The best players to wear every jersey number in South Florida sports history

Publish date: 2024-06-02

MIAMI — What if somebody asked you to pick the best player — college or pro — to wear every number from 0 to 99 in your city’s history?

Well, to start, we’d cheat. Some ties just weren’t meant to be broken.

In Miami, football has been king for a long time. The Heat have only been around since 1988, and the Marlins and Panthers arrived in the early 1990s. So, naturally, there are more Hurricanes (40) and Dolphins (36) on our list than the Marlins (17), Heat (9) and Panthers (2) combined.

We also didn’t forget the area’s college baseball and basketball teams (men’s and women’s). FIU and the defunct Miami Fusion and Miami Sol received some honorable mentions, as did the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of yesteryear.

Here’s what we learned after spending almost a week putting this list together: Miami has been a very blessed sports town. Enjoy the ride as we take you through The Athletic Miami’s choices, and be sure to let us know in the comments who we’ve forgotten and who you might have picked instead.

0: Shane Larkin (Hurricanes basketball)

Honorable mention: Josh Richardson (Heat), Mike Bibby (Heat).

Manny: There isn’t a lot of selection when it comes to this number. The Dolphins actually had one player wear No. 0 — tight end Kory Sperry in 2009. Richardson deserves strong consideration, but Larkin led Miami to the Sweet 16 and its only ACC title in 2013. He was also voted the Lute Olson National Player of the Year.

Andre: No argument here, I still remember how surreal it was seeing the Canes dominate both Duke and North Carolina that year.

Longtime Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo. (Steve Mitchell / USA Today)

1: Chris Bosh (Heat), Roberto Luongo (Panthers), Ron Fraser (Hurricanes baseball)

Honorable mention: Luis Castillo (Marlins), Garo Yepremian (Dolphins), Jesse Armstead (Hurricanes football), Gordon Banks (Strikers), Emilio Bonifacio (Marlins).

Andre: Bosh’s jersey is hanging from the rafters at the AAA. Luongo’s name is all over the Panthers’ record book and his sweater is retired. And Fraser’s statue greets fans at the entrance to Mark Light Field. So we didn’t feel right leaving any of the three out. Sorry, Garo.

Manny: The list of guys to wear No. 1 is no joke. The Marlins have not retired any numbers, but Castillo should be the first. He’s No. 1 in games played, runs, hits and stolen bases in club history. Plus, he had that 35-game hitting streak.

2: Hanley Ramírez (Marlins)

Honorable mention: Willis McGahee (Hurricanes football), Jon Beason (Hurricanes football), Keith Askins (Heat), Wayne Ellington (Heat), Tamara James (Hurricanes basketball), Burgess Owens (Hurricanes football), Brandon Fields (Dolphins).

Manny: So many good choices here, and we’re going with the guy who didn’t want to run out routine grounders or chase after booted balls?

Andre: What can I say about Hanley? He’s No. 2 all-time in WAR among Marlins and No. 2 in hits and runs. In 2009, he was a batting champ and finished second in MVP voting and was the Rookie of the Year in 2006. The only other I can see here is McGahee.

Manny: No doubt McGahee had the greatest individual rushing season in Canes history with 1,753 yards and 28 touchdowns in 2002. But the only reason I’m not pushing harder for him is that he basically did all his damage at Miami in one season. Tamara James gets bronze in my book.

3: Dwyane Wade (Heat)

Honorable mention: Steve Smith (Heat), Frank Gore (Hurricanes football), Randal Hill (Hurricanes football), George Best (Strikers), Paul Laus (Panthers), Keith Yandle (Panthers), Jim Morris (Hurricanes baseball).

Andre: This is a no-brainer, but shout out to Morris for winning two national titles at Miami. His nickname literally is “3.”

Manny: Hill is the most swaggerific No. 3 in Miami history.

4: Devin Hester (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Reggie Roby (Dolphins), Rony Seikaly (Heat), Caron Butler (Heat), Steve Walsh (Hurricanes football), Ray Hudson (Strikers), Jay Bouwmeester (Panthers), Mark Kotsay (Marlins), T.Y. Hilton (FIU football).

Andre: I can’t argue with the greatest kick returner of all-time. Some good names in there including my favorite punter all-time, Roby, who had the highest leg kick I’ve ever seen without his plant foot coming off the ground.

Manny: When you look up Seikaly now on Wikipedia it says Lebanese disc jockey, music producer and retired basketball player. He’s literally more famous for his spinning than his flopping. By the way, there is no NBA championship in 2006 without Butler. He’s why the Heat got Shaq. And is Hilton the greatest FIU football player ever?

5: Edgerrin James (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Melvin Bratton (Hurricanes football), Andre Johnson (Hurricanes football), Kevin Williams (Hurricanes football), Logan Morrison (Marlins), Derrick Jones Jr. (Heat), John Salmons (Hurricanes basketball), Doug Shields (Hurricanes baseball), Aaron Ekblad (Panthers).

Manny: I can’t believe we missed Edge’s Stripper Bowl party last month.

Andre: Wait … WHAT? (Facepalm). I knew we missed something important during Super Bowl week.

Manny: I feel like in a few years when we do Numbers List 2.0, Johnson is going to be up there with James because he, too, will be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. P.S.: Eight Hurricanes in the Pro Football Hall of Fame; nine Dolphins in the Hall.

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade during the 2014 Eastern Conference Finals. (Nathaniel S. Butler / NBAE via Getty Images)

6: LeBron James (Heat)

Honorable mention: Santana Moss (Hurricanes football), Dan Uggla (Marlins), Eddie Jones (Heat), Antrel Rolle (Hurricanes football).

Andre: LeBron is in a class by himself, but if we were picking second place here, it would be tough. Moss and Rolle were both All-Americans at UM and Pro Bowlers. Jones ranks top 10 in a lot of Heat all-time categories. Uggla was a Rule 5 pick and ended up hitting 154 home runs in five years with the Marlins.

Manny: I can’t wait for the day Pat Riley welcomes LeBron back for his jersey retirement.

7: Goran Dragic (Heat)

Honorable mention: Fuad Reveiz (Dolphins), Chad Henne (Dolphins), Craig Erickson (Hurricanes football), Pudge Rodríguez (Marlins), José Reyes (Marlins), Jonathan Cyprien (FIU football), Shawn Marion (Heat), Lamar Odom (Heat), Ruth Riley (Sol).

Manny: You have a lot of Miami sports-related T-shirts. Remember the Fuad Squad? The pride of Miami Sunset High made a 60-yard field goal as a sophomore in 1978. Love Fuad. But Goran is my favorite No. 7. He picked up my daughter and posed for a photo with her at Heat family day. That’s an All-Star in my book.

Andre: Yeah, Pudge had probably the best one-season stint in Marlins history, leading them to the ’03 World Series title. But Dragic has become a household name in this town over the past six seasons.

8: Duke Johnson (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Antoine Walker (Heat), Ryan Braun (Hurricanes baseball), Chris Coghlan (Marlins), Andre Dawson (Marlins), Don Mattingly (Marlins manager).

Andre: Some great baseball history (mostly Marlins) with this number, but Coghlan couldn’t follow up his Rookie of the Year campaign. Dawson and Mattingly are legends and Braun became an All-Star. But their greatest success happened elsewhere. Johnson is one of the all-time greats to come from Miami-Dade County and became a standout at UM. I remember covering him when he was still just Randy Johnson, racking up 200-300 yards per game as a junior at Norland High and, of course, his 5 TDs in that memorable 2011 state championship win.

Manny: This truly is a list of elite eights. Of all my experiences with these guys, nothing was more unique than sitting down with Dawson for two hours to talk about prostate cancer and his battle back from it. My Dad had prostate cancer. When I told him that, his eyes lit up. It became personal. It’s an important issue and it was awesome to see one of the greatest athletes from South Florida dedicate so much time to helping others with it.

Andre: My dad is also a prostate cancer survivor. And as a fellow Andre, I love The Hawk.

9: Juan Pierre (Marlins)

Honorable mention: Dee Gordon (Marlins), Dan Majerle (Heat), Luol Deng (Heat), Jay Fiedler (Dolphins), Brian Blades (Hurricanes football), Stephen Weiss (Panthers), Gerald Willis (Hurricanes football).

Andre: Another deep group here and a battle between probably the two best Marlins leadoff hitters ever. Gordon was an All-Star and had one phenomenal season in 2015, winning the batting and stolen bases title while leading the league in hits and winning a Gold Glove — something no one had done in the National League since Jackie Robinson. But Gordon hasn’t been the same since he served an 80-game suspension for PEDs in 2016.

Pierre meant more to the franchise overall. What he and Luis Castillo did at the top of the order drove that 2003 championship lineup. Pierre retired as a Marlin and has come back every season to help out with the current teams, recently being hired as a minor-league instructor.

