NewFlorida specialty license plate features Dolphins legend Marino

Herewrote theNFLrecord books and carried the Miami Dolphins during17of the team’s most glorious years. NowNFLHall ofFamequarterbackDanMarino is tossing his likeness onto Florida license plates.

Approvedlastmonth by a stroke ofGov. RonDeSantis’pen, the newspecialty plate has Marino’s autograph overlaid on an image of the legendary quarterback dropping back fora throwin his nowretiredNo. 13jersey.

Ifyou’rewilling to toss$ 33 to showyour love forMarino, $ 25of it will go theDan Marino Foundation to benefit the Marino Campus, which helps students with autism and other learning disabilities.

“Iamexcited about our license plate,” Marino said.“Help us to score a touchdown for our students andyoung adults.”

The Marino Centerwas started in2014to help high school graduates ages18- 30with autism and otherdevelopmental disabilities to get jobs and acquire college- level skills.

The centerhas a campusin Fort Lauderdalewhere students focus on skills such as information technology.

“TheAcademyProgram supports skill- building in people withdevelopmental disabilities by tapping into their interests, building social and professional networks, and exposure towhat their local communityoffers,” Dan Marino told theSouth Florida Sun Sentinel.

Marino started the foundation in1992afterhis second son, Michael, was diagnosed with autism.

The license plates havebeen in theworks foryears but have failed to get approval fromstate leaders.