Changes: Don Shula

**Don Shula**
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Personal Information
Position(s); Head Coach; Cornerback	Jersey #(s); 96, 44, 25, 26
Born	Donald Francis Shula ; January 4, 1930 ; in Grand River, Ohio, U.S.
Died	May 4, 2020 (aged 90); in Miami Lakes, Florida
Career information
Year(s)	1951–1957
NFL Draft	1951 / Round: 9 / Pick: 110
College	John Carroll
Professional teams
	As Player: Cleveland Browns (1951-1952); Baltimore Colts (1953-1956); Washington Redskins (1957); As coach: Detroit Lions (1960-1962); (Defensive coordinator); Baltimore Colts (1963-1969); (Head coach); Miami Dolphins (1970-1995); (Head coach);
Career stats
Win-Loss Record	328–156–6
Winning %	.678
Games	490
	Stats at NFL.com
	Coaching stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
	2× Super Bowl champion (VII, VIII); 5× AFC Championship winner (1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1984); 1× NFL Championship winner (1968); 14× Division title winner; Most regular-season wins (328); Most Super Bowl appearance as Head coach (6); 328–156–6 (Regular season); 19–17 (Post season); 347–173–6 (Overall); 4 time NFL Coach of the Year; NFL 1970s All-Decade Team;
	Pro Football Hall of Fame

**Don Shula**
Career information
Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Born:	January 4, 1930
	Grand River, Ohio
Died:	May 4, 2020 (age 90)
Listed height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight:	190 lbs (86 kg)
National Football League Debut
	Debut: 1951 for the Cleveland Browns
	Last season: 1957 for the Washington Redskins
Coaching career
Overall Record:	328–156–6
Best Record:	14-0 (1972)
Championships:	2 (VII, VIII)
Career:	1958-1995
Playing career
High school:	Harvey (OH)
College:	John Carroll
NFL Draft:	1951 / Rnd: 9 / Pck: 110th
Position:	Defensive back
Career:	1951-1957
Career history
	As player; Cleveland Browns (1951-1952); Baltimore Colts (1953-1956); Washington Redskins (1957); As coach; Virginia (1958) ; Defensive backs; Kentucky (1959) ; Defensive backs; Detroit Lions (1960) ; Defensive backs; Detroit Lions (1961–1962) ; Defensive coordinator; Baltimore Colts (1963–1969) ; Head coach; Miami Dolphins (1970–1995) ; Head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	As coach
	2× Super Bowl champion (VII, VIII); NFL champion (1968); 4× AP NFL Coach of the Year (1964, 1967, 1968, 1972); Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1993); NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; NFL 1970s All-Decade Team; Miami Dolphins Honor Roll;

Revision as of 16:58, 10 May 2020

Donald Francis "Don" Shula (January 4, 1930 – May 4, 2020) was an American football coach and player.

He was best known as coach of the Miami Dolphins, the team he led to two Super Bowl victories, and to the National Football League's only perfect season. Shula was named 1993 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated. He currently holds the NFL record for most career wins with 347. Shula only had two losing seasons in his 36-year career.

Biography

Personal life

Born in Grand River, Ohio, Shula grew up in suburban Cleveland, attended St. Mary's and graduated from Harvey High School in Painesville, and then John Carroll University. He played football at both schools, but never started. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Physical Education from Case Western Reserve University in 1954.^[1]

Playing career

In 1951, Shula signed with the Cleveland Browns as a defensive back, though he would later rarely see time on the field. On March 26, 1953, he was traded to the Baltimore Colts in what was, at that time, the largest NFL player trade ever made, involving 15 players. The Colts traded T Mike McCormack, DT Don Colo, LB Tom Catlin, DB John Petitbon, and G Herschell Forester to the Browns for Shula, DB Bert Rechichar, DB Carl Taseff, LB Ed Sharkey, E Gern Nagler, QB Harry Agganis, T Dick Batten, T Stu Sheets, G Art Spinney, and G Elmer Willhoite. Shula and Taseff were teammates at John Carroll, with the Browns and with the Colts.

Shula played with Baltimore for four seasons before finishing his playing career for one season with the Washington Redskins. In his seven NFL seasons, Shula played in 73 games, intercepted 21 passes and also recovered four fumbles.

Early coaching career

Shula's first coaching position was as a defensive backs coach at the University of Virginia in 1958 where he coached under head coach Dick Voris. He stayed for one season before moving on to the same position at the University of Kentucky in 1959 where he coached under head coach Blanton Collier. In 1960, Shula entered the NFL as defensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions.

Shula played under both Paul Brown and Weeb Ewbank, a Brown disciple, who is also in the Hall of Fame. After Ewbank left the Baltimore Colts to coach the New York Jets in 1963, Shula was hired by Colts' owner Carroll Rosenbloom to coach Baltimore. Shula's hiring was controversial because he was thought to be too young at only age 33.