Manny: Weiss (654 games) played more hockey for the Panthers than anybody else. Thunder Dan spent five fun seasons with the Heat, but it’s amazing how much the expanded use of the 3-point shot in today’s game has all but erased him and other great outside shooters from the record books. How sad are the Dolphins? Fiedler is still the last Miami quarterback to win a playoff game.

10: Tim Hardaway (Heat)

Honorable mention: George Mira Sr. (Hurricanes football), Pavel Bure (Panthers), Gary Sheffield (Marlins), Chad Pennington (Dolphins), Teófilo Cubillas (Strikers), Pete Stoyanovich (Dolphins), Olindo Mare (Dolphins), Don Strock (Dolphins), Lenny Harris (Marlins), Octavia Blue (Hurricanes women’s basketball), Carlos Valderrama (Fusion), Alex Pineda Chacón (Fusion), David Booth (Panthers).

Manny: This might be the second-best jersey number in Miami sports history. Can’t go wrong with Timmy as the No. 1 pick, but the Russian Rocket and Sheff are no slouches. Sheffield spent more years with the Marlins (six) than any other team and he’s a nine-time All-Star, a batting champion and World Series champion with 509 career homers. How is he not the Marlins’ first real Hall of Famer?

Andre: Sheffield admitted to using PEDs for a short time while training with Barry Bonds, that’s why. It’s a shame because he’d be the closest thing to a true Marlins Hall of Famer. BTW, I love the Dolphins’ tradition of great kickers and OK quarterbacks with this number. Strock, who coached the Miami Hooters and FIU, has the second-most games played by a quarterback in Dolphins history behind Dan Marino. Valderrama = Most Famous Fusion.

Manny: We’re putting Valderrama on this list because of his hair. He scored three goals in 24 career appearances with the Fusion.

11: Pat Burrell (Hurricanes baseball) and Ken Dorsey (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Jim “Crash” Jensen (Dolphins), DeVante Parker (Dolphins), Alex Gonzalez (Marlins), Sherman Douglas (Heat), Rafer Alston (Heat), Chris “Birdman” Andersen (Heat), Dion Waiters (Heat), J.T. Realmuto (Marlins), Jonathan Huberdeau (Panthers), Bill Lindsay (Panthers), Jim Leyland (Marlins manager).

Manny: The No. 11 comes in three colors: orange, green and white. Pat “The Bat” became the first freshman in NCAA history to lead the nation in hitting with a .484 average, became the only Hurricane to win the Golden Spikes Award in 1998 and was the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB draft. That’s an epic trifecta. Dorsey, meanwhile, went 38-2 as a starter, still owns Miami’s passing touchdowns record (86) and is still one bad Terry Porter pass-interference penalty away from being the only QB in Canes history to win two national championships.

Andre: (Bleeping) Terry Porter.

12: Bob Griese (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Jim Kelly (Hurricanes football), Olli Jokinen (Panthers), Bimbo Coles (Heat), Bruce Bowen (Heat), Cody Ross (Marlins), Mike Fiore (Hurricanes baseball).

Andre: The only Dolphin to ever wear No. 12, a Hall of Famer, and the franchise’s first star quarterback, Griese ranks second only to Marino in career passing yards, completions, attempts and touchdowns. This is a loaded number though with Kelly, another Hall of Famer who began UM’s ascension to becoming a national champ, and Jokinen, the Panthers’ all-time goals leader.

Manny: Says here Bimbo Coles got his nickname from his cousin because he really enjoyed the country song by Faron Young. He’s eighth all time in games played for Miami, fifth in assists and ninth in steals.

Dolphins Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino. (Rhona Wise / AFP via Getty Images)

13: Dan Marino (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Jake Scott (Dolphins), Gino Torretta (Hurricanes football), Bam Adebayo (Heat), Marcell Ozuna (Marlins), Mike Miller (Heat), Cesar Carrillo (Hurricanes baseball), Alex Cora (Hurricanes baseball), Raja Bell (FIU basketball).

Manny: Fake spike. Your turn.

Andre: The ’84 season.

Manny: Laces out.

Andre: Isotoner gloves. Take care of the hands that take care of you.

Manny: Monday night. Bears. 1985.

Andre: 5 TD passes against New England in ’94 opener coming off the Achilles injury.

Manny: Thirty-three fourth-quarter comebacks.

Andre: 4,967 of 8,358 passes for 61,361 yards and 420 TDs.

14: Vinny Testaverde (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Jarvis Landry (Dolphins), Anthony Mason (Heat), Tyler Herro (Heat), Martín Prado (Marlins), Stu Barnes (Panthers), Ray Whitney (Panthers).

Andre: Can we forget about the ‘85 Sugar Bowl and ‘86 Fiesta Bowl? Because outside of that, Vinny was pretty, pretty good.

Manny: He was Heisman good versus everyone but Tennessee and Penn State. We can forget about it. Jimmy Johnson can’t.

15: Jack McKeon (Marlins manager)

Honorable mention: Mario Chalmers (Heat), Earl Morrall (Dolphins), Gerd Müller (Strikers), Brad Kaaya (Hurricanes football), Greg Rousseau (Hurricanes football), Michael Badgley (Hurricanes football), Cliff Floyd (Marlins), Brian Anderson (Marlins).

Manny: We went with the cigar-smoking octogenarian manager because he took over for Jeff Torberg when the team was 16-22 in 2003 and won the World Series. But personally, I would have preferred to go with Rio.

Andre: Mario Chalmers? Chalmers’ teammates used to yell at him when he messed up. I get Jack, and even then, there’s no Perfect Season without Earl Morrall. Morrall has a street named after him. It’s a small road by the Dolphins training facility in Davie … but still. There’s no “Mario Chalmers Avenue” anywhere in Miami.

Manny: He’s 11th all-time in Win Shares in Heat history between Grant Long and P.J. Brown. When was the last time you saw a Jack McKeon or Earl Morrall jersey?

Andre: About as often as I see Mario Chalmers jerseys. The End. Next.

Late Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez. (Steve Mitchell / USA Today)

16: José Fernández (Marlins)

Honorable mention: Edgar Renteria (Marlins), David Woodley (Dolphins), James Johnson (Heat), Aleksander Barkov (Panthers), Nathan Horton (Panthers), Paul Lo Duca (Marlins).

Andre: Fernández is loved by many and hated by others due to the circumstances surrounding his death on Sept. 25, 2016. But there’s no doubt, his absence altered the course of the Marlins and had ripple effects that are still being felt around baseball. We’ll never know how good he could have become, but over that four-year career, man, he was great: 38-17, 2.58 ERA (29-2, 1.49 ERA at home).

Manny: I was at Citi Field in New York to watch José in his first All-Star appearance as a rookie in 2013. He struck out Dustin Pedroia, Chris Davis and got Miguel Cabrera to pop out in the sixth inning, joining Bob Feller and Doc Gooden as the only pitchers in history to record two strikeouts in an All-Star Game before their 21st birthday. He was going to be one of the best we ever saw.

17: Ryan Tannehill (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Rodney McGruder (Heat), DJ Williams (Hurricanes football), Stephen Morris (Hurricanes football), Diego Serna (Fusion).

Andre: I’m glad he’s getting paid and found a system that’s perfectly suited for him in Tennessee. Tannehill had to continually adjust to new offenses and new coordinators during his time in Miami and went 42-46 as a starter. But he’s the closest thing to a consistent starter the Dolphins have had since Marino. He left Miami with the team’s third-most passing yards and touchdown passes.

Manny: Serna led the Fusion in goals and points his first three seasons with the club. He’s the best soccer player in Miami’s brief MLS history.

18: Moises Alou (Marlins)

Honorable mention: Rishard Matthews (Dolphins), Kevin Millar (Marlins), Nick Rimando (Fusion).

Andre: Even though he ruined Steve Bartman’s life, Alou is clearly the best player down here to wear this number. He hit 23 home runs and finished with 115 RBIs as an All-Star on the 1997 World Series-title team.

Manny: Dear Pat Riley, next time you draft in the lottery, make sure the guy wears 18. Sincerely, a sportswriter looking for a better 18. FYI, nobody for the Heat has ever worn 18.

19: Jeff Conine and Mike Lowell (Marlins)

Honorable mention: Ted Ginn Jr. (Dolphins), Brandon Marshall (Dolphins), Aubrey Huff (Hurricanes baseball), Miguel Rojas (Marlins), Yonder Alonso (Hurricanes baseball), Radek Dvorak (Panthers), Brandon Meriweather (Hurricanes football)

Manny: Hard to keep Mr. Marlin from winning outright since he was the All-Star Game MVP in 1995 and a two-time World Series champ with the Fish. Lowell ranks fourth all-time in hits (965) and home runs (153) for the Marlins. Lowell also played a role in that awesome hidden-ball trick against the Diamondbacks in 2005.

Andre: Ted Ginn Jr. was a Miami Dolphin. Oh well. Alonso became an All-Star after his stellar career with the Canes, and Huff became a two-time World Series champion. Dvorak scored 113 goals in nine seasons with the Panthers.

