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Legendary NFL Coach Don Shula Dies

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How can Shula have only 2 losing season the entire time he coached the Dolphins (25 years) and since he left they have only 9 winning seasons (25 years).  He must have done something right.  That and their owners and management sucks something awful now.

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On days like this and during times like these, we all, to a certain extent, have those moments of clarity when we begin to come to grips with our own mortality. With the passing of anyone we seemingly grew up with; a sports star, a musician, actor or personality, it's a reminder that we're not forever.

I was in high school when the Dolphins went undefeated. I remember that team and, at that time, none of us had ever seen a QB like Marino. None of us had witnessed the speed of Paul Warfield; we had not seen a backfield like Jim Kiick and Larry Csonka. And none of us understood the coaching genius of Don Shula. Say what you will about Bill Belichick, but the greatest NFL coach in my mind will always be Don Shula.

NFL records
  • Most regular season wins as a head coach (328)
  • Most total wins as a head coach (347)
  • Only undefeated season through regular season and playoff
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41 minutes ago, bababoey said:

How can Shula have only 2 losing season the entire time he coached the Dolphins (25 years) and since he left they have only 9 winning seasons (25 years).  He must have done something right.  That and their owners and management sucks something awful now.

He was that good.

His one kryptonite: Marv Levy. I remember one writer saying if Levy didn't own Shula, he at least had a lease with an option to buy.

 

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Sad for his family, but at least the article said he went peacefully at home.  It could honestly be said no team went an entire season undefeated since the '72 Dolphins in Don's lifetime.  One of many great accomplishments. R.I.P.

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