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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- Shula, Donald Francis Known as "Don.” Born 1930. American football coach. In a 32-year career, mainly with the Miami Dolphins (1970-1995), he established the record for most wins as a coach (347) in National Football League history.
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American professional football coach and author, Shula is known mainly as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins.
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Shula is best known for coaching the 1972 Miami Dolphins to a perfect 17-0 record, winning back-to-back Super Bowls, and founding a chain of steakhouses.
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ATHENS, Georgia (Ticker) -- Alabama coach Mike Shula is watching his season and his quarterback rotation reach new depths.
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The win was the first by the Golden Panthers (3-6, 2-4 Sun Belt) over the Owls (2-9, 2-5) in the four-year history of their annual game dubbed the Shula Bowl.
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Another had the name Mike Shula, son of Hall of Fame NFL coach Don Shula but won few hearts with his 26-23 record.
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Other speakers included team owner Stephen Ross, who called Shula "the soul of the franchise," and Dolphins coach Tony Sparano.
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He called Shula, his former coach and one of his closest friends.
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On Sunday afternoons, when I was not playing with the Shondells, I used to sneak into a local nightclub called Shula’s and drink beer.
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 At the age of 33, Shula became the head coach of the Baltimore Colts in 1963.
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 By 1970, Shula was offered the head coaching position for the Miami Dolphins and stayed there until he retired in 1995.
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