20: Ed Reed and Bernie Kosar (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Reshad Jones (Dolphins), Larry Seiple (Dolphins), Gary Payton (Heat), Justise Winslow (Heat), Jon Sundvold (Heat), Brian Skrudland (Panthers), Henry Gutierrez (Fusion).

Manny: Two of the all-time greats in Coral Gables, and you can’t really break the tie between these two. Unless Reed somehow helps Miami win another national title as Manny Diaz’s chief of staff.

Andre: But until then, agreed. Plus, Kosar went on to have a strong NFL career and even played with the Dolphins for a little bit.

21: Josh Beckett (Marlins)

Honorable mention: Christian Yelich (Marlins), Jim Kiick (Dolphins), Kevin Edwards (Heat), Voshon Leonard (Heat), Hassan Whiteside (Heat), Chuck Carr (Marlins), Brent Grimes (Dolphins), Vincent Trocheck (Panthers).

Andre: When I think of Beckett, I think of how clutch he was that Sunday afternoon shutting out the Cubs in the 2003 NLCS. There’s no Bartman or anything else if he doesn’t go out there and stop the bleeding. And then to shut the Yankees out in the Bronx knowing that there was no coming back to Miami and they couldn’t chance a Game 7 up there. Good group here, but advantage Beckett.

Manny: Whiteside remains one of my all-time favorite quotes. Seeing him get stopped by the Heat’s PR department before he could comment on Purple Shirt Guy after Game 6 in Charlotte remains one of my favorite all-time memories as a Heat beat writer.

22: Mercury Morris (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Jimmy Butler (Heat), Tony Nathan (Dolphins), Reggie Bush (Dolphins), John Salley (Heat), James Jones (Heat), Sandy Alcántara (Marlins), Randy Shannon (Hurricanes football), Kelly Jennings (Hurricanes football).

Andre: Butler could challenge for this number in the next few years if all goes well for the Heat. Alcántara is an All-Star, and Bush was pretty good as a Dolphin, but Morris was the missing piece the Dolphins picked up to form their three-headed monster backfield with Larry Csonka and Kiick. He was a key to the Perfect Season and back-to-back Super Bowl titles.

Manny: I’ll never forget the time Randy Shannon mother-bleeped me in the hallway of the Hecht athletic building because he mistakenly thought I had written a negative story about Miami’s recruiting efforts. The next day: Want to go to lunch?

23: Patrick Surtain (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Ronnie Brown (Dolphins), Troy Stradford (Dolphins), Troy Vincent (Dolphins), Charles Johnson (Marlins, UM), Jay Ajayi (Dolphins), Duane Starks (Hurricanes football).

Manny: The Heat decided to retire No. 23 in honor of Michael Jordan, and nobody has worn the number since Cedric Ceballos did in 2001.

Andre: Surtain ranks fourth all time in Dolphins history with 29 interceptions and is a three-time Pro Bowl selection. Only other I’d argue has a strong case here is Johnson, who played seven seasons over two stints with the Marlins and was a four-time Gold Glove catcher, a two-time All-Star and a member of the 1997 championship team.

24: Rick Barry (Hurricanes basketball) and Miguel Cabrera (Marlins)

Honorable mention: Jason Kapono (Heat), Delvin Williams (Dolphins), Jamal Mashburn (Heat), Robert Svehla (Panthers), Yasmani Grandal (Hurricanes baseball), Frances Savage (Hurricanes basketball).

Andre: I know he didn’t spend the bulk of his career in Miami, but Miguel Cabrera is a first-ballot Hall of Famer and is the only Triple Crown winner in baseball in the past 53 years.

Manny: Barry was the only Hurricane to make our national college basketball jersey list and rightfully so. He won the NCAA scoring title his senior season with an average of 37.4 points per game and had a tremendous pro career with five pro teams, including the 1975 world-champion Golden State Warriors.

25: Derrek Lee (Marlins)

Honorable mention: Viktor Kozlov (Panthers), Louis Oliver (Dolphins), Xavien Howard (Dolphins), Tim Foley (Dolphins), Pablo Mastroeni (Fusion), Bobby Bonilla (Marlins), Al Leiter (Marlins), Anthony Carter (Heat), Kendrick Nunn (Heat).

Andre: Bonilla was on the 1997 team and Leiter threw a no-hitter, but Lee is arguably the best defensive first baseman in Marlins history. He spent six seasons in Miami and won a Gold Glove during the 2003 World Series season. Lee would win two more Gold Gloves and become a two-time All-Star with the Cubs — and won a batting title in 2005.

Manny: Oliver’s 24 INTs rank sixth all time in Dolphins history. Among them: the 103-yard INT return for a touchdown against Jim Kelly and the Bills in 1992.

26: Sean Taylor (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Jarvis Williams (Dolphins), Lloyd Mumphord (Dolphins), Lamar Miller (Dolphins), Lamar Smith (Dolphins), Alex Arias (Marlins), Neal Heaton (Hurricanes baseball).

Manny: Taylor was one of three Hurricanes to make our college football all-time jersey team. I covered him when he was a star at Miami Gulliver Prep, was later at his NFL Draft party and sadly inside the hospital chasing the story the day he was shot and killed in his home at age 24.

Andre: Props to Manny for listing Mumphord. Props to Smith for the 200-yard game in the Dolphins’ last playoff win. Props to Arias for his Treasure Troll collection. But the clear choice is the late, great Taylor.

27: Giancarlo Stanton (Marlins)

Honorable mention: Carlos Huerta (Hurricanes football), Terrell Buckley (Dolphins), Lorenzo Hampton (Dolphins), Scott Mellanby (Panthers), Kevin Brown (Marlins), Nick Bjustad (Panthers).

Andre: Mellanby was my favorite Panther growing up and one of their all-time best scorers. Huerta rarely missed a kick. And Brown was an absolute ace. But few have ever had the raw home run power of Stanton, who thrilled this town during his memorable 2017 MVP season that came right after his legendary Home Run Derby win the summer before.

Manny: He made $26 million in 2020. $29 million twice. $32 million three times. $29 million in 2026, $25 million in 2027 and $25 million in 2028. Enjoy the bill, Yankees fans. Sincerely, Jeffrey Loria.

28: Clinton Portis (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Don McNeal (Dolphins), Andre Iguodala (Heat).

Manny: Once the NFL’s highest-paid running back, life after football has not gone smoothly for Portis. First, he racked up $5 million in debt. Then, he was among a group of players reportedly facing fraud charges for trying to squeeze money out of the NFL players’ health reimbursement account.

Andre: Iguodala is great, but he has only been here five minutes. My lasting memory of McNeal is him getting run over by John Riggins. Advantage Portis, who ran for 2,523 yards and 20 touchdowns in three seasons and is a Canes Hall of Famer.

29: Sam Madison (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Tomas Vokoun (Panthers), Corn Elder (Hurricanes football).

Andre: Considered the best Dolphins cornerback ever, Madison intercepted 31 passes for the franchise (38 over his career) and was a four-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro selection.

Manny: Elder scored the game-winning touchdown on the eight-lateral kickoff return to beat Duke in 2015. He was also a pretty good cornerback, including an All-ACC First Team pick by the coaches.

30: Alonzo Highsmith (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Bernie Parmalee (Dolphins), Ron Davenport (Dolphins), Craig Counsell (Marlins), Jon Jay (Hurricanes baseball), Michael Beasley (Heat), Norris Cole (Heat), Stephen McGuire (Hurricanes football), Carlos Arroyo (FIU basketball).

Manny: Lots of quality selections, but few men personify the 305 quite like Highsmith. He was a defensive star at Columbus High, a fullback on Howard Schnellenberger’s 1983 title team and was drafted third overall by the Houston Oilers in 1987.

Andre: No doubt on Highsmith. But I have to mention Counsell, arms up in the air, leaping into the arms of his teammates after stepping on home plate. An unforgettable moment in South Florida sports history.

31: Robb Nen (Marlins)

Honorable mention: Shane Battier (Heat), Brock Marion (Dolphins), Brad Penny (Marlins), Mike Piazza (Marlins), Darryl Williams (Hurricanes football), Fred Marion (Hurricanes football), Phillip Buchanon (Hurricanes football), Rick Raether (Hurricanes baseball), Debbie Black (Sol).

Andre: Nen, the closer on the ‘97 World Series team, was menacing with that high-90s fastball and picked up 108 saves in five seasons with the Marlins. That’s still a team record.

Manny: But was he better than Raether? He was an All-American closer on Miami’s 1985 national-title team and set an NCAA Division-I record for career saves with 37. Remember that sidearm release?

Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade. (Jesse D. Garrabrant / NBAE via Getty Images)

32: Shaquille O’Neal (Heat)

Honorable mention: Chuck Foreman (Hurricanes football), Benny Malone (Dolphins), Joe Auer (Dolphins), Alex Fernandez (Marlins), Harold Miner (Heat).