Shula took the controls and led the Colts to an 8–6 record in 1963. He was successful, compiling a 71–23–4 record in seven seasons with Baltimore, but he was just 2–3 in the postseason, including two losses in championship games in which the Colts were heavy favorites, the 1964 NFL championship game won by the Browns 27–0 and Super Bowl III, the game in which Joe Namath of the New York Jets guaranteed and delivered a victory.

The 1965 team lost a special tie-breaker playoff game in overtime against the Green Bay Packers while using running back Tom Matte at quarterback because of injuries to Johnny Unitas and his backups. The 1967 team failed to make the playoffs despite a regular season record of 11–1–2, losing the Coastal Division on a tiebreaker due to an 0–1–1 record vs. the Los Angeles Rams. The Colts' only loss was a 34–10 setback to the Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on the final Sunday of the season.

Head coaching career

Miami Dolphins

1970–1973

After the 1969 season, Joe Robbie, owner of the Miami Dolphins, signed Shula to a contract to become Miami's second head coach. As a result of Shula's signing the team was charged with tampering by the NFL, which forced the Dolphins to give their first round pick to the Colts.^[2] The decision was controversial because Shula and Robbie's negotiations and signing were conducted before and after the official NFL/AFL merger, respectively. Had the negotiations been concluded before the merger, while the NFL and AFL were rivals, the NFL's anti-tampering rules could not have been applied.

Shula's Miami teams were known for great offensive lines (led by Larry Little, Jim Langer and Bob Kuechenberg), strong running games (featuring Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick, and Mercury Morris), solid quarterbacking (by Bob Griese and Earl Morrall), excellent receivers (in Paul Warfield, Howard Twilley and TE Jim Mandich) and a defense that worked well as a cohesive unit.

Pittsburgh was called "The Steel Curtain" and the L.A. Rams front line was known as "The Fearsome Foursome". The Dolphins were known as "The No-Name Defense" even though they had a number of great players, including DT Manny Fernandez and MLB Nick Buoniconti.

In 1972 the Dolphins were unbeaten in the regular season, 14–0–0. They swept the playoffs and finished 17–0–0.

Post-1973

Shula changed his coaching strategy as his personnel changed. His Super Bowl teams in 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1982 were keyed by a run-first offensive strategy and a dominating defense. In 1983, shortly after losing Super Bowl XVII to the Washington Redskins, the Dolphins drafted quarterback Dan Marino out of the University of Pittsburgh. Marino won the starting job halfway through the 1983 regular season, and by 1984 the Dolphins were back in the Super Bowl thanks largely to Marino's record 5,084 yards through the air and 48 touchdown passes.

For all his success, the Dolphins' January, 1974 Super Bowl win over the Minnesota Vikings proved to be Shula's last championship. Despite consistent success in the regular season, Shula was unable to win in the post-season, failing in 12 trips to the playoffs—including two more Super Bowl appearances—before retiring after the 1995 season.

His retirement following that regular season ended one of the greatest coaching legacies in NFL history. He set numerous records in his 33 seasons as a head coach. He is first in most games coached (526), most consecutive seasons coached (33), and Super Bowl Appearances—six, appearing once with the Baltimore Colts and five times with the Miami Dolphins. Shula had a 2-4 record in his six Super Bowl appearances.

Shula was the head coach of the 1972 Miami Dolphins, who finished a perfect 17-0 and won the Super Bowl VII 14-7 over the Washington Redskins. Shula's 1973 team repeated as NFL champions, winning the 1974 Super Bowl over the Minnesota Vikings. The following season the Dolphins seemed destined to win a third title in three years, but the Dolphins fell to the Oakland Raiders 28-26, in an AFC divisional playoff game in one of the greatest games ever played. With 35 seconds remaining in the game, Kenny Stabler was in the process of being sacked by Vern Den Herder. Just before he was tackled, he threw a completed desperation forward pass to his running back Clarence Davis in the game's final moments, and in doing so ended Miami's mini dynasty. The Dolphins team was decimated the following season by the creation of the now defunct World Football League and the loss of three of its star players—Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick, and Paul Warfield—to the rival league. The Dolphin franchise has never been able to duplicate the success of those magical four years between 1971-74.

Post-coaching activities

In retirement, Shula has lent his name to a chain of steakhouses, Shula's Steakhouse^[3] and a line of condiments.^[4] He appeared in NutriSystem commercials with Dan Marino and other former NFL players.

Family

Shula was married to Dorothy Bartish from 1958 until her death from breast cancer in 1991. Together they had five children — including former Alabama coach Mike Shula and former Cincinnati Bengals coach Dave Shula. In 1991, The Don Shula Foundation for breast cancer research was founded.^[5]

He remarried on October 16, 1993, to Mary Anne Stephens. On November 25, 1996 he was added to the Miami Dolphin Honor Roll. In 2007 ads for NutriSystem geared for people age 60 and older featured then-77-year-old Shula and his 61 year-old wife Mary Anne.^[6]

Other

As part of a government public awareness campaign he was the first American to sign up for Medicare Part D prescription drug plan benefits, enrolling just after midnight on November 15, 2005.

