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Don Shula Through the Years
Take a look at the career of former NFL head coach Don Shula through the years.
![Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame head football coach Don Shula poses the two Vince Lombardi trophies his teams won for Super Bowl VII and Super Bowl VIII, in Miami, Fla., 1982. (National Football League)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/alx5p6honsynm43h9ap6.jpg)
Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame head football coach Don Shula poses the two Vince Lombardi trophies his teams won for Super Bowl VII and Super Bowl VIII, in Miami, Fla., 1982. (National Football League)
![Miami Dolphins Hall of Famer Don Shula looks on during the NFL Honors awards show at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 in San Francisco. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/hge150jdzdz5vt2cywwa.jpg)
Miami Dolphins Hall of Famer Don Shula looks on during the NFL Honors awards show at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 in San Francisco. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
![Don Shula addresses the media during the Don Shula NFL Coach of the Year Award Press Conference prior to Super Bowl XLVI featuring the game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots on February 3, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (AP Photo/Scott Boehm)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/vuonsugvwjcehf0hj3mk.jpg)
Don Shula addresses the media during the Don Shula NFL Coach of the Year Award Press Conference prior to Super Bowl XLVI featuring the game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots on February 3, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (AP Photo/Scott Boehm)
![Coach Don Shula of the Miami Dolphins talks at half-time ceremonies during play against the Chicago Bears Nov. 18, 2010 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. (AP Photo / Al Messerschmidt)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/exs3rvjftvh1h9o90xcu.jpg)
Coach Don Shula of the Miami Dolphins talks at half-time ceremonies during play against the Chicago Bears Nov. 18, 2010 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. (AP Photo / Al Messerschmidt)
![Don Shula, left, presents Tuscarora High School coach Michael Burnett with the Don Shula high school coach of the year award during a press conference a news conference Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/urt2gkn0atrty5k7rk2b.jpg)
Don Shula, left, presents Tuscarora High School coach Michael Burnett with the Don Shula high school coach of the year award during a press conference a news conference Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
![President Barack Obama shakes hands with Hall of Fame football coach Don Shula, right, as he is presented with a team jersey by Dolphins Chairman of the Board/Managing General Partner Stephen Ross, center, and fullback Larry Csonka, second from the right, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, where the president honored the Super Bowl VII football Champion Miami Dolphins . Forty-one years after their perfect football season, the 1972 Miami Dolphins remain the only undefeated team in NFL history. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/sl6xscxwsmqywhi1tiaz.jpg)
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Hall of Fame football coach Don Shula, right, as he is presented with a team jersey by Dolphins Chairman of the Board/Managing General Partner Stephen Ross, center, and fullback Larry Csonka, second from the right, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, where the president honored the Super Bowl VII football Champion Miami Dolphins . Forty-one years after their perfect football season, the 1972 Miami Dolphins remain the only undefeated team in NFL history. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
![Former Miami Dolphins player Manny Fernandez is inducted in the teams; honor roll by owner Stephen Ross, left, and former head coach Don Shula during the half time show of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/gh91uz8gyswfbursccc0.jpg)
Former Miami Dolphins player Manny Fernandez is inducted in the teams; honor roll by owner Stephen Ross, left, and former head coach Don Shula during the half time show of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
![FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015 file photo, former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula receives his Hall of Fame ring during the halftime of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Miami Gardens, Fla. Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Don Shula has been admitted to a hospital for treatment of fluid retention and sleep apnea. Shula's ailments were confirmed in a statement Tuesday, May 3, 2016 by his wife, Mary Anne. He was admitted Monday, and she said the family "is looking for a speedy recovery." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/kdu8yqsu4vpfmeks4rmr.jpg)
FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015 file photo, former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula receives his Hall of Fame ring during the halftime of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Miami Gardens, Fla. Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Don Shula has been admitted to a hospital for treatment of fluid retention and sleep apnea. Shula's ailments were confirmed in a statement Tuesday, May 3, 2016 by his wife, Mary Anne. He was admitted Monday, and she said the family "is looking for a speedy recovery." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
