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Encounter between a solitary wild dolphin and human children in 1967. Educational anthropologist Dr. Betsy Smith of Florida International University is usually credited with starting the first line of research into dolphin-assisted therapy in 1971, building on earlier research by American neuroscientist Dr. John Lilly on interspecies communication between dolphins and humans in the 1950s. [11]
Margaret Howe Lovatt (born Margaret C. Howe, in 1942) is an American former volunteer naturalist from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.In the 1960s, she took part in a NASA-funded research project in which she attempted to teach a dolphin named Peter to understand and mimic human speech.
The 1970 Miami Dolphins season was the team's fifth, and first in the National Football League (NFL). It was the team's first winning season, first playoff appearance, and first of 26 seasons under head coach Don Shula .
In his career, Griese played in six Pro Bowls and two all-star games, was elected the Dolphins' MVP six times, and was named All-Pro in 1971 and 1977. Throughout the 1970s the Miami Dolphins had the highest winning percentage in all of professional sports. [citation needed] Griese was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
1970–1979: Signed as free agent, 1970. Played every offensive down in perfect 1972 season, and only had help on three of 500 blocking assignments. First-team All-Pro four times; All-AFC five straight years. Three AFC title games, three Super Bowls, six Pro Bowls Larry Little: 1993: Guard: 1969–1980: Free-agent signee with 1967 Chargers.
Although the Miami Dolphins were not successful before joining the NFL, from 1970 when they played their first season after the AFL–NFL merger until 2001 they were one of the most successful teams in the league, playing in the postseason on 22 occasions over those 32 years, winning 335 and tying two of 527 games for an overall win percentage ...
Tagovailoa showed promise in his 8 starts as a Dolphin, going 6-3 at the helm, and had helped establish the Dolphins as playoff contenders, starting 6-3 for the first time since 2001 and 8-4 for the first time since 2003. 4th-year cornerback Xavien Howard became the first player since Antonio Cromartie in 2007 to record at least 10 ...
The 1972 Dolphins consisted mostly of the same core of players that it possessed from 1970 through 1974 and was the most dominant NFL team during that stretch. In those five seasons, the Dolphins reached the playoffs all five years, won three AFC Championships, two Super Bowls and went undefeated and untied while winning the Super Bowl in 1972.