Life is great after football, but you don't have those emotional ups and downs you had on game day.". "Don Shula was the patriarch of the Miami Dolphins for 50 years.
Known as a taskmaster from the moment he arrived in 1963 as the NFL’s then-youngest head coach at 33 years old, Shula won with a power running attack, fierce defense and three Hall of Fame quarterbacks (Johnny Unitas, Bob Griese and Dan Marino). Are you sure you want to submit this vote? "Our deepest thoughts and prayers go out to Mary Anne along with his children, Dave, Donna, Sharon, Anne and Mike.”. Dolphins CEO Tom Garfinkel said: "Today is a sad day. Another son, Mike, is a longtime NFL assistant coach and was head coach at Alabama in 2003-06. He was very demanding, but he would listen to your ideas. Before getting into coaching, Shula was a defensive back in the NFL. Shula became the only coach to guide an NFL team through a perfect season when the Dolphins went 17-0 in 1972. Shula’s coaching career began with the Detroit Lions as a defensive coordinator in 1960. In fact, it was Dan Marino's lone Super Bowl and Don Shula's last.
Dolphins president Tom Garfinkel said in a statement, "Coach Shula was the rare man who exemplified true greatness in every aspect of his life.
Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame coach Don Shula died on Monday morning at the age of 90, the franchise confirmed in a release on Twitter. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). We've received your submission. He brought the winning edge to our franchise and put the Dolphins and the city of Miami in the national sports scene. On Monday, Belichick released a statement lauding Shula as "the standard of consistency and leadership in the NFL. So at the time it was the most difficult decision of my life, but after much thought I decided to go for it, and as it turned out it certainly was the right decision.”.
Shula was one of the greatest coaches in NFL history. There were many more victories than defeats. In January 2010, the Dolphins threw him an 80th birthday party at their stadium, and guests included NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham and former NFL coaches Marty Schottenheimer and Dan Reeves. All rights reserved. Whether coaching greatness is judged on championships, singular moments or a full body of work, Don Shula met the criteria. He was 90. The house was next door to a grocery store in Grand River owned by Mary's parents.
He played the 1951 and 1952 seasons with the Cleveland Browns. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame coach Don Shula died on Monday morning at the age of 90, the franchise confirmed in a release on Twitter. “Coaches today are amazed by what Coach Shula was able to do for so long at such a high level,” Marino said Monday. "The Miami Dolphins are saddened to announce that Head Coach Don Shula passed away peacefully at his home this morning," the franchise said in a statement on Monday.
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REDSKINS' ALEX SMITH ON FORMER TEAMMATE COLIN KAEPERNICK: 'ABSURD' FREE-AGENT QUARTERBACK DOESN'T HAVE A JOB. COWBOYS SIGNING ANDY DALTON WAS 'OUT OF LINE,' FORMER WIDE RECEIVER DEZ BRYANT SAYS, “Don Shula was the patriarch of the Miami Dolphins for 50 years. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. “Don Shula is one of the all-time great coaching figures and the standard for consistency and leadership in the NFL,” said Belichick, who grew up as a fan of Shula’s Colts. Don Shula became a head coach at 33, Dave at 32 and Mike at 37. / CBS/AP.
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