Andre: Gotta go with the legend whose arrival elevated the Heat to their first championship. But this was another deep number beyond Shaq. Fernandez won 17 games on the 1997 World Series Marlins team, and he is a Miami native and starred at Monsignor Pace, Miami-Dade and UM. Auer ran back the opening kickoff of the Dolphins’ first-ever game. Harold “Baby Jordan” Miner was a two-time NBA Slam Dunk champion.

Manny: Foreman remains so underrated. He was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1973, a five-time Pro Bowler and played in three Super Bowls with the Minnesota Vikings. He was an All-American at a time the Hurricanes had three losing seasons from 1970-72.

33: Alonzo Mourning (Heat)

Honorable mention: Jack McClinton (Hurricanes basketball), Sammie Smith (Dolphins), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Dolphins), Mike Pagliarulo (Hurricanes baseball).

Andre: No doubt on Zo. In addition to a Hall of Fame career, he was part of the Heat’s first great team in the late 90s that missed out on a championship in 1997 because of Michael Jordan’s Bulls. He has been a positive influence in the community for years and has a high school in North Miami Beach named after him and his wife.

Manny: Five jerseys are retired in Miami men’s basketball history. McClinton owns one of them. Twice he was named All-ACC First Team.

34: Ricky Williams (Dolphins) and John Vanbiesbrouck (Panthers).

Honorable mention: A.J. Burnett (Marlins), Willie Burton (Heat), Ray Allen (Heat), Bryan Harvey (Marlins).

Andre: Run, Ricky, run. And the Beezer! Williams is second in Dolphins history in rushing yards (6,436) and touchdowns (48) behind Csonka. Vanbiesbrouck had 13 shutouts and was the backbone of the Panthers’ run to the 1996 Stanley Cup final.

Manny: The only reason Allen isn’t up there is because he was only with the Heat for two seasons. But his shot in Game 6 versus the Spurs to stave off elimination lives forever.

35: Dontrelle Willis (Marlins)

Honorable mention: Walt Aikens (Dolphins), Kevin Gamble (Heat), Clarence Weatherspoon (Heat).

Andre: Willis towers over the rest on this list about as high as his famous left leg kick on the mound. A two-time All-Star and a Cy Young runner-up in 2005 when he won 22 games, Willis’ breakthrough story made him one of the most beloved Marlins of all-time.

Manny: He’s second all time in wins with the franchise (68) and people forget what a good hitter Dontrelle was, too. He was a career .244 hitter with nine homers, including two homers in one game against the Mets in 2006. That season he also hit a grand slam against New York. He was even legging out triples in the 2003 NL Division Series against the Giants.

36: Bennie Blades (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Lamar Thomas (Hurricanes football), Aníbal Sánchez (Marlins), Don Nottingham (Dolphins), Danny Graves (Hurricanes baseball).

Manny: Everybody talks about Ed Reed and Sean Taylor, but Blades was the OG. He’s still the only Jim Thorpe Award winner in UM history. An All-American in 1986 and 1987, he left UM as the career leader in interceptions with 19 and is in the College Football Hall of Fame. Thomas was a record-setting receiver at Miami and a two-time national champion.

Andre: Sánchez would be another solid choice here, having thrown one of the Marlins’ six no-hitters as a rookie in 2006. He also won an ERA title with the Tigers and last year a World Series with the Nationals. Graves was a two-time All-Star closer for the Reds (2000, ’04) and recorded 21 saves for the Hurricanes in 1994.

37: Henderson Álvarez (Marlins)

Honorable mention: J.B. Brown (Dolphins), Yeremiah Bell (Dolphins), Andra Franklin (Dolphins).

Andre: It’s a shame Álvarez suffered elbow and shoulder injuries that derailed his career after such a great start. Álvarez threw one of the most unique no-hitters in baseball history on the final day of the 2013 season when the Marlins walked off in the ninth on a wild pitch after he kept the Tigers hitless for nine frames. Álvarez was an All-Star the following year and the Marlins’ Opening Day starter in 2015 before getting hurt. He has pitched 14 innings in the majors since.

Manny: Nobody has worn No. 36, 37, 38 or 39 in Heat history. That’s why there’s not a lot to select from in this range.

38: Jeff Feagles (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Calvin Jackson (Dolphins).

Andre: Never thought I’d say, “Thank goodness we have a punter,” but Feagles saves this number. A UM Hall of Famer and punter on their 1987 national championship squad, Feagles went on to set multiple NFL punting records, including most punts (1,713), most punts inside the 20 (497) and most career punting yards (71,211). He’s also the NFL record holder for most consecutive games played (352) and the last active player to appear in “Tecmo Super Bowl,” according to Wikipedia.

Manny: This is all I’ve got for you.

39: Larry Csonka (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Orestes Destrade (Marlins), Jarrod Saltalamacchia (Marlins).

Andre: Another no-doubter. Csonka was the heart and soul of that Dolphins ground game in the early 1970s and remains so in retirement, proudly representing the NFL’s only undefeated team. Csonka also remains the Dolphins’ all-time leading rusher with 6,737 yards and 53 touchdowns.

Manny: South Florida’s very own Destrade, a Cuban exile, starting at first base for the inaugural Marlins. He was an MVP in Japan in 1990. A good pro career, but just wasn’t great with the Marlins.

40: Dick Anderson (Dolphins) and Udonis Haslem (Heat)

Honorable mention: Don Bosseler (Hurricanes football), Eddie Brown (Hurricanes football), Tim James (Hurricanes basketball).

Manny: I didn’t realize how underrated this jersey number is in Miami sports history. Haslem, whom you just wrote about, Andre, will have his jersey retired by the Heat not long after he retires. The franchise leader in rebounds, toughness and blood left on the court deserves a spot on our list.

Andre: Anderson’s 34 interceptions rank second in franchise history behind only Super Bowl VII MVP Jake Scott. Anderson once picked off four passes in a game in 1973 and is best remembered for his 62-yard interception return for a TD against the Colts in the 1971 AFC Championship Game.

41: Glen Rice (Heat)

Honorable mention: Keith Byars (Dolphins), Justin Bour (Marlins).

Andre: G-Money! Now a Heat team ambassador, Rice went from stardom at Michigan to become one of the first standout players in Heat history. Rice, who won the 3-point shootout at All-Star weekend in 1995, played his first six seasons in Miami and ranks third in 3s in franchise history and second in field goals made behind only Wade.

Manny: His 56 points versus the Magic on 20-of-27 shooting in 1995 was one of the best games I’ve ever seen. Ranks No. 2 in Heat history behind only LeBron’s 61 versus Charlotte in 2014. Nobody has worn 41 for the Heat since he retired.

42: Paul Warfield (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Lyle Blackwood (Dolphins), P.J. Brown (Heat), James Posey (Heat), Kevin Willis (Heat), Jim Dooley (Hurricanes football), Shenise Johnson (Hurricanes basketball).

Andre: You could make the argument that Warfield, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1983, is still the best big-play receiver the Dolphins have ever had. Warfield’s 21.5 yards per catch average is still the highest among Miami receivers who made five or more catches in their careers. And despite playing only 60 games for the Dolphins, Warfield caught 33 touchdown passes, which ranks fifth in team history.

Manny: Brown only spent four years with the Heat, but he still made the best-ever tackle of Charlie Ward. Not bad for the NBA’s 1997 Citizenship Award winner.

43: Grant Long (Heat)

Honorable mention: Juan Encarnación (Marlins), Bud Brown (Dolphins), Terry Kirby (Dolphins), Cleveland Gary (Hurricanes football), Larry Brodsky (Hurricanes football).

Andre: While Rice, Seikaly and Steve Smith got plenty of accolades, Long was the grinder on those early Heat teams and a glue guy who made it all work on those first playoff squads under then-coach Kevin Loughery. Poor Gary. Linked to that other painful moment in Canes history at Notre Dame in ‘88. Right up there with the ‘02 Fiesta Bowl interference call.

Manny: Encarnación ranked second on the Marlins 2003 World Series team in RBIs (94) and third in homers (19) and hit .270. He was an important player on that team before Cabrera came in and took his spot in right field.

44: Dan Morgan (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Paul Lankford (Dolphins), Rob Konrad (Dolphins), Preston Wilson (Marlins), Brian Grant (Heat), Christian Laettner (Heat), Rob Niedermayer (Panthers).

Manny: It’s a crying shame Morgan, the Canes’ all-time leading tackler, didn’t even get a chance to play for the title in 2000 (FSU and Oklahoma played). He’s still the only Hurricane to win the Butkus and Bednarik awards. An All-Pro with the Carolina Panthers in 2004, Morgan, a Coral Springs Taravella grad, is the director of player personnel with the Buffalo Bills.