In 2007, in Miami at Super Bowl XLI, Shula took part in the Vince Lombardi Trophy presentation.^[7] On March 25, 2007, Shula presented the Winners Cup to Tiger Woods, winner of the 2007 WGC-CA Golf Tournament held at the Doral Resort in Miami. On February 3, 2008, he participated in the opening of Super Bowl XLII.

In 2011, he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in recognition of his humanitarian efforts.

Legacy

Shula set numerous records in his 33 seasons as a head coach. He is the All-Time leader in Victories with 347. He is first in most games coached (526), most consecutive seasons coached (33), and Super Bowl losses (4, tied with Bud Grant, Dan Reeves and Marv Levy). His teams won seven NFL conference titles: 1964, 1968, 1971–73, 1982 and 1984. Shula's teams were consistently among the least penalized in the NFL, and Shula served on the Rules Committee, to help change the game to a more pass oriented league. He had a winning record against every coach he ever faced except Levy, against whom he was 5–14 during the regular season and 0–3 in the playoffs.

Shula is honored at the Don Shula Stadium at John Carroll University, and the Don Shula Expressway in Miami. An annual college football game between South Florida schools Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University is named the Shula Bowl in his honor. The game's winner receives a traveling trophy named the Don Shula Award. On January 31, 2010 a statue of him was unveiled at Sun Life Stadium.

Writings

He has co-authored three books: The Winning Edge (1973) with Lou Sahadi ISBN 0525235000, Everyone's a Coach (1995) ISBN 0310208157 and The Little Black Book of Coaching: Motivating People to be Winners (2001); ISBN 0066621038, both with Kendra Blanchard.

Head coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
Team	Year	Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
BAL	1963	8	6	0	.571	3rd in Western Conference	-	-	-	-
BAL	1964	12	2	0	.857	1st in Western Conference	0	1	.000	Lost to Cleveland Browns in NFL Championship Game.
BAL	1965	10	3	1	.769	2nd in Western Conference	0	1	.000	Lost to Green Bay Packers in Western Conference Playoff.
BAL	1966	9	5	0	.643	2nd in Western Conference	-	-	-	-
BAL	1967	11	1	2	.917	2nd in Coastal Division	-	-	-	-
BAL	1968	13	1	0	.929	1st in Coastal Division	2	1	.667	Won 1968 NFL Championship. Lost to New York Jets in Super Bowl III.
BAL	1969	8	5	1	.615	2nd in Coastal Division	-	-	-	-
BAL Total		71	23	4	.755		2	3	.400
MIA	1970	10	4	0	.714	2nd in AFC East	0	1	.000	Lost to Oakland Raiders in AFC Divisional Game.
MIA	1971	10	3	1	.769	1st in AFC East	2	1	.667	Lost to Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl VI.
MIA	1972	14	0	0	1.000	1st in AFC East	3	0	1.000	Super Bowl VII Champions.
MIA	1973	12	2	0	.857	1st in AFC East	3	0	1.000	Super Bowl VIII Champions.
MIA	1974	11	3	0	.786	1st in AFC East	0	1	.000	Lost to Oakland Raiders in AFC Divisional Game.
MIA	1975	10	4	0	.714	2nd in AFC East	-	-	-	-
MIA	1976	6	8	0	.429	3rd in AFC East	-	-	-	-
MIA	1977	10	4	0	.714	2nd in AFC East	-	-	-	-
MIA	1978	11	5	0	.688	2nd in AFC East	0	1	.000	Lost to Houston Oilers in AFC Wild-Card Game.
MIA	1979	10	6	0	.625	1st in AFC East	0	1	.000	Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers in AFC Divisional Game.
MIA	1980	8	8	0	.500	3rd in AFC East	-	-	-	-
MIA	1981	11	4	1	.733	1st in AFC East	0	1	.000	Lost to San Diego Chargers in AFC Divisional Game.
MIA	1982*	7	2	0	.778	1st in AFC East	3	1	.750	Lost to Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVII.
MIA	1983	12	4	0	.750	1st in AFC East	0	1	.000	Lost to Seattle Seahawks in AFC Divisional Game.
MIA	1984	14	2	0	.875	1st in AFC East	2	1	.667	Lost to San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XIX.
MIA	1985	12	4	0	.750	1st in AFC East	1	1	.500	Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Championship Game.
MIA	1986	8	8	0	.500	3rd in AFC East	-	-	-	-
MIA	1987	8	7	0	.533	3rd in AFC East	-	-	-	-
MIA	1988	6	10	0	.375	5th in AFC East	-	-	-	-
MIA	1989	8	8	0	.500	2nd in AFC East	-	-	-	-
MIA	1990	12	4	0	.750	2nd in AFC East	1	1	.500	Lost to Buffalo Bills in AFC Divisional Game.
MIA	1991	8	8	0	.500	3rd in AFC East	-	-	-	-
MIA	1992	11	5	0	.688	1st in AFC East	1	1	.500	Lost to Buffalo Bills in AFC Championship Game.
MIA	1993	9	7	0	.563	2nd in AFC East	-	-	-	-
MIA	1994	10	6	0	.625	1st in AFC East	1	1	.500	Lost to San Diego Chargers in AFC Divisional Game.
MIA	1995	9	7	0	.563	3rd in AFC East	0	1	.000	Lost to Buffalo Bills in AFC Wild-Card Game.
MIA Total		257	133	2	.659		17	14	.548
Total^[8]		328	156	6	.678		19	17	.528

