NFL coach profiles: Don Shula 7 Articles

by Keith Bailey

"I don't know any other way to lead but by example."-Don Shula Don Shula led by example. From his decorum to the meticulous way he prepared his team every Sunday, Shula is the quintessential role model for aspiring head...read more

by Curtis Clontz

Don Shula is the only coach in NFL history to achieve absolute perfection! This includes this years New England Patriots that finally lost their remarkable run in the Super Bowl. The Patriots loss allowed Shula's 1972 Do...read more

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by Robert Steadman

Don Shula's record as head coach of the Baltimore Colts from 1963-1969, and the Miami Dolphins from 1970-1995 is unmatched in NFL history. In 1995 Coach shula concluded his 33rd season as the winningest NFL coach ever with...read more

by Greg B.

The year is 1972. It's super bowl Sunday! The team everyone is watching closely is the Miami Dolphins,led by Don Shula. They had not lost a game all year and here was the big game. They went on to win that game and go unde...read more

by Frank Lavoine

Don Shula's claim to fame was his perfect season in 1972 with the Miami Dolphins, the highlight of his career just four years after losing Super Bowl III with the Baltimore Colts to an upstart team The New York Jets in a n...read more

by Todd Christian

Don Shula's name will always conjure the image of the short-statured, silver-haired coach beaming as he is carried off the field as a champion - head coach of the only team to have ever compiled a perfect season. But hi...read more

by Bobby Coles

Don Shula not only wrote the book on coaching, but he also made some revisions and edits along the way. Don Shula first began coaching for the Baltimore Colts before becoming a fixture of the Miami Dolphins. Winning game...read more