Andre: I remember how critical Morgan was to UM’s turnaround under Butch Davis in the late 1990s. Some good ones here include Wilson, who finished second in Rookie of the Year voting in 1999. Neidermayer still ranks in the top 10 in several scoring categories for the Panthers and finished with 266 points over his eight seasons. Grant averaged 11 points and 8.5 rebounds over five seasons with the Heat during their transition from the Zo/Hardaway era to the Wade era.

45: Curtis Johnson (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Darrin Smith (Hurricanes football), George Mira Jr. (Hurricanes football), Carl Pavano (Marlins), Rasual Butler (Heat).

Andre: Known for his puffy afro, Johnson recorded 22 interceptions over nine years as a starter for the Dolphins in the 1970s and was an integral part of Miami’s secondary during their run to three consecutive Super Bowls.

Manny: Smith, a member of Miami’s vaunted Bermuda Triangle at linebacker, was a two-time second-team All-American and three-year starter from 1989-91. He ranks fourth all-time in tackles at Miami (401) and has two national title rings. He played in the NFL for 12 seasons and won two Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys.

46: Clive Walford (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Ryan Dempster (Marlins), Kyle Barraclough (Marlins), Don Bessillieu (Dolphins).

Manny: Slim pickings here, but I’m going with the guy who has more catches (121), receiving yards (1,753) and touchdown grabs (14) than any other tight end in UM history. No, he didn’t win the Mackey Award like Kellen Winslow II or get drafted in the first round, but he started 35 games and has been a solid pro, too.

Andre: Over Dempster? An All-Star in 2000 who still ranks among the top 10 in Marlins history in wins, strikeouts and complete games?

Manny: You forgot walks. Dempster is also the Marlins’ all-time leader in walks.

Michael Irvin celebrates against Notre Dame at the Orange Bowl on Nov. 28, 1987. The Canes defeated the Irish 24-0. (Focus on Sport via Getty Images)

47: Michael Irvin (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Ottis Anderson (Hurricanes football), Glenn Blackwood (Dolphins), Ryan McNeil (Hurricanes football), Ricky Nolasco (Marlins).

Manny: Nolasco is the Marlins’ all-time wins leader (81), but our college football crew already snubbed Irvin as No. 47 for all of college football. Freshman All-American, second-team All-American in 1987, and he’s top four in receptions, yards and No. 1 in touchdown catches (26) in Miami history. That’s not including all of his pro accolades as a Hall of Famer and two-time Super Bowl champ with Dallas.

Andre: Solid group especially when you factor in a great back like Anderson, but you can’t argue with The Playmaker. Irvin came up with and exemplifies, “It’s all about The U.”

48: Bubba McDowell (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Gerald Small (Dolphins), Pat Rapp (Marlins).

Manny: No All-Stars, Pro Bowlers or All-Americans to choose from for this jersey number (nobody from the Heat wore No. 48 either), but McDowell is a solid selection. He blocked nine kicks during his career with the Hurricanes and had the pass breakup in Miami’s memorable win over Florida State when the Seminoles went for two in 1987. McDowell went on to have a solid pro career with the Houston Oilers and Carolina Panthers.

Andre: No issue with McDowell, a key cog in those Canes secondaries of the late ‘80s.

49: Charlie Hough (Marlins)

Honorable mention: Maurice Crum (Hurricanes football), William Hudson (Dolphins), Charlie Babb (Dolphins), Shandon Anderson (Heat), Armando Benítez (Marlins).

Andre: He threw the first pitch in Marlins history at age 45. And in those first two seasons, Hough pitched his way into South Florida sports lore more than a quarter of a century after he pitched at Hialeah High. Who could forget the good ‘ole knuckleballer from Honolulu?

Manny: Hough deserves it because he pitched in the majors for 25 years, was an All-Star in 1986 and won 216 games (though he also lost 216 games). But Crum was very good in college. He led Miami in tackles for three years and was an All-American in 1990 and a finalist for the Butkus Award. He also played some college baseball. His pro career just didn’t last very long.

50: Jim Otto (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Olivier Vernon (Dolphins), Larry Gordon (Dolphins), Dwight Hollier (Dolphins), Jackie Shipp (Dolphins), Joel Anthony (Heat), Darryl Sharpton (Hurricanes football), Rocky McIntosh (Hurricanes football).

Andre: A Hall of Famer and member of the NFL’s Top 100 All-Time team, Otto played center and linebacker at Miami. He went on to become a 10-time first-team All-AFL selection as well as a three-time Pro Bowler as a center wearing double-zero. But at Miami, he wore 50.

Manny: Gordon died at 28 from a rare heart condition but started 98 games over his seven-year career with the Dolphins. Miami’s first-round pick (17th overall) in the 1976 draft was really starting to turn a corner and played a role in helping the Dolphins reach the Super Bowl in the strike-shortened 1982 season.

51: Jonathan Vilma (Hurricanes football) and Bryan Cox (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Ichiro Suzuki (Marlins), Mike Pouncey (Dolphins), Trevor Hoffman (Marlins), Michael Doleac (Heat), Brian Campbell (Panthers).

Manny: Had to go with two of the best linebackers this city has ever had. Vilma, a standout out of Coral Gables High, was the NFL’s 2004 Rookie of the Year with the New York Jets, a three-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion with the New Orleans Saints. He was a three-year starter at middle linebacker for the Hurricanes and a member of the 2001 national championship team. He earned All-American honors at Miami in 2003 and ranks seventh all time for the Hurricanes in tackles (377).

Andre: Cox’s memorable career with the Dolphins included three Pro Bowl selections, 31.5 sacks and unforgettable moments like his double middle-finger salute in Buffalo and when he wanted to take on the entire Bengals sideline as a rookie during a “Monday Night Football” matchup. An absolutely loaded number. The tiebreaker here is that several stars like Ichiro and Hoffman became legends elsewhere.

52: Ray Lewis (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Brad Hand (Marlins), Mike Redmond (Marlins), Channing Crowder (Dolphins), Matt Geiger (Heat), Nate Webster (Hurricanes football).

Manny: The run of great linebackers continues. He earned the No. 52 from both our all-time college and NFL jersey selection panels. Lewis had the top two seasons ever in terms of tackles at Miami with 152 in 1994 and 160 in 1995.

Andre: A no-brainer. You’re talking about one of the greatest linebackers of all time.

53: Bob Matheson (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Hal Sears (Hurricanes football).

Andre: One of the unsung heroes of the Dolphins’ No-Name Defense of the early 70s. The Dolphins’ 53 defense in those days was named after Matheson, who was mostly used as a fourth linebacker on passing downs. Sadly, he died at age 49 in 1994 from Hodgkin’s disease.

Manny: We’ve had 19 Dolphins, 11 Marlins and only one player for the Heat (Alan Ogg) wear No. 53. But Sears, a 5-10, 200-pound junior college transfer, at least has a cool story. He served in Vietnam as a Navy radio man before coming to Miami. He had 26 tackles against Notre Dame in 1971 and was an All-American linebacker in 1972.

54: Zach Thomas (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Bill Hawkins (Hurricanes football), Jay Brophy (Hurricanes football), Sergio Romo (Marlins).

Andre: Thomas, a seven-time Pro Bowl selection, isn’t a lock to make it to Canton, but over 13 years he became one of the Dolphins’ all-time greats with a franchise-leading 1,720 tackles as well as 20.5 sacks and 17 interceptions. Easy choice here.

Manny: Among Dolphins, only Larry Little made as many All-Pro teams (five) as Zach. It’s disappointing he’s not already in the Hall of Fame.

55: Josh Johnson (Marlins)

Honorable mention: Earnest Rhone (Dolphins), Koa Misi (Dolphins), Hugh Green (Dolphins), Joey Porter (Dolphins), Junior Seau (Dolphins), Ed Jovanovski (Panthers), Billy Thompson (Heat), Jason Williams (Heat), Duncan Robinson (Heat), Shaq Quarterman (Hurricanes football).

Andre: I had to go with JJ. He’s still the Marlins’ all-time leader in ERA, WHIP, FIP, Adjusted Win Probability and WAR among pitchers and he was their opening day starter three years in a row from 2010-12. His career was derailed by a number of injuries, primarily multiple Tommy John surgeries.

Manny: The Panthers never got the best out of JovoCop, the No. 1 overall pick in 1994. In the end, he was a five-time All-Star with Vancouver and Phoenix. But I remember seeing a ton of those 55 jerseys being worn by Panthers fans, and he was the team captain during his second stint with the team from 2012-14. Look up all the fights Jovanovski has been in on YouTube.

56: John Offerdahl (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Michael Barrow (Hurricanes football), Steve Towle (Dolphins).

Andre: Tough choice here, but Offerdahl, a five-time Pro Bowler, could have garnered even more accolades had injuries not cut short his career after eight seasons.