*57-day long players' strike reduced the 1982 season from a 16-game schedule per team to 9

References

↑ Case Western Reserve University site
↑ Olsen, Jack. "The Rosenbloom-Robbie Bowl", Sports Illustrated, November 9, 1970.
↑ Shula's
↑ Shula's Online Store
↑ HISTORY: Dolphins Honors
↑ "NFL's Shula named NutriSystem spokesman", CNN Money, 2007-01-22. Retrieved February 6, 2007
↑ "Marino, Shula to be honored at Super Bowl XLI", NFL, 2006-12-14. Retrieved February 6, 2007
↑ Don Shula Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks - Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links

Don Shula at the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Databasefootball.com: player profile
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[1] Case Western Reserve University site

[2] Olsen, Jack. "The Rosenbloom-Robbie Bowl", Sports Illustrated, November 9, 1970.

[3] Shula's

[4] Shula's Online Store

[5] HISTORY: Dolphins Honors

[6] "NFL's Shula named NutriSystem spokesman", CNN Money, 2007-01-22. Retrieved February 6, 2007

[7] "Marino, Shula to be honored at Super Bowl XLI", NFL, 2006-12-14. Retrieved February 6, 2007

[8] Don Shula Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks - Pro-Football-Reference.com

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Short description	American football player and coach
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Place of birth	Grand River, Ohio, United States
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+* [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]] (1959) <br > Defensive backs
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+* Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1961}}–{{NFL Year|1962}}) <br> Defensive coordinator
+* [[Baltimore Colts]] ({{NFL Year|1963}}–{{NFL Year|1969}}) <br> Head coach
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+* [[Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year|''Sports Illustrated'' Sportsman of the Year]] (1993)
+* [[National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team|NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team]]
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+* [[Miami Dolphins Honor Roll]]
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-'''Donald Francis "Don" Shula''' (born January 4, 1930) is a former [[American football]] [[cornerback]] and [[coach (sport)|coach]].
-He is best known as coach of the [[Miami Dolphins]], the team he led to two [[Super Bowl]] victories, and to the [[National Football League]]'s only [[1972 Miami Dolphins season|perfect season]]. Shula was named 1993 [[Sportsman of the Year]] by ''Sports Illustrated''. He currently holds the NFL record for most career wins with 347. Shula only had two losing seasons in his 36-year career.
+'''Donald Francis "Don" Shula''' (January 4, 1930 – May 4, 2020) was an [[American football]] coach and player.
+He was best known as coach of the [[Miami Dolphins]], the team he led to two [[Super Bowl]] victories, and to the [[National Football League]]'s only [[1972 Miami Dolphins|perfect season]]. Shula was named 1993 Sportsman of the Year by ''Sports Illustrated''. He currently holds the NFL record for most career wins with 347. Shula only had two losing seasons in his 36-year career.
 ==Biography==
 ===Personal life===
-Born in Grand River, Ohio, Shula grew up in suburban Cleveland, attended St. Mary's and graduated from Harvey High School in Painesville, and then [[John Carroll University]]. He played football at both schools, but never started. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Physical Education from [[Case Western Reserve University]] in 1954.<ref>[http://www.case.edu/alumni/notable/sports.html Case Western Reserve University site]</ref>
+Born in Grand River, Ohio, Shula grew up in suburban Cleveland, attended St. Mary's and graduated from Harvey High School in Painesville, and then [[John Carroll Blue Streaks|John Carroll University]]. He played football at both schools, but never started. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Physical Education from Case Western Reserve University in 1954.<ref>[http://www.case.edu/alumni/notable/sports.html Case Western Reserve University site]</ref>
 ===Playing career===
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 ===Early coaching career===
-Shula's first coaching position was as a defensive backs coach at the [[Virginia Cavaliers football|University of Virginia]] in 1958 where he coached under head coach [[Dick Voris]]. He stayed for one season before moving on to the same position at the [[Kentucky Wildcats football|University of Kentucky]] in 1959 where he coached under head coach [[Blanton Collier]]. In [[1960 NFL season|1960]], Shula entered the [[National Football League|NFL]] as defensive coordinator of the [[Detroit Lions]].
