Dan Marino was a hero to many residents of North Florida in the 80's and 90's, but the hometown Jaguars gave him an unceremonious farewell to the sport.
It may be hard for younger fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars to accept, but the NFL was a thing in North Florida prior to 1995. Yes, believe it or not, even though the Jags did not yet exist, many football fans in Duval reserved Sundays in the fall for watching football.