![Retired Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula greets retired linebacker Nick Buoniconti during halftime ceremonies honoring that Dolphins all-time 50th anniversary team Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. The New York Giants won 31 - 24 in a week 14 NFL Monday Night football game in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Al Messerschmidt via](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/xro9qekpxxmufcb5axqd.jpg)
Retired Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula greets retired linebacker Nick Buoniconti during halftime ceremonies honoring that Dolphins all-time 50th anniversary team Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. The New York Giants won 31 - 24 in a week 14 NFL Monday Night football game in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Al Messerschmidt via
![Former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino, left, greets former head coach Don Shula on the field before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/fcz8y8azuzqp4f8e2afr.jpg)
Former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino, left, greets former head coach Don Shula on the field before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
![NFL Hall of Fame coach Don Shula arrives for the 4th Annual NFL Honors awards show at the Phoenix Symphony Hall on Saturday, January 31, 2015 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/gmlhhgsk7lcri8zgdtah.jpg)
NFL Hall of Fame coach Don Shula arrives for the 4th Annual NFL Honors awards show at the Phoenix Symphony Hall on Saturday, January 31, 2015 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)
![Former NFL coach Don Shula arrives at the 5th annual NFL Honors at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, in San Francisco. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision for NFL/AP Images)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/idtyyl3izp2wwwjzgd1w.jpg)
Former NFL coach Don Shula arrives at the 5th annual NFL Honors at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, in San Francisco. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision for NFL/AP Images)
![Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame defensive back Don Shula circa 1951-52. (National Football League)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/avpd4txlps5safzwwluk.jpg)
Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame defensive back Don Shula circa 1951-52. (National Football League)
![Baltimore Colts defensive back Don Shula (25) covers Green Bay Packers halfback Al Carmichael during an NFL game in Milwaukee, Wisc., Oct. 8, 1955. The Colts defeated the Packers 24-20 at Milwaukee County Stadium. (Vernon Biever/NFL)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/ka875b1eyrjhqk7eincn.jpg)
Baltimore Colts defensive back Don Shula (25) covers Green Bay Packers halfback Al Carmichael during an NFL game in Milwaukee, Wisc., Oct. 8, 1955. The Colts defeated the Packers 24-20 at Milwaukee County Stadium. (Vernon Biever/NFL)
![Baltimore Colts defensive back Don Shula (25) returns an interception during an NFL game against the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay, Wisc., Oct. 8, 1955. The Packers defeated the Colts 37-14. (AP Photo/NFL Photos/Vernon Biever)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/cqyyh3sjmgx3c2i2u8dd.jpg)
Baltimore Colts defensive back Don Shula (25) returns an interception during an NFL game against the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay, Wisc., Oct. 8, 1955. The Packers defeated the Colts 37-14. (AP Photo/NFL Photos/Vernon Biever)
![University of Kentucky's new football assistant coaches discuss plans for spring training in Lexington, Kentucky in February 1959. From left to right: Howard Schnellenberger, Don Shula, and coach Blanton Collier. (Associated Press)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/uo9atucy2dkocj8pfesz.jpg)
University of Kentucky's new football assistant coaches discuss plans for spring training in Lexington, Kentucky in February 1959. From left to right: Howard Schnellenberger, Don Shula, and coach Blanton Collier. (Associated Press)
![Head Coach Don Shula is lifted to the shoulders of his players as the Baltimore Colts left the field after winning the National Football League's Western Division title by beating the Rams at Los Angeles on Nov. 22, 1964, 24-7. (AP Photo/ Harold Matosian)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/yay8ylzkokuruv5c79uo.jpg)
Head Coach Don Shula is lifted to the shoulders of his players as the Baltimore Colts left the field after winning the National Football League's Western Division title by beating the Rams at Los Angeles on Nov. 22, 1964, 24-7. (AP Photo/ Harold Matosian)
![Detroit Lions defensive backfield coach, Don Shula, 33, smiles from his desk in Detroit on Jan. 8, 1963, after the Baltimore Colts announced they had hired him to succeed Weeb Ewbank as head coach of the National Football Club. (AP Photo/Preston Stroup)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/ragzn8wyat4ysht2hcwk.jpg)