+Shula's first coaching position was as a defensive backs coach at the [[Virginia Cavaliers|University of Virginia]] in 1958 where he coached under head coach [[Dick Voris]]. He stayed for one season before moving on to the same position at the [[Kentucky Wildcats|University of Kentucky]] in 1959 where he coached under head coach [[Blanton Collier]]. In [[1960 NFL season|1960]], Shula entered the [[National Football League|NFL]] as defensive coordinator of the [[Detroit Lions]].
 Shula played under both [[Paul Brown]] and [[Weeb Ewbank]], a Brown disciple, who is also in the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]. After Ewbank left the Baltimore Colts to coach the [[New York Jets]] in [[1963 NFL season|1963]], Shula was hired by Colts' owner [[Carroll Rosenbloom]] to coach Baltimore. Shula's hiring was controversial because he was thought to be too young at only age 33.
-Shula took the controls and led the [[1963 Baltimore Colts season|Colts]] to an 8&ndash;6 record in 1963. He was successful, compiling a 71&ndash;23&ndash;4 record in seven seasons with Baltimore, but he was just 2&ndash;3 in the postseason, including two losses in championship games in which the Colts were heavy favorites, the [[NFL Championship Game, 1964|1964 NFL championship game]] won by the [[1964 Cleveland Browns season|Browns]] 27&ndash;0 and [[Super Bowl III]], the game in which [[Joe Namath]] of the [[1969 New York Jets season|New York Jets]] guaranteed and delivered a victory.
+Shula took the controls and led the [[1963 Baltimore Colts|Colts]] to an 8&ndash;6 record in 1963. He was successful, compiling a 71&ndash;23&ndash;4 record in seven seasons with Baltimore, but he was just 2&ndash;3 in the postseason, including two losses in championship games in which the Colts were heavy favorites, the [[1964 NFL championship game]] won by the [[1964 Cleveland Browns|Browns]] 27&ndash;0 and [[Super Bowl III]], the game in which [[Joe Namath]] of the [[1969 New York Jets|New York Jets]] guaranteed and delivered a victory.
-The [[1965 NFL season|1965]] [[1965 Baltimore Colts season|team]] lost a special tie-breaker playoff game in overtime against the [[1965 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] while using running back [[Tom Matte]] at quarterback because of injuries to [[Johnny Unitas]] and his backups. The 1967 team failed to make the playoffs despite a regular season record of 11&ndash;1&ndash;2, losing the Coastal Division on a tiebreaker due to an 0&ndash;1&ndash;1 record vs. the [[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]]. The Colts' only loss was a 34&ndash;10 setback to the Rams at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] on the final Sunday of the season.
+The [[1965 NFL season|1965]] [[1965 Baltimore Colts|team]] lost a special tie-breaker playoff game in overtime against the [[1965 Green Bay Packers|Green Bay Packers]] while using running back [[Tom Matte]] at quarterback because of injuries to [[Johnny Unitas]] and his backups. The 1967 team failed to make the playoffs despite a regular season record of 11&ndash;1&ndash;2, losing the Coastal Division on a tiebreaker due to an 0&ndash;1&ndash;1 record vs. the [[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]]. The Colts' only loss was a 34&ndash;10 setback to the Rams at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] on the final Sunday of the season.
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 =====Post-1973=====
-Shula changed his coaching strategy as his personnel changed. His Super Bowl teams in [[1971 Miami Dolphins season|1971]], [[1972 Miami Dolphins season|1972]], [[1973 Miami Dolphins season|1973]] and [[1982 Miami Dolphins season|1982]] were keyed by a run-first offensive strategy and a dominating defense. In [[1983 NFL Draft|1983]], shortly after losing [[Super Bowl XVII]] to the [[Washington Redskins]], the Dolphins drafted quarterback [[Dan Marino]] out of the [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|University of Pittsburgh]]. Marino won the starting job halfway through the [[1983 NFL season|1983 regular season]], and by [[1984 NFL season|1984]] the Dolphins were back in the [[Super Bowl XIX|Super Bowl]] thanks largely to Marino's record 5,084 yards through the air and 48 touchdown passes.
+Shula changed his coaching strategy as his personnel changed. His Super Bowl teams in [[1971 Miami Dolphins|1971]], [[1972 Miami Dolphins|1972]], [[1973 Miami Dolphins|1973]] and [[1982 Miami Dolphins|1982]] were keyed by a run-first offensive strategy and a dominating defense. In [[1983 NFL Draft|1983]], shortly after losing [[Super Bowl XVII]] to the [[Washington Redskins]], the Dolphins drafted quarterback [[Dan Marino]] out of the [[Pittsburgh Panthers|University of Pittsburgh]]. Marino won the starting job halfway through the [[1983 NFL season|1983 regular season]], and by [[1984 NFL season|1984]] the Dolphins were back in the [[Super Bowl XIX|Super Bowl]] thanks largely to Marino's record 5,084 yards through the air and 48 touchdown passes.
-For all his success, the Dolphins' January, [[1974 Super Bowl]] win over the [[1974 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] proved to be Shula's last championship. Despite consistent success in the regular season, Shula was unable to win in the post-season, failing in 12 trips to the playoffs&mdash;including two more Super Bowl appearances&mdash;before retiring after the [[1995 NFL season|1995]] season.