Manny: Love Offerdahl, but I think we needed to split this one. Tamarick Vanover can speak for Barrow, who ranks fourth all time at Miami in tackles, won two national titles, was the Big East Defensive Player of the Year and a consensus All-American in 1992 when he finished seventh in the Heisman vote. Barrow started 153 games in the NFL for the Oilers, Panthers and Giants, and although he never made a Pro Bowl, he led the NFC in tackles in 2003 with New York.

57: Dwight Stephenson (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Bernard Clark (Hurricanes football), Antonio Alfonseca (Marlins), Mike Kolen (Dolphins).

Andre: Stephenson, a member of the NFL’s Top 100 All-Time Team, became one of the game’s great centers with quickness and agility rarely seen at the time at that position. Stephenson anchored a Dolphins offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks in the league six consecutive seasons from 1982-1987 until his career was shortened by injury.

Manny: Tiger Clark earned MVP honors in the 1988 Orange Bowl after he replaced Mira Jr., who was suspended for the game. He has spent the last 22 years coaching, and he has been the head coach at Robert Morris University since 2018. The Colonials went 7-5 last season.

58: Kim Bokamper (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Bruce Fleming (Hurricanes football), Michael Tejera (Marlins), Dan Straily (Marlins).

Andre: I did some National Signing Day segments with Bokamper at CBS-4 back in my high school football beat writer days at the Miami Herald. I always remember his days with the Killer B’s in the 1980s. His near-interception of Joe Theisman in Super Bowl XVII still makes me cringe and wonder what could have been.

Manny: He has made up for the dropped pick with some excellent chicken wings at his sports bars/restaurants.

59: Bob Brudzinski (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Doug Swift (Dolphins), Art Kehoe (Hurricanes football), Luis Cristobal (Hurricanes football).

Andre: Speaking of sports-bar chains, I love “Bru’s Room.” He was another of the centerpieces of the Dolphins’ Killer B’s defense. After playing in a Super Bowl with the Rams, Brudzinski joined Miami in 1981 and played in two more Super Bowls, recording 14.5 sacks during his tenure with the Dolphins.

Manny: Shout out to Kehoe, who was a lineman on the 1979 and 1980s teams and really made a name for himself as a longtime assistant with the Canes. He was a grad assistant on the 1983 national title team, an offensive line assistant in 1987, 1989 and 1991 and the offensive line coach in 2001. He produced seven first-team All-Americans as a coach at Miami.

60: Vernon Carey (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Bert Weidner (Dolphins), Jeff Toews (Dolphins), Carlos Martínez (Marlins), Rudy Barber (Hurricanes football).

Andre: Kind of a weak group with this number. Carey, who made 107 starts for the Dolphins over his eight-year NFL career, played in Miami his whole career after going from Miami Northwestern to UM to the Dolphins.

Manny: FYI, Big Vern wore No. 72 with the Dolphins. With the Canes, he started 26 games, including the 2001 regular-season finale at left tackle in place of an injured Bryant McKinnie. He started 12 games at right tackle in 2002 and 11 as a senior at left guard. Twice he was named to the All-Big East team.

61: Liván Hernández (Marlins)

Honorable mention: Tim Ruddy (Dolphins), Roy Foster (Dolphins), Adam Conley (Marlins), Don Bailey Jr. (Hurricanes football).

Andre: “I love you, Miami!” Hernández probably clinched this one back then with his triumphant shout while holding the Commissioner’s Trophy. Hernández was the NL Rookie of the Year runner-up that season, going 9-3 with a 3.18 ERA. The Cuban-born righty pitched four seasons for the Marlins and 17 overall in the major leagues.a

Manny: I don’t think the Braves ever forgave the late Eric Gregg for the sheer size of that strike zone in Game 5 of the 1997 NLCS. Liván, by the way, had a career 24-24 record with a 4.39 ERA with the Marlins. Ruddy started 140 games at center for the Dolphins, and Foster started 95 at left guard. They both made the Pro Bowl, too.

62: Jim Langer (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: José Ureña (Marlins), Harry Galbreath (Dolphins), Richard Mercier (Hurricanes football), Tony Fitzpatrick (Hurricanes football).

Andre: Easy pick here, too, with Langer being one of four Dolphins who were first-ballot Hall of Famers. Langer anchored Miami’s offensive line throughout the 1970s, playing in 128 consecutive games. He passed away last August.

Manny: The Candian-born Mercier was a good one, starting 48 games en route to earning two All-Big East selections and All-America honors in 1999.

63: K.C. Jones (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Mark Dixon (Dolphins), Jeff Uhlenhake (Dolphins), Danny Isidora (Hurricanes football), Evgenii Dadonov (Panthers).

Andre: Another fairly weak number. I’ll forward this information to Brian Flores for the next interior lineman he signs or drafts.

Manny: Hey, Jones was an All-American center in 1996, a four-year starter (41 games), a three-time All-Big East pick and an undrafted free agent who won two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos. He’s no slouch. Uhlenhake started 112 games in his career, including 59 with the Dolphins from 1989-93.

64: Ed Newman (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Samson Satele (Dolphins), Jason Fox (Hurricanes football), Nick Wittgren (Marlins).

Andre: Newman’s career spanned the Dolphins’ second Super Bowl victory in 1973 to Marino’s Super Bowl team in 1984. He became a four-time Pro Bowl selection. But my favorite story is Newman becoming a judge after his football career and his former teammate, running back Tony Nathan, serving as his bailiff.

Manny: All rise!

65: Martin Bibla (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Jeff Dellenbach (Dolphins), Brandon Linder (Hurricanes football), Kevin Donnalley (Dolphins).

Manny: Bibla started 41 games at Miami — the last 37 in a row at right guard — including on Miami’s 2001 national championship team. He earned All-Big East and All-American honors his senior year and played in 31 games in the NFL with the Falcons and Broncos before moving on to the Arena League and Canadian Football League.

Andre: Dellenbach played the first decade of his 13-year career with the Dolphins, making 87 starts mostly at center and left tackle. He’d later go on to win a Super Bowl with the Packers before returning to South Florida and becoming a high school coach at Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage.

66: Larry Little (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Brett Romberg (Hurricanes football), Don Mariutto (Hurricanes football), Scott Nicolas (Hurricanes football).

Andre: I don’t envy the defensive linemen who saw big No. 66 charging toward them in front of an equally intimidating rusher like Csonka in those days. Little, a graduate of Booker T. Washington in Miami, was a five-time first-team All-Pro selection and helped pave the way for the Dolphins’ prolific backfield.

Manny: The Hurricanes went 35-2 with Romberg at center, and he earned All-American honors in 2002 when he won the Rimington Award. He never gave up a sack in college.

67: Bob Keuchenberg (Dolphins) and Russell Maryland (Hurricanes football)

Manny: We’ve been alternating Dolphins and Hurricanes linemen but have to go with the split here. Kuechenberg, who died last year at age 71 without having made it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, was a six-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time All-Pro. He’s also in the Dolphins Honor Roll.

Andre: Maryland was the Hurricanes’ first Outland Trophy winner, a 1990 All-American and College Football Hall of Famer. The 1991 No. 1 overall pick won three Super Bowls combined with the Cowboys and Packers and was a Pro Bowler in 1993.

Panthers right wing Jaromir Jagr. (Robert Mayer / USA Today)

68: Jaromir Jagr (Panthers)

Honorable mention: Richie Incognito (Dolphins), Eric Laakso (Dolphins).

Andre: Good thing the Panthers picked up a future Hall of Famer to give us at least one legend for this number. Jagr joined the Panthers at age 42 and still proved to be an impactful player. Jagr played all 82 games in his final season and totaled 130 points in 181 games. His career plus-32 in plus-minus ranks third-best in Panthers history.

Manny: Didn’t know Incognito shared the Dolphins’ Good Guy Award in 2012 with Reggie Bush before Bullygate in 2013. Talk about being miscast.

69: Keith Sims (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Juan Comandeiro (Hurricanes football).

Andre: The Dolphins beefed up their interior offensive line by picking Sims, a standout at Iowa State, in the second round of the 1990 draft. Sims anchored the Dolphins’ lines at left guard from 1990-1997, often alongside tackle Richmond Webb. He started 108 games and played in 113 for the Dolphins, becoming a three-time Pro Bowl selection.

70: Tony Cristiani (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Ja’Wuan James (Dolphins), Jonathan Feliciano (Hurricanes football), Claude Jones (Hurricanes football), Kendall Langford (Dolphins), Brian Sochia (Dolphins).

Manny: The son of an internationally known circus owner, Cristiani was too small (5-9, 215) to get drafted by anyone in the NFL but rose to fame at The U as a middle guard who was too quick to be stopped. He earned All-American honors in 1972 and 1973 after racking up a combined 32 sacks and 259 tackles. But he went back to circus life after football. He grew up doing a high-wire act. This is a true story. I’m not kidding.

71: Dennis Harrah (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Nick Chickillo (Hurricanes football), Drew Steckenrider (Marlins), Todd Wade (Dolphins), Jonathan Martin (Dolphins).

