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Don Shula
American football player and coach (1930–2020)
American football player
Shula in 1987 | |
| Position: | Defensive back |
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| Born: | (1930-01-04)January 4, 1930 Grand River, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died: | May 4, 2020(2020-05-04) (aged 90) Indian Creek, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| High school: | Harvey (Painesville, Ohio) |
| College: | John Carroll |
| NFL draft: | 1951 / round: 9 / pick: 110 |
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| Regular season: | 328–156–6 (.676) |
| Postseason: | 19–17 (.528) |
| Career: | 347–173–6 (.665) |
| Record at Pro Football Reference | |
Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
Donald Francis Shula (SHOO-lə; January 4, 1930 – May 4, 2020) was an American professional football player, coach and executive who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1963 to 1995. He played seven seasons as a defensive back in the NFL. For most of his career, Shula was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins.
Shula held his first head coaching position with the B
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Don Shula
Coaching Record
| Years Coached | Record | Win % | Playoff record | Playoff win % |
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| 36 | 354-169-7 | 67.45% | 19-17 | 52.78% |
Coaching Tree
Parents:
George Wilson
Children:
Bill Arnsparger, Monte Clark, Dan Henning, Don McCafferty, Howard Schnellenberger, David Shula, Charley Winner
Biography
Career Summary
Don Shula was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1960 to 1995, finishing his career as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins. Over his thirty-six years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 354-169-7. During his career he was a head coach for thirty-three seasons, first with the Baltimore Colts. He led the Colts for seven seasons, compiling a record of 71-23-4. His next head coaching stint was with the Miami Dolphins from 1970 to 1995, as he led the team to a 257-133-2 record. During his time leading the Dolphins the team won the Super Bowl in 1972 and 1973. He retired from the Dolphins on Friday, January 5, 1996. During his entire head coaching career, his two teams combined for a record of 328-156-6 across t
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SHULA, DONALD FRANCIS "DON"
SHULA, DONALD FRANCIS “DON” (4 January 1930-4 May 2020) was a Cleveland area native who played football for seven years in the NFL before going on to become the most successful coach in pro football.
Shula was the fourth of seven children born to Dan and Mary Shula. Dan Shula, who had anglicized his name from Sule, emigrated from at the age of 6 and worked as a fisherman on .
Don Shula grew up in Grand River before attending , where he played football. He worked at a local gas station before a chance encounter with a football coach at JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY led him there, where he played halfback and defensive back. The stadium at John Carroll is now named for him, and the Shula family endowed a chair in philosophy.
Shula was drafted by the CLEVELAND BROWNS with the final pick of the ninth round of the 1951 NFL Draft, 110th overall. He had 21 interceptions and four fumble recoveries playing in 73 games in a seven-year career as a defensive back with the Browns, Baltimore Colts and Washington Redskins. While with the Brow
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