Detroit Lions defensive backfield coach, Don Shula, 33, smiles from his desk in Detroit on Jan. 8, 1963, after the Baltimore Colts announced they had hired him to succeed Weeb Ewbank as head coach of the National Football Club. (AP Photo/Preston Stroup)
![Coach Don Shula of the Baltimore Colts, takes time out from spring practice to show his two young daughters the basics of the game on July 21, 1966 in Westminster, Md. At left is Donna, 5, while Sharon, 5, is on right. (AP Photo)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/l7arysg0h0doyxf7qx9x.jpg)
Coach Don Shula of the Baltimore Colts, takes time out from spring practice to show his two young daughters the basics of the game on July 21, 1966 in Westminster, Md. At left is Donna, 5, while Sharon, 5, is on right. (AP Photo)
![Coach Don Shula of the Baltimore Colts gets together in Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 1965, with the two quarterbacks who w�ll run the offense for the Western Conference All-Star team against the East in the National Football League�s Pro Bowl game in Los Angeles. The quarterbacks are John Unitas, left, of Shula�s own team and Fran Tarkenton of the Minnesota Vikings. (Associated Press)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/wcznjtuwravf1qw0hxab.jpg)
Coach Don Shula of the Baltimore Colts gets together in Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 1965, with the two quarterbacks who w�ll run the offense for the Western Conference All-Star team against the East in the National Football League�s Pro Bowl game in Los Angeles. The quarterbacks are John Unitas, left, of Shula�s own team and Fran Tarkenton of the Minnesota Vikings. (Associated Press)
![Coach Don Shula of Baltimore Colts (left), named earlier as National Football League coach of the year, shares a soft drink toast with his quarterback, John Unitas, after latter's selection as league?s most valuable player on Dec. 10, 1964 in Baltimore, Md. (Associated Press)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/sm10hbowuvjaowo68usi.jpg)
Coach Don Shula of Baltimore Colts (left), named earlier as National Football League coach of the year, shares a soft drink toast with his quarterback, John Unitas, after latter's selection as league?s most valuable player on Dec. 10, 1964 in Baltimore, Md. (Associated Press)
![Coach Don Shula of the Baltimore Colts poses with two of his children at the training camp of the National Football League team on July 28, 1965 in Westminster, Md. Shula directed the Colts to the Western Conference title last season. With daddy are Donna (left), 4, and Sharon, 3. (Associated Press)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/thgrywxd9u2ptm0cuhvp.jpg)
Coach Don Shula of the Baltimore Colts poses with two of his children at the training camp of the National Football League team on July 28, 1965 in Westminster, Md. Shula directed the Colts to the Western Conference title last season. With daddy are Donna (left), 4, and Sharon, 3. (Associated Press)
![Don Shula talks to his team Friday, Jan. 19, 2007 in Houston. Shula will coach the East team and Dan Reeves will coach the West team in the East West Shrine football game Saturday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/bswm9k2odmyokekejudl.jpg)
Don Shula talks to his team Friday, Jan. 19, 2007 in Houston. Shula will coach the East team and Dan Reeves will coach the West team in the East West Shrine football game Saturday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
![Tiger Woods, left, and former Miami Dolphins head football coach Don Shula hold up the trophy on the 18th hole Sunday, March 25, 2007, after Woods won the the CA Championship golf tournament in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/aut9ujbfyc8rfaxback7.jpg)
Tiger Woods, left, and former Miami Dolphins head football coach Don Shula hold up the trophy on the 18th hole Sunday, March 25, 2007, after Woods won the the CA Championship golf tournament in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
![Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame head football coach Don Shula poses with his son Mike in Miami, Fla., 1982. Mike is an assistant coach on his father's staff. (National Football League)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/mib9fhaogrx0ot1fpago.jpg)
Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame head football coach Don Shula poses with his son Mike in Miami, Fla., 1982. Mike is an assistant coach on his father's staff. (National Football League)
![Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame head football coach Don Shula yells form the sidelines during an NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams, Oct. 31, 1971. The Dolphins defeated the Rams 20-14 at the Los Angeles Coliseum. (National Football League)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/ywg6oeslejenhl9asupd.jpg)
Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame head football coach Don Shula yells form the sidelines during an NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams, Oct. 31, 1971. The Dolphins defeated the Rams 20-14 at the Los Angeles Coliseum. (National Football League)
![Don Shula, Miami Dolphins coach prior to Miami Dolphins defeat to Washington Redskins 27-17 in Super Bowl XV!!, Jan 28, 1983. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/sbctlszewngxcxkrs8gq.jpg)
Don Shula, Miami Dolphins coach prior to Miami Dolphins defeat to Washington Redskins 27-17 in Super Bowl XV!!, Jan 28, 1983. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)