+For all his success, the Dolphins' January, [[1974 Super Bowl]] win over the [[1974 Minnesota Vikings|Minnesota Vikings]] proved to be Shula's last championship. Despite consistent success in the regular season, Shula was unable to win in the post-season, failing in 12 trips to the playoffs&mdash;including two more Super Bowl appearances&mdash;before retiring after the [[1995 NFL season|1995]] season.
 His retirement following that regular season ended one of the greatest coaching legacies in NFL history. He set numerous records in his 33 seasons as a head coach. He is first in most games coached (526), most consecutive seasons coached (33), and Super Bowl Appearances&mdash;six, appearing once with the Baltimore Colts and five times with the Miami Dolphins. Shula had a 2-4 record in his six Super Bowl appearances.
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 As part of a government public awareness campaign he was the first American to sign up for Medicare Part D prescription drug plan benefits, enrolling just after midnight on November 15, 2005.
-In 2007, in Miami at [[Super Bowl XLI]], Shula took part in the [[Vince Lombardi Trophy]] presentation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Marino, Shula to be honored at Super Bowl XLI|date=2006-12-14|url=http://www.superbowl.com/news/story/9870848|publisher=NFL}} Retrieved February 6, 2007</ref> On March 25, 2007, Shula presented the Winners Cup to Tiger Woods, winner of the 2007 WGC-CA Golf Tournament held at the Doral Resort in Miami. On February 3, 2008, he participated in the opening of [[Super Bowl XLII]].
+In 2007, in Miami at [[Super Bowl XLI]], Shula took part in the [[Vince Lombardi Trophy]] presentation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Marino, Shula to be honored at Super Bowl XLI|date=2006-12-14 |url=http://www.superbowl.com/news/story/9870848|publisher=NFL}} Retrieved February 6, 2007</ref> On March 25, 2007, Shula presented the Winners Cup to Tiger Woods, winner of the 2007 WGC-CA Golf Tournament held at the Doral Resort in Miami. On February 3, 2008, he participated in the opening of [[Super Bowl XLII]].
 In 2011, he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in recognition of his humanitarian efforts.
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 Shula set numerous records in his 33 seasons as a head coach. He is the All-Time leader in Victories with 347. He is first in most games coached (526), most consecutive seasons coached (33), and Super Bowl losses (4, tied with [[Bud Grant]], [[Dan Reeves]] and [[Marv Levy]]). His teams won seven NFL conference titles: 1964, 1968, 1971&ndash;73, 1982 and 1984. Shula's teams were consistently among the ''least penalized'' in the NFL, and Shula served on the Rules Committee, to help change the game to a more pass oriented league. He had a winning record against every coach he ever faced except Levy, against whom he was 5&ndash;14 during the regular season and 0&ndash;3 in the playoffs.
-Shula is honored at the '''Don Shula Stadium''' at [[John Carroll University]], and the Don Shula Expressway in Miami. An annual college football game between South Florida schools [[Florida Atlantic Owls football|Florida Atlantic University]] and [[FIU Golden Panthers football|Florida International University]] is named the [[Shula Bowl]] in his honor. The game's winner receives a traveling trophy named the '''[[Don Shula Award]]'''. On January 31, 2010 a statue of him was unveiled at [[Sun Life Stadium]].
+Shula is honored at the '''Don Shula Stadium''' at [[John Carroll Blue Streaks|John Carroll University]], and the Don Shula Expressway in Miami. An annual college football game between South Florida schools [[Florida Atlantic Owls|Florida Atlantic University]] and [[FIU Golden Panthers|Florida International University]] is named the [[Shula Bowl]] in his honor. The game's winner receives a traveling trophy named the '''[[Don Shula Award]]'''. On January 31, 2010 a statue of him was unveiled at [[Sun Life Stadium]].
 ==Writings==
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 !Won!!Lost!!Ties!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
 |-
-![[1963 Baltimore Colts season|BAL]]||[[1963 NFL season|1963]]
+![[1963 Baltimore Colts|BAL]]||[[1963 NFL season|1963]]
 ||8||6||0||.571||3rd in Western Conference|| - || - || - || -
 |-
-![[1964 Baltimore Colts season|BAL]]||[[1964 NFL season|1964]]
+![[1964 Baltimore Colts|BAL]]||[[1964 NFL season|1964]]
 ||12||2||0||.857||'''1st in Western Conference'''|| 0 || 1 || .000 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Cleveland Browns]] in [[NFL Championship Game, 1964|NFL Championship Game]].</Small>'''
 |-
-![[1965 Baltimore Colts season|BAL]]||[[1965 NFL season|1965]]
+![[1965 Baltimore Colts|BAL]]||[[1965 NFL season|1965]]
