Joe Rose (American football)

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Joe Rose
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Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1957-06-24) June 24, 1957 (age 66)
Marysville, California, U.S.
Career information
College: California
NFL draft: 1980  / Round: 7 / Pick: 185
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:112
Receiving yards:1,493
Touchdowns:13
Player stats at NFL.com

Joseph Harold Rose (born June 24, 1957) is a former American football tight end who played six seasons for the Miami Dolphins from 1980 to 1985 and one game for the Los Angeles Rams in 1987 in the National Football League (NFL). He lives in Davie, Florida.

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Football career

Rose played high school football in Marysville, California, where he led Northern California in reception yardage in his senior year. Rose played college football for the University of California, Berkeley, and was the hero of the 1979 Big Game between Cal and Stanford. He caught the game-winning touchdown pass, which was originally ruled incomplete but later changed (correctly) to a touchdown.

Rose was drafted in the seventh round (185th overall pick) of the 1980 NFL Draft by the Dolphins. Rose's best season in the NFL came in 1983 where he made 29 receptions for 345 yards and 3 touchdowns. His career statistics were 112 receptions, for 1493 yards with 13 touchdown receptions. Rose is best known for catching Hall of Famer Dan Marino's first ever touchdown pass in 1983.

Broadcasting career

After retiring from football, Rose became a radio broadcaster in the Miami area. He hosts a wake-up show weekday mornings on WQAM 560 AM. Rose is also the color commentator on the Dolphins Radio Network broadcasts and for a time was a sports anchor for WTVJ-TV in Miami.


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