{"id":4977,"count":214,"description":"The Miami Dolphins are a professional football team that competes in the NFL within the AFC East division. In addition to being Florida's oldest pro sports team<\/a>, the Dolphins were the first football team in the southeast (as well as the Atlanta Falcons<\/a>). The AFL team joined the NFL during the 1970 merger.\r\n\r\nIn 1972, the Miami Dolphins earned the only perfect season<\/a> in NFL history, including a victory in Super Bowl VII. Since the merger, the franchise has won two Super Bowls, in large part thanks to then-head-coach Don Shula. Following several decades of mediocrity, the Dolphins won the AFC East division in 2008 -- the last season Miami fans have been able to celebrate the feat.\r\n\r\nSeveral of the NFL's notable legends, including Shula, Dan Marino, and Bob Griese<\/a> played for the Dolphins.\r\n