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FOR NOV. 30, 2015

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Fish Tales

After the 49ers defeated the Dolphins 38--16 in Super Bowl XIX, Miami owner Joe Robbie left Stanford Stadium knowing he had the second-best team in football but not knowing the location of one of his sons, Dolphins general manager Michael Robbie.... Every Wednesday, leading up to Super Bowl 50—which kicks off at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Feb. 7—SI.com will publish an installment of our Untold Super Bowl Stories, focusing on the overlooked, forgotten or just plain strange history of football's biggest game. This week, go to SI.com/SuperBowlStories to read Michael Rosenberg's story on the Robbie family, which chronicles the younger Robbie's struggle with substance abuse and his erratic behavior while serving as GM, Joe's plans for a Super Bowl in Miami and the family's feud over Joe's multimillion-dollar estate.

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SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

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It Wasn't a Fluke, It Was a Flutie

From the SI Vault Dec. 3, 1984

Doug Flutie arched a last-second pass into the heavens that gave BC—ho-hum—another miracle win

By John Underwood

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KATHY WILLENS/AP (ROBBIE)

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HEINZ KLUETMEIER FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (FLUTIE)

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CHRISTIAN PETERSEN/GETTY IMAGES (PALMER)