Joe Rose (American football)

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.

Joe Rose

No. 80, 83, 87
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Born:	(1957-06-24) June 24, 1957 Marysville, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:	Marysville (Marysville, California)
College:	California
NFL draft:	1980 / round: 7 / pick: 185
Career history
Miami Dolphins (1980–1985) Los Angeles Rams (1987)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Pac-10 (1979)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 112 Receiving yards: 1,493 Touchdowns: 13 Stats at Pro Football Reference

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. Before the University of California he attended Marysville High School.

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.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1980	MIA	16	0	13	149	11.5	50	0
1981	MIA	16	0	23	316	13.7	50	2
1982	MIA	9	0	16	182	11.4	44	2
1983	MIA	16	0	29	345	11.9	37	3
1984	MIA	9	0	12	195	16.3	34	2
1985	MIA	16	1	19	306	16.1	42	4
1987	RAM	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
		83	1	112	1,493	13.3	50	13

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1981	MIA	1	0	4	37	9.3	15	2
1982	MIA	4	0	3	67	22.3	35	0
1983	MIA	1	0	1	15	15.0	15	0
1984	MIA	3	0	8	114	14.3	30	0
1985	MIA	2	0	2	27	13.5	17	0
		11	0	18	260	14.4	35	2

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.

External links

• http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/RoseJo00.htm
• SFGate