 ||10||3||1||.769||'''2nd in Western Conference'''|| 0 || 1 || .000 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Green Bay Packers]] in [[NFL playoffs, 1965|Western Conference Playoff]].</Small>'''
 |-
-![[1966 Baltimore Colts season|BAL]]||[[1966 NFL season|1966]]
+![[1966 Baltimore Colts|BAL]]||[[1966 NFL season|1966]]
 ||9||5||0||.643||2nd in Western Conference|| - || - || - || -
 |-
-![[1967 Baltimore Colts season|BAL]]||[[1967 NFL season|1967]]
+![[1967 Baltimore Colts|BAL]]||[[1967 NFL season|1967]]
 ||11||1||2||.917||2nd in Coastal Division|| - || - || - || -
 |-
-![[1968 Baltimore Colts season|BAL]]||[[1968 NFL season|1968]]
+![[1968 Baltimore Colts|BAL]]||[[1968 NFL season|1968]]
 ||13||1||0||.929||'''1st in Coastal Division'''|| 2 || 1 || .667 || <Small>'''Won 1968 NFL Championship. Lost to [[New York Jets]] in [[Super Bowl III]].</Small>'''
 |-
-![[1969 Baltimore Colts season|BAL]]||[[1969 NFL season|1969]]
+![[1969 Baltimore Colts|BAL]]||[[1969 NFL season|1969]]
 ||8||5||1||.615||2nd in Coastal Division|| - || - || - || -
 |-
 ! colspan="2"|BAL Total||71||23||4||.755||||2||3||.400||
 |-
-![[1970 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1970 NFL season|1970]]
+![[1970 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1970 NFL season|1970]]
 ||10||4||0||.714||'''2nd in AFC East'''|| 0 || 1 || .000 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Oakland Raiders]] in [[NFL playoffs, 1970–71|AFC Divisional Game]].</Small>'''
 |-
-![[1971 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1971 NFL season|1971]]
+![[1971 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1971 NFL season|1971]]
 ||10||3||1||.769||'''1st in AFC East'''|| 2 || 1 || .667 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Dallas Cowboys]] in [[Super Bowl VI]].</Small>'''
 |-! style="background:#FDE910;"
-![[1972 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1972 NFL season|1972]]
+![[1972 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1972 NFL season|1972]]
 ||14||0||0||1.000||'''1st in AFC East'''|| 3 || 0 || 1.000 || <Small>'''[[Super Bowl VII]] Champions.</Small>'''
 |-! style="background:#FDE910;"
-![[1973 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1973 NFL season|1973]]
+![[1973 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1973 NFL season|1973]]
 ||12||2||0||.857||'''1st in AFC East'''|| 3 || 0 || 1.000 || <Small>'''[[Super Bowl VIII]] Champions.</Small>'''
 |-
-![[1974 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1974 NFL season|1974]]
+![[1974 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1974 NFL season|1974]]
 ||11||3||0||.786||'''1st in AFC East'''|| 0 || 1 || .000 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Oakland Raiders]] in [[NFL playoffs, 1974–75|AFC Divisional Game]].</Small>'''
 |-
-![[1975 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1975 NFL season|1975]]
+![[1975 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1975 NFL season|1975]]
 ||10||4||0||.714||2nd in AFC East|| - || - || - || -
 |-
-![[1976 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1976 NFL season|1976]]
+![[1976 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1976 NFL season|1976]]
 ||6||8||0||.429||3rd in AFC East|| - || - || - || -
 |-
-![[1977 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1977 NFL season|1977]]
+![[1977 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1977 NFL season|1977]]
 ||10||4||0||.714||2nd in AFC East|| - || - || - || -
 |-
-![[1978 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1978 NFL season|1978]]
+![[1978 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1978 NFL season|1978]]
 ||11||5||0||.688||'''2nd in AFC East'''||0||1||.000||<Small>'''Lost to [[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]] in [[NFL playoffs, 1978-79|AFC Wild-Card Game]].</Small>'''
 |-
-![[1979 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1979 NFL season|1979]]
+![[1979 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1979 NFL season|1979]]
 ||10||6||0||.625||'''1st in AFC East'''|| 0 || 1 || .000 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] in [[NFL playoffs, 1979–80|AFC Divisional Game]].</Small>'''
 |-
-![[1980 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1980 NFL season|1980]]
+![[1980 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1980 NFL season|1980]]
 ||8||8||0||.500||3rd in AFC East|| - || - || - || -
 |-
-![[1981 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1981 NFL season|1981]]
+![[1981 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1981 NFL season|1981]]
 ||11||4||1||.733||'''1st in AFC East'''|| 0 || 1 || .000 || <Small>'''Lost to [[San Diego Chargers]] in [[NFL playoffs, 1981–82|AFC Divisional Game]].</Small>'''
 |-
-![[1982 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1982 NFL season|1982*]]
+![[1982 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1982 NFL season|1982*]]
 ||7||2||0||.778||'''1st in AFC East'''|| 3 || 1 || .750 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Washington Redskins]] in [[Super Bowl XVII]].</Small>'''
