SS why didn't you take Stanfil for me already?
I select both ends of the undefeated dolphins of 72:
Bill Stanfil:
Played for the Miami Dolphins from 1969-'76. Led Dolphins in sacks in 1969 with eight (Still a team rookie mark that was tied by Lorenzo Bromell in 1998) and picked off 2 passes and returned both for touchdowns. Voted to the 1969 AFL All-Star game. He went to the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl from 1971 through 1974)
In 1970, starter on the 10-4 Dolphins and again led the team with sacks, this time with 6. Dolphins, although improving, lost in the playoffs. The following season Stanfill was an All-AFC choice and was third on the team with 6-1/2 sacks. Dolphins advanced to the Super Bowl losing 24-3 to the Dallas Cowboys.
Was second on the 17-0 World Champion Dolphins team with 10 sacks (behind left defensive end Vern Den Herder's 10-1/2) and was voted All-Pro by the Associated Press. Was a consensus All-AFC selection. Led Dolphins in sacks in 1973 with 18-1/2 and was a consensus All-Pro and All-AFC selection as the 12-2 Dolphins won their second straight Super Bowl. His 1973 sack total still stands as the team record, although All-Pro Jason Taylor tied that mark in 2002 [4]. On October 7, 1973, Stanfill set the single game sack record versus the New York Jets. Two weeks later Vern Den Herder tied that mark against the Buffalo Bills.
In 1974 led an again-tough Dolphin defense in sacks with 10 and was voted 2nd team All-Pro by the NEA and Pro Football Writers Association and was All-AFC for the 4th straight season. In November, versus the Buffalo Bills, Stanfill tied his own (and Den Herder's) game record for sacks, again recording five.
Injuries hampered Stanfill in 1975 and 1976. Both knee and neck injured limited his playing time and marked the end to Stanfill's post-season honors. Still, he recorded 6-1/2 sacks in 1975 and 4 in 1976. The mark in 1976 did, however, tie him for the team lead on a struggling 6-8 Dolphin team [5].
In all, Stanfill totaled 67-1/2 career sacks, which was the team record until broken by Jason Taylor, who now has 106 career sacks. He also is tied for 4th in the Dolphins' playoff record for sacks with 4 (tied with Bob Baumhower). Stanfill was mentioned by Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti in his induction speech as being an unsung player on the early 1970s Dolphin teams and as being worthy of consideration for the Hall of Fame.
In 2007 was voted to the All-Time Miami Dolphin team.
and the other DE, Vern Den Herder:
Led Dolphins in sacks in 1972 with 10-1/2. Also led team in 1975 with a career high 11 sacks. Named All-AFC in 1972 and went to Pro Bowl in 1973. In October, 1973, tied Bill Stanfill's team record for sacks with 5. Stanfill had set the record just two weeks earlier. Also led Dolphins in sacks in 1978 and 1979 with 9 each season. His 64-1/2 sacks rank fourth on Dolphin sack list.[2]. In addition to his five-sack game in 1973, Den Herder recorded two four-sack games (September 22, 1974 at Buffalo Bills) and (November 11, 1979 vs. Baltimore Colts)[3]. Voted by the NEA as the Dolphins MVP in 1979.
Coach Don Shula, called him "one of the most dependable players I've ever coached."
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