COACH DON SHULA DIES AT 90

COACH DON SHULA DIES AT 90

by | May 4, 2020 | NFL, Sports

Today is a sad day.

National Football League (NFL) hall of fame coach Don Shula addresses the crew of aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), under way in the Gulf of Oman, July 13, 2009, during a United Service Organizations tour to the U.S. Central Command area of operations. The tour also features all-pro NFL running back Warrick Dunn, actors Bradley Cooper and D.B. Sweeney and sports announcer and model Leeann Sweeden. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy/Released)

Coach Don Shula, the NFL’s winningest coach who led the Miami Dolphins to the league’s only undefeated season, has died. He was a unique man who exemplified true greatness in every aspect of his life. He was 90.

The Dolphins issued an announcement announcing that Shula died “peacefully at his home.”

Shula won an NFL-record 347 games, including playoff games. He coached the Dolphins to the league’s only undefeated season (17-0) in 1972, culminating in a 14-7 victory over the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII.

Our deepest thoughts and prayers go out to Mary Anne, along with his children Dave, Donna, Sharon, Anne, and Mike.

Shula, who also played seven NFL seasons as a defensive back for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Colts and Washington Redskins, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997.