Manny: Harrah is considered by many to be the best offensive lineman to come out of Miami not named Jim Otto. A consensus All-American in 1974 and three-year starter, he’s one of only nine former Hurricanes to play in at least six Pro Bowls. He started 144 games over his 13-year career with the Los Angeles Rams from 1975-87 and was an All-Pro in 1986. He and Otto are the only two All-Pro offensive linemen The U has produced.

72: Mario Cristobal (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Ronnie Lee (Dolphins), Bob Heinz (Dolphins).

Andre: Another easy pick. Before he became a head coach and led FIU to its first winning season and bowl victory, Cristobal was an All-Big East first-team tackle for the Hurricanes and part of two national championship teams. The Columbus High alum has had even more success as Oregon’s head coach, winning the 2020 Rose Bowl.

73: Bob Baumhower (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Norm Evans (Dolphins), Joaquin Gonzalez (Hurricanes football), Leon Searcy (Hurricanes football), Lester Williams (Hurricanes football), Eddie Edwards (Hurricanes football).

Manny: Man, the No. 73 is loaded. Evans started 135 games for the Dolphins at right tackle, including all of them in 1972 and ’73. Twice he was a Pro Bowler. Searcy, Williams and Edwards, meanwhile, were all All-Americans and first-round picks. I get why Baumhower gets the edge, though.

Andre: He was co-Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1977 with fellow Dolphin A.J. Duhe and would go on to become a five-time Pro Bowl selection and the heart of Miami’s Killer B’s defense. Baumhower was also named the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year in 1983.

74: Ugueth Urbina (Marlins)

Honorable mention: Mark Dennis (Dolphins), Cleveland Green (Dolphins), Eric Winston (Hurricanes football), Dan Conners (Hurricanes football).

Andre: The price was high trading away future star first baseman Adrián González. But the Marlins needed a closer and they wouldn’t have won the 2003 World Series without Urbina, who picked up four saves in the playoffs, including two against the Yankees.

Manny: Winston, a former president of the NFL Players Association, gets the runner-up spot here. He was an All-American in 2005 at Miami and started 127 games in the NFL, mostly with the Texans, Chiefs and Cardinals, before finishing his career with the Bengals.

75: Vince Wilfork (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Manny Fernandez (Dolphins), Doug Betters (Dolphins).

Manny: With apologies to a pair of outstanding Dolphins defensive tackles, including Betters who made one Pro Bowl and one All-Pro team in 1983, Wilfork is on another level. He didn’t start a game until his junior year in 2003 but was still an important role player before racking up 64 tackles and 20 quarterback hurries in his final year at UM. A 2004 first-round pick by the Patriots, Wilfork made five Pro Bowl teams, four All-Pro squads and won two Super Bowls in a career that included 179 career starts.

Andre: I still think Fernandez should have earned co-MVP honors with Scott in Super Bowl VII. He had 17 tackles and a sack. They gave a car to the MVP, and they should have awarded a second car that day. Nick Buoniconti even said afterward that Fernandez played the game of his life.

Miami defensive lineman Warren Sapp pressures Washington quarterback Damon Huard during a 1994 game. (AP Photo / Tom DiPace)

76: Warren Sapp (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: James Brown (Dolphins), Rubin Carter (Hurricanes football), Don Smith (Hurricanes football).

Andre: I used to laugh at how quarterbacks literally disappeared from sight when swallowed by this huge defensive tackle. You just knew then that Sapp was destined to be the next great pass-rusher to come out of The U.

Manny: The history of the defensive tackle position at UM is simply ridiculous. Carter and Smith are two more All-Americans from Miami who played in the league. Nine All-Americans alone played DT and two are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and another is in the College Hall of Fame.

77: Jake Long (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Doug Crusan (Dolphins), Chris Myers (Hurricanes football), A.J. Duhe (Dolphins).

Manny: Long, the 2008 No. 1 overall pick by the Dolphins, made the Pro Bowl his first four years in the league and was an All-Pro in 2010. But his career in Miami lasted only five years and four more total after that following three stops elsewhere.

Andre: Yeah, this one is tough, but I can see the argument for Long. Duhe made only one Pro Bowl in 1984, but he gave Dolphins fans a lasting memory with his three interceptions in the 1982 AFC Championship Game against the Jets.

78: Richmond Webb (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Bryant McKinnie (Hurricanes football), Mike Barnes (Hurricanes football), Mark Cooper (Hurricanes football).

Andre: Tough choice here between Webb and “Mount McKinnie.” Webb, the ninth overall pick in the 1990 draft, spent a decade protecting Marino’s blind side and later Jay Fiedler’s in his final season with the Dolphins (2000).

Manny: It’s not that difficult for me. Webb started 163 games for the Dolphins, made seven Pro Bowls and two All-Pro teams. McKinnie won the Outland Trophy and was twice named an All-American with the Hurricanes, but he made only one Pro Bowl in his 12 seasons with the Vikings and Ravens. Webb was simply better.

79: Mike Sullivan (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Jon Giesler (Dolphins), Wayne Moore (Dolphins), Don Latimer (Hurricanes football).

Manny: Sullivan was only an All-American honorable mention selection at Miami but started 48 games at offensive tackle in his college career. The Canes went 44-4 from 1987 to 1990, winning two national championships with him at left tackle. He’s been an offensive line coach in the NFL for the better part of the last two decades. Latimer was an All-American in 1977 when he set a team record with 15 sacks. He was a first-round pick of the Broncos and played in the NFL for six years.

80: Irving Fryar (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Anthony Fasano (Dolphins), Joe Rose (Dolphins), Jimmy Graham (Hurricanes football), Ed Cooke (Dolphins).

Andre: Fryar went from Dolphin-killer with the Patriots to one of Marino’s best offensive weapons. In three seasons in Miami, Fryar caught 199 passes for 3,190 yards and 20 touchdowns. Fryar’s performance in Marino’s comeback in the 1994 season opener (five catches for 211 yards and three touchdowns) stands out.

Manny: Fryar was no doubt a beast during his 17-year career that included five Pro Bowl selections. But Graham has turned out to be a lot better than anyone imagined. He has made five Pro Bowl appearances, one All-Pro team — the same as Michael Irvin — and ranks seventh in NFL history in catches made by a tight end (649 for 7,883 yards, 74 TDs). I’m only giving Fryar the nod because Graham only played one season of football at Miami (17 catches, 213 yards, 5 TDs in 2009).

81: Calais Campbell (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: O.J. McDuffie (Dolphins), Howard Twilley (Dolphins), Kellen Winslow II (Hurricanes football), Randy McMichael (Dolphins), Jimmy Cefalo (Dolphins), Ray Bellamy (Hurricanes football).

Manny: Some unreal pass-catchers on this list and a trailblazer in Bellamy, who became the first African-American athlete to receive a scholarship to UM in 1962. But the eventual Hall of Famer in this group is Campbell, whose résumé includes five Pro Bowls, first-team All-Pro in 2017, the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award and 88 sacks in his 12-year career with the Cardinals, Jaguars and Ravens. At Miami, he was an All-ACC selection in 2006 and finished his college stint with 19.5 sacks.

Andre: McDuffie ranks fourth all time in catches for the Dolphins (415), fifth in receiving yards (5,074) and sixth in touchdown catches (29).

82: Greg Olsen (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Duriel Harris (Dolphins), Brian Hartline (Dolphins), Mark Ingram (Dolphins), Bill Miller (Hurricanes football), Frank McDonald (Hurricanes football), Ed Weisacosky (Hurricanes football).

Manny: An excellent group of All-Americans and pro receivers, but Olsen is on another level. After racking up the fourth-most catches by a tight end ever at Miami from 2004-06 (87 for 1,215 yards, 6 TDs), he has put together a stellar 12-year NFL career and ranks fifth all-time among tight ends with 718 catches, 8,444 yards and 59 touchdowns. He has made three Pro Bowls and is the first tight end in NFL history with three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.

83: Mark Clayton (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Jim Burt (Hurricanes football), Sinorice Moss (Hurricanes football), Vern Den Herder (Dolphins).

Andre: One-half of the Marks brothers and still the Dolphins’ all-time leader in receptions (550) and touchdown catches (81). He and Marino formed the third-most prolific quarterback-receiver scoring combination of all time behind only Peyton Manning-Marvin Harrison and Steve Young-Jerry Rice.

Manny: Clayton deserves it for sure, but Burt was another good nose guard at Miami. He held the record for most tackles by a middle guard (263), was the 1981 Peach Bowl MVP and was a two-time Super Bowl winner with the Giants and 49ers.

84: Bill Stanfill (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Chris Chambers (Dolphins), Rob Chudzinski (Hurricanes football), Willie Smith (Hurricanes football), Bruce Hardy (Dolphins).

