Don Shula
Shula's first head coaching job was seven seasons with the Baltimore Colts.
Don Shula held his first head coaching job with the Baltimore Colts, for seven seasons, before spending 26 seasons with the Miami Dolphins. He was the first head coach to appear in six Super Bowls, one of them with the Colts and five with Miami, and the first to take two franchises to the Super Bowl. He finished with 328 regular-season wins.
Quick Facts
- Number
- 96, 44, 25, 26
- Position
- Defensive back
- Born
- 4 January 1930
- Birthplace
- Grand River, Ohio, U.S.
- Died
- 4 May 2020
- Place of death
- Indian Creek, Florida, U.S.
- High school
- Harvey (Painesville, Ohio)
- College
- John Carroll
Did You Know?
- Before his legendary coaching career, Shula was a brief NFL player in the early 1950s, spending time with the Detroit Lions, and his playing experience shaped his insistence on fundamentals and preparation.
- The 1972 Miami Dolphins season that made Shula immortal — 17 wins, 0 losses, including the Super Bowl — remains the only perfect season in the history of all four major North American professional sports leagues.
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