Don Shula
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Positions: Defensive Back , Head Coach |
Jersey numbers: 96, 44, 25, 26 |
| born January 4, 1930 in Grand River , Ohio | |
| died on May 4, 2020 | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1951 - 1995 | |
| NFL Draft : 1951 / Round: 9 / Pick: 110 | |
| College : John Carroll | |
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| Play as head coach | 490 |
| G / V ( Regular Season ) | 328: 156 (66.7%) |
| G / V ( play-offs ) | 19:17 (52.8%) |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Coaching stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
Donald Francis "Don" Shula (* 4. January 1930 in Grand River , Ohio ; † 4. May 2020 in Indian Creek , Florida ) was an American American football trainer of National Football League (NFL). He was the head coach of the Baltimore Colts and the Miami Dolphins . Shula led his teams to the Super Bowl six times . With the Colts he lost Super Bowl III , while he won two Super Bowls with the Dolphins ( Super Bowl VII and Super Bowl VIII ) and failed three times in the finals.
With the Dolphins he played a perfect season in the 1972 season and with 347 wins he holds the NFL record for the most wins by a head coach.
life and career
After a playing career in the NFL and some engagements as an assistant coach in college football , Shula was first head coach of the Baltimore Colts in 1963 . The team was very successful under Shula and reached the Super Bowl at the end of the 1968 season . The Super Bowl III was lost to the New York Jets and their quarterback Joe Namath 7:16.
Shula joined the Miami Dolphins in 1970 , with whom he won the Super Bowl twice ( Super Bowl VII and Super Bowl VIII ). He also remained undefeated with the team in 1972, a unique achievement in the history of the NFL. He remained head coach of the Dolphins until 1995, where he ended his coaching career after a total of 33 seasons as an NFL coach.
Shula holds the NFL coaching record with 347 wins. In 1993 he was by the magazine Sports Illustrated for Athlete of the Year chosen.
Don Shula ran a steak house chain with his son Dave (who is also a former NFL coach).
In the Miami metropolitan area, the Don Shula Expressway , known as Florida State Road 874 since it opened in 1961, has been named after him.
On May 4, 2020, Shula died at his home in Indian Creek , Florida, aged 90 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Trainer legend Don Shula dies at the age of 90 on ran.de. May 4, 2020, accessed May 4, 2020.
- ↑ Ken Belson: Don Shula, NFL's Winningest Head Coach, Dies at 90. Shula, who was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997, was also the only coach to lead a team, the Dolphins, to a perfect season. The New York Times, May 4, 2020, accessed May 4, 2020 (American English): “Don Shula, the winningest head coach in National Football League history and the only one to lead a team to a perfect season, died on Monday at his home in Indian Creek, Fla., a village near Miami Beach. "
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| SURNAME | Shula, Don |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shula, Donald Francis (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th January 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grand River , Ohio , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th May 2020 |
| Place of death | Indian Creek , Florida , United States |