Andre: Stanfill was a five-time Pro Bowl selection and a first-team All-Pro defensive end on the 1972 Dolphins. He was one of the anchors of the No-Name Defense, playing 109 games for the Dolphins from 1969-76.

Manny: Chambers ranks fifth all time in catches with the Dolphins (405) behind only Clayton, Mark Duper, Nat Moore and McDuffie.

Nick Buoniconti of the Dolphins in 1972. (Focus on Sport / Getty Images)

85: Nick Buoniconti (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Mark Duper (Dolphins), Leonard Hankerson (Hurricanes football).

Andre: Buoniconti is the Dolphins’ first Pro Football Hall of Famer from the No-Name Defense. Duper is the still the Dolphins’ all-time leader in career receiving yards (8,869). But Buoniconti finished his career with 32 interceptions and started 106 games at middle linebacker.

Manny: Weird stat, but the Dolphins were better when Duper had big days than when Clayton did. Miami was 18-13 when Duper had 100-plus receiving yards and just 10-12 when Clayton did.

86: Kevin Patrick (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Oronde Gadsden (Dolphins), Marlin Briscoe (Dolphins), David Njoku (Hurricanes football).

Manny: KP and Rusty Medearis were a ridiculously good pass-rushing combo on Miami’s 1991 national championship team. Patrick’s 23 career sacks for the Canes ranks sixth in program history. He was an All-American and Big East Defensive Player of the Year in 1993. He has become an excellent college assistant coach with stops at USF, North Texas, Texas Tech, N.C. State and FAU.

Andre: I’m sure many remember Gadsden’s ridiculous catches, including this one against the Jets in 2002:

87: Reggie Wayne (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Dan Johnson (Dolphins), Yatil Green (Hurricanes football).

Manny: Six Pro Bowls, one All-Pro selection, Super Bowl champion, No. 10 on the all-time receptions and yardage lists and a soon-to-be Hall of Famer. He not only dominated in the pros, he’s Miami’s all-time leader in catches (173), ranks second in yardage (2,510) and is one of only five receivers with 20 touchdown catches.

Andre: A no-doubter on Wayne. Johnson caught Marino’s lone career Super Bowl touchdown pass.

88: Jeremy Shockey (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Jim Mandich (Dolphins), Keith Jackson (Dolphins), Bubba Franks (Hurricanes football).

Manny: Hauled in 61 catches for 815 yards and 10 touchdowns in 21 games for the Hurricanes between 2000 and ’01 and earned All-American honors in 2001 when he was a finalist for the Mackey Award. As a pro, Shockey ranks 12th all time among tight ends with 547 catches for 6,143 yards and 37 touchdowns. He made four Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro as a rookie with the Giants in 2002. He also won two Super Bowl rings.

Andre: This is a sick group of tight ends. I still get chills remembering the feeling I had being in the stands at the Orange Bowl when Shockey caught that pass from Dorsey that stood as the winning score against FSU in 2000. I miss the late, great “Mad Dog” Mandich and his “All right, Miami!”

89: Ted Hendricks (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Nat Moore (Dolphins), Karl Noonan (Dolphins), Tony Martin (Dolphins).

Andre: Long before he won four Super Bowls and became a member of both the NFL’s 75th- and 100th-anniversary teams, Hendricks was “The Mad Stork” at UM for his tall, thin physique. But, man, did he have a knack for finding the ballcarrier! Hendricks was an All-American, recording the most-ever tackles for a defensive lineman (327). He’s a graduate of Hialeah High, a member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame, and the stadium at Milander Park in Hialeah bears his name.

Manny: Moore, the pride of Miami Edison High, caught 510 passes for 7,546 yards and 74 touchdowns in his stellar 13-year career with the Dolphins. That’s No. 3, No. 3 and No. 2 in Fins history. Plus, this ridiculous helicopter catch.

90: Kenny Holmes (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Marco Coleman (Dolphins).

Manny: Holmes didn’t earn All-American honors at Miami but was a two-time All-Big East selection who racked up 30 sacks in his college career, good for third all-time at Miami. A first-round pick in 1997 of the Tennessee Oilers, Holmes racked up 38.5 sacks over his seven seasons between Tennessee and the New York Giants. Among Hurricanes in the NFL, his sack total ranks 11th all time. He has been a defensive line coach at the collegiate level for the past decade.

91: Cam Wake (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Jeff Cross (Dolphins), Vonnie Holliday (Dolphins), Matt Walters (Hurricanes football).

Andre: Wake was a great success story, going from an undrafted linebacker out of Penn State to the CFL to starring on the Dolphins’ defense for nearly a decade. Wake’s 98 sacks are second only to Jason Taylor on Miami’s all-time list.

Manny: Cross, a Pro Bowler in 1990, ranks third all-time in sacks (59.5) for the Dolphins.

92: Daryl Gardener (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: David Griggs (Dolphins), John Denney (Dolphins), Damione Lewis (Hurricanes football).

Manny: Gardener was the first player Jimmy Johnson drafted as Dolphins coach in 1996, and he started 77 games for Miami through the 2001 season, helping his unit become one of the better run defenses in the NFL. He racked up 251 tackles and 15 sacks. Lewis earned All-Big East honors for the Hurricanes in 2000, started 41 games and finished his college career with 220 tackles and 15.5 sacks. He produced 22.5 sacks in his 10 NFL seasons with the Rams, Panthers and Texans.

93: Trace Armstrong (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Ndamukong Suh (Dolphins), Randy Bethel (Hurricanes football), Dan Sileo (Hurricanes football).

Andre: Armstrong recorded 56.5 sacks in five seasons with the Dolphins, which ranks fourth in franchise history. He anchored the Dolphins’ pass rush during Johnson’s tenure as coach alongside a young Jason Taylor. Suh never matched the kind of production the Dolphins hoped he would after signing him to a six-year, $114 million contract.

Manny: Plus, who can forget Armstrong’s big hit on Doug Flutie in the 1999 playoffs?

94: Greg Mark (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Randy Starks (Dolphins), William Joseph (Hurricanes football), Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson (Hurricanes football).

Manny: Mark …

Andre: Wait, we’re not going with The People’s Champ? The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment? If you smellllllllllll……oh, sorry. This is only factoring in The Rock’s football career. Mark is a fine choice.

Manny: Mark ranks second all time in sacks at The U with 34.5 and was an All-American in 1989. The Rock will always have his sack on Heisman winner Charlie Ward to savor.

95: Tim Bowens (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Kevin Fagan (Hurricanes football), Jerome McDougle (Hurricanes football), Bryan Pata (Hurricanes football), Henrik Borgstrom (Panthers).

Andre: Bowens earned Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in 1994 and became one of the Dolphins’ primary run-stoppers for more than a decade. Bowens made the Pro Bowl twice and recorded 22 sacks in his career.

Manny: Fagan had nine tackles and two sacks in the 1983 national championship game win over Nebraska. He had a pretty good eight-year career in the pros, winning two Super Bowls with the 49ers. He’s still the weight room king in the bench press (560 pounds) at Miami.

96: Cortez Kennedy and Danny Stubbs (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Paul Soliai (Dolphins).

Manny: There’s no way you cannot split this one between two of the best linemen ever at Miami. Kennedy, a key cog on Miami’s 1991 national-title team when he won second-team All-American honors, was a 2012 Pro Football Hall of Fame selection after a stellar 11-year career with the Seattle Seahawks. Stubbs owns the career sack record at Miami (39.5) and the best individual season ever (17 in 1986).

97: John Bosa (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Jordan Phillips (Dolphins), Jonathan Garvin (Hurricanes football).

Manny: I’m not sure why the Dolphins still hand out the No. 97 to their first-round picks. Knee injuries ultimately doomed Bosa after three relatively disappointing seasons with the Fins. Phillips had 9.5 sacks last season with the Bills, so he may end up being the better player but just not for our purposes here.

Andre: It’s too bad we can’t claim Joey or Nick Bosa.

98: Jerome Brown (Hurricanes football)

Honorable mention: Rusty Medearis (Hurricanes football), Jared Odrick (Dolphins).

Manny: Brown died in a single-car accident at age 27, but like Sean Taylor, he was already an NFL great with two Pro Bowls and two All-Pro selections under his belt with the Eagles. He was a consensus All-American at Miami in 1986 and finished his college career with 21 sacks.

Andre: Brown exemplified the brash attitude of the Canes from that era. Who could forget his quote about the Japanese not sitting to dinner with troops at Pearl Harbor before they bombed them? Too bad Testaverde went color blind for a few hours during the Fiesta Bowl.

Jason Taylor of the Dolphins is carried off the field after his final game on Jan. 1, 2012. (Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images)

99: Jason Taylor (Dolphins)

Honorable mention: Jae Crowder (Heat), Winston Moss (Hurricanes football), Joe Jackson (Hurricanes).

Andre: The GOAT of the modern era for the Dolphins defense.

(Top photo of Dwyane Wade: Christopher Trotman / Getty Images)

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