 |-
-![[1983 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1983 NFL season|1983]]
+![[1983 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1983 NFL season|1983]]
 ||12||4||0||.750||'''1st in AFC East'''|| 0 || 1 || .000 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Seattle Seahawks]] in [[NFL playoffs, 1983–84|AFC Divisional Game]].</Small>'''
 |-
-![[1984 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1984 NFL season|1984]]
+![[1984 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1984 NFL season|1984]]
 ||14||2||0||.875||'''1st in AFC East'''|| 2 || 1 || .667 || <Small>'''Lost to [[San Francisco 49ers]] in [[Super Bowl XIX]].</Small>'''
 |-
-![[1985 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1985 NFL season|1985]]
+![[1985 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1985 NFL season|1985]]
 ||12||4||0||.750||'''1st in AFC East'''|| 1 || 1 || .500 || <Small>'''Lost to [[New England Patriots]] in [[NFL playoffs, 1985–86|AFC Championship Game]].</Small>'''
 |-
-![[1986 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1986 NFL season|1986]]
+![[1986 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1986 NFL season|1986]]
 ||8||8||0||.500||3rd in AFC East|| - || - || - || -
 |-
-![[1987 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1987 NFL season|1987]]
+![[1987 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1987 NFL season|1987]]
 ||8||7||0||.533||3rd in AFC East|| - || - || - || -
 |-
-![[1988 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1988 NFL season|1988]]
+![[1988 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1988 NFL season|1988]]
 ||6||10||0||.375||5th in AFC East|| - || - || - || -
 |-
-![[1989 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1989 NFL season|1989]]
+![[1989 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1989 NFL season|1989]]
 ||8||8||0||.500||2nd in AFC East|| - || - || - || -
 |-
-![[1990 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1990 NFL season|1990]]
+![[1990 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1990 NFL season|1990]]
 ||12||4||0||.750||'''2nd in AFC East'''|| 1 || 1 || .500 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Buffalo Bills]] in [[NFL playoffs, 1990–91|AFC Divisional Game]].</Small>'''
 |-
-![[1991 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1991 NFL season|1991]]
+![[1991 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1991 NFL season|1991]]
 ||8||8||0||.500||3rd in AFC East|| - || - || - || -
 |-
-![[1992 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1992 NFL season|1992]]
+![[1992 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1992 NFL season|1992]]
 ||11||5||0||.688||'''1st in AFC East'''|| 1 || 1 || .500 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Buffalo Bills]] in [[NFL playoffs, 1992–93|AFC Championship Game]].</Small>'''
 |-
-![[1993 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1993 NFL season|1993]]
+![[1993 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1993 NFL season|1993]]
 ||9||7||0||.563||2nd in AFC East|| - || - || - || -
 |-
-![[1994 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1994 NFL season|1994]]
+![[1994 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1994 NFL season|1994]]
 ||10||6||0||.625||'''1st in AFC East'''|| 1 || 1 || .500 || <Small>'''Lost to [[San Diego Chargers]] in [[NFL playoffs, 1994–95|AFC Divisional Game]].</Small>'''
 |-
-![[1995 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]||[[1995 NFL season|1995]]
+![[1995 Miami Dolphins|MIA]]||[[1995 NFL season|1995]]
 ||9||7||0||.563||'''3rd in AFC East'''||0||1||.000||<Small>'''Lost to [[Buffalo Bills]] in [[NFL playoffs, 1995-96|AFC Wild-Card Game]].</Small>'''
 |-
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Career information


Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Born:	January 4, 1930
	Grand River, Ohio
Died:	May 4, 2020 (age 90)
Listed height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight:	190 lbs (86 kg)
National Football League Debut
Debut: 1951 for the Cleveland Browns
Last season: 1957 for the Washington Redskins
Coaching career
Overall Record:	328–156–6
Best Record:	14-0 (1972)
Championships:	2 (VII, VIII)
Career:	1958-1995
Playing career
High school:	Harvey (OH)
College:	John Carroll
NFL Draft:	1951 / Rnd: 9 / Pck: 110th
Position:	Defensive back
Career:	1951-1957
Career history
As player Cleveland Browns (1951-1952) Baltimore Colts (1953-1956) Washington Redskins (1957) As coach Virginia (1958) Defensive backs Kentucky (1959) Defensive backs Detroit Lions (1960) Defensive backs Detroit Lions (1961–1962) Defensive coordinator Baltimore Colts (1963–1969) Head coach Miami Dolphins (1970–1995) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
As coach
2× Super Bowl champion (VII, VIII) NFL champion (1968) 4× AP NFL Coach of the Year (1964, 1967, 1968, 1972) Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1993) NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team NFL 1970s All-Decade Team Miami Dolphins Honor Roll