field for a touchdown ( 99 yards off a pass thrown by George Mira of the Miami Hurricanes ), a record that held until another NFL Hall of Famer, Deion Sanders, broke the record by one yard.

For most of Warfield's tenure in Miami the Dolphins ran an offense which stressed running the ball.

Blanche was not at Big Daddy's side when he died because she was supposed to attend a ball in Miami, in which she was the host ( she admitted that in order to get the part she had to sleep with a committee member twice ) but refused to go to his funeral because of an argument with her sister Virginia ; Blanche regretted this afterward and resolved to try to rethink her priorities in life.

Miami continued the turn the ball over through the second quarter.

Then on the opening kickoff of the second half, Miami returner Mike Williams fumbled the ball while being tackled by Mark Pike, and Buffalo's Carwell Gardner recovered it at the Dolphins 25-yard line.

In week six against the Miami Dolphins, he carried the ball three times for 11 yards.

Nebraska was embarrassed 37 – 14, and Miami was noticeably better than the Cornhuskers on both sides of the ball.

Five plays later, he raced downfield and caught up with sprinting University of Miami wide receiver Lamar Thomas and stripped the ball from him in full stride, maintaining possession of the ball as he returned it upfield.

Miami got the ball back when Weldon, under pressure from All-American Rusty Medearis ( 2 sacks for the game ), was intercepted by Charles Pharms.