Don Shula

Don Shula

Donald Francis Shula was an American football defensive back and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League from 1963 to 1995. The head coach of the Miami Dolphins for most of his career, Shula is the NFL's winningest head coach at 347 career victories and 328 regular season victories. He is regarded as one of the greatest head coaches of all time. Shula held his first head coaching position with the Baltimore Colts for seven seasons and spent his next 26 seasons with Miami. With the Dolphins, he led the team to two consecutive Super Bowl titles in Super Bowl VII and Super Bowl VIII. His first Super Bowl title during 1972 is the only perfect season in NFL history. Shula was the first head coach to appear in six Super Bowls, five with the Dolphins and one with the Colts. His six Super Bowl appearances rank second among head coaches and he has the most Super Bowl losses at four.

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• Entity:  Nfl Biography

• Position:  Defensive Back
• Date of birth:  January 4, 1930
• Place of birth:  Grand River, Ohio, U.s.
• Date of death:  May 04, 2020
• Place of death:  Indian Creek, Florida, U.s.
• High school:  Harvey (Painesville, Ohio)
• College:  John Carroll
• NFL Draft:  1951 / Round: 9/ Pick: 110
• Regular season:  328–156–6
• Born:  04 January 1930
• Age at death:  90 Years
• Wikidata description:  American Football Player And Coach (1930-2020)
• Wikidata label:  Don Shula
• Wikidata aliases:  Don Shula, Donald Francis Shula

• Related Topics:  Miami Dolphins Head Coaches, Baltimore Colts Head Coaches, John Carroll Blue Streaks Football Players, Miami Dolphins Executives, Virginia Cavaliers Football Coaches, Iowa State Cyclones Football Coaches, Kentucky Wildcats Football Coaches, Detroit Lions Coaches, Pro Football Hall Of Fame Inductees, Baltimore Colts Players, Case Western Reserve University Alumni