Article: PROUD PA.: THE CRADLE OF HALL QB'S WESTERN REGION WAS BREEDING GROUND OF NEW FAMILY MEMBER.(Sports)

Byline: Clay Latimer, Rocky Mountain News

PITTSBURGH -- It was Sunday morning, and Dan Marino needed a quiet interlude before the big game, so he slipped into a neighborhood church.

If the curly-haired quarterback created an unusual buzz, even by his standards, it was understandable: He was decked out in shoulder pads and uniform - No. 13 - and surrounded by a couple of dozen teammates.

But the excitement was only beginning.

As Mass ended, Marino and his buddies marched out of church, and then down the street, led by a contingent of cheerleaders.

Even at age 12, Dan was the man in Pittsburgh.

Marino will be inducted ...

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