![Don Shula, Miami Dolphins coach, shown on field during Super Bowl VIII game in game against Minnesota Vikings at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, Jan. 13, 1974. (Associated Press)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/y6gwsgmjkalu3is4jdy1.jpg)
Don Shula, Miami Dolphins coach, shown on field during Super Bowl VIII game in game against Minnesota Vikings at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, Jan. 13, 1974. (Associated Press)
![Don Shula, Miami Dolphins coach, left, with Earl Morrall, center, and Bob Griese, right, Miami Dolphins quarterbacks, Jan. 3, 1973. (AP Photo/Mark Foley)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/drgirbjri7zfrgdobpra.jpg)
Don Shula, Miami Dolphins coach, left, with Earl Morrall, center, and Bob Griese, right, Miami Dolphins quarterbacks, Jan. 3, 1973. (AP Photo/Mark Foley)
![Quarterback Earl Morrall of the Baltimore Colts works out on the exercise board as Coach Don Shula watches on Dec. 19, 1968 in Baltimore, Md. (Associated Press)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/bzrsbuh0u1clfzxf8c3y.jpg)
Quarterback Earl Morrall of the Baltimore Colts works out on the exercise board as Coach Don Shula watches on Dec. 19, 1968 in Baltimore, Md. (Associated Press)
![Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula instructs his team during an NFL playoff game in Miami, Jan. 1983. (Associated Press)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/gxivxjx6do7q1trqwsvl.jpg)
Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula instructs his team during an NFL playoff game in Miami, Jan. 1983. (Associated Press)
![Miami Dolphin Coach Don Shula shows off a large cake given to him by a Dolphin fan on Jan. 6, 1972 in Miami. Shula had his 42nd birthday. (Associated Press)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/k9a8qtet4egiazb506ku.jpg)
Miami Dolphin Coach Don Shula shows off a large cake given to him by a Dolphin fan on Jan. 6, 1972 in Miami. Shula had his 42nd birthday. (Associated Press)
![Bob Griese, quarterback for the Miami Dolphins with coach Don Shula Jan. 7, 1974. (AP Photo/Fred Kaufman)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/haq41ojrekuazwnsntoe.jpg)
Bob Griese, quarterback for the Miami Dolphins with coach Don Shula Jan. 7, 1974. (AP Photo/Fred Kaufman)
![Dolphin coach Don Shula accepted the Super Bowl trophy following Miami's 24-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Jan. 13, 1974 in Houston, Texas. (Associated Press)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/pxuq3svoo0yicwj0wc44.jpg)
Dolphin coach Don Shula accepted the Super Bowl trophy following Miami's 24-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Jan. 13, 1974 in Houston, Texas. (Associated Press)
![Don Shula, Miami Dolphins coach, during a Pro-AM golf tournament, 1974. (Associated Press)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/adiylba0lo8pgc6863dt.jpg)
Don Shula, Miami Dolphins coach, during a Pro-AM golf tournament, 1974. (Associated Press)
![Baltimore Colts Hall of Fame head coach Don Shula watches from the sideline during an NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams, Dec. 15, 1968. (National Football League)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/pcye69pf5udtzfuecwy2.jpg)
Baltimore Colts Hall of Fame head coach Don Shula watches from the sideline during an NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams, Dec. 15, 1968. (National Football League)
![Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula kicks a leg up as he leads rookies and free agents in calisthenics on Friday, July 7, 1978 in Miami, during summer camp. (Associated Press)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/f89c9xexfyi9t1vcq00h.jpg)
Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula kicks a leg up as he leads rookies and free agents in calisthenics on Friday, July 7, 1978 in Miami, during summer camp. (Associated Press)
![Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula holds his rain-jacket closed as he watches the team workout in a driving rain on Thursday, Jan. 20, 1983 in Miami. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/smo5hgkly06feqmmjqt5.jpg)
Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula holds his rain-jacket closed as he watches the team workout in a driving rain on Thursday, Jan. 20, 1983 in Miami. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
![Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula poses for a photograph in 1970. (Associated Press)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/kndxv2nuvjgnwulewqq1.jpg)
Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula poses for a photograph in 1970. (Associated Press)
![Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame head coach Don Shula poses with his son David Shula in Miami, Fla., 1982. (Al Messerschmidt/NFL)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/ixbyrd6qp5lpcgfmcrxu.jpg)
Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame head coach Don Shula poses with his son David Shula in Miami, Fla., 1982. (Al Messerschmidt/NFL)
![Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula acknowledges the roar of the crowd after the Dolphins defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game in Miami, Fla., Jan. 6, 1985. Dolphins won 45-28. (AP Photo/Mark Foley)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/dn7ge2cjstevj3j8ulev.jpg)
Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula acknowledges the roar of the crowd after the Dolphins defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game in Miami, Fla., Jan. 6, 1985. Dolphins won 45-28. (AP Photo/Mark Foley)
![Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame head football coach Don Shula embraces his son, David Shula, a wide receiver on the Baltimore Colts, in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 31, 1981. (Al Messerschmidt/NFL)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/biekzm3ab5o1ixv8zl5l.jpg)
Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame head football coach Don Shula embraces his son, David Shula, a wide receiver on the Baltimore Colts, in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 31, 1981. (Al Messerschmidt/NFL)
![Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula leaves the field at Joe Robbie Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 22, 1991 in Miami, Fla., after the Dolphins defeated the Green Bay Packers to give Shula his 300th victory. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/c1h1toruxyo6yfjrjfug.jpg)
Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula leaves the field at Joe Robbie Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 22, 1991 in Miami, Fla., after the Dolphins defeated the Green Bay Packers to give Shula his 300th victory. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
![Miami Dolphins head Coach Don Shula has a bucket of water poured over him by players after the team's 30-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Oct. 31, 1993 in Miami. It was Shula?s 324th lifetime victory, tying him for the record set by George Halas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Boan )](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/tkfr2apyi4kspl8tu3st.jpg)
Miami Dolphins head Coach Don Shula has a bucket of water poured over him by players after the team's 30-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Oct. 31, 1993 in Miami. It was Shula?s 324th lifetime victory, tying him for the record set by George Halas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Boan )
![Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula gestures from the sidelines during the first quarter against the Dallas Cowboys in Irving, Texas on Thursday, Nov. 25, 1993. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/z2rwl2pqrwocroznudnr.jpg)
Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula gestures from the sidelines during the first quarter against the Dallas Cowboys in Irving, Texas on Thursday, Nov. 25, 1993. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
![Miami Dolphins' coach Don Shula, left, gives Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino a congratulatory hug as Marino was honored for breaking three standing passing records previously held by Minnesota Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/jpevgf0hoz0ncasqgq52.jpg)
Miami Dolphins' coach Don Shula, left, gives Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino a congratulatory hug as Marino was honored for breaking three standing passing records previously held by Minnesota Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
![Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula is carried on his team's shoulders after his 325th victory on Sunday, Nov. 14, 1993 in Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium. The Dolphins defeated the Eagles 19-14, making Shula the winningest coach in NFL history. (AP Photo/George Widman)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/bftcsfrihtcpmjhznnjj.jpg)
Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula is carried on his team's shoulders after his 325th victory on Sunday, Nov. 14, 1993 in Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium. The Dolphins defeated the Eagles 19-14, making Shula the winningest coach in NFL history. (AP Photo/George Widman)
![Miami Dolphins Coach Don Shula watches his team practice from a golf cart at the Dolphins training camp in Davie, Florida on January 5, 1995. (AP Photo Lynne Sladky)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/j6un4h6orr5thynwqzxu.jpg)
Miami Dolphins Coach Don Shula watches his team practice from a golf cart at the Dolphins training camp in Davie, Florida on January 5, 1995. (AP Photo Lynne Sladky)
![Former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula celebrates with teammates of the 1972 Miami Dolphins "perfect season" team as they were honored during halftime of the Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills game at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Monday, Nov. 17, 1997. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/ww2lwkpamhpjsbtoli1n.jpg)
Former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula celebrates with teammates of the 1972 Miami Dolphins "perfect season" team as they were honored during halftime of the Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills game at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Monday, Nov. 17, 1997. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk)
![(L-R) Former Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster, former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula, and former New England Patriots defensive back Mike Haynes pose for a photo during the 1997 Pro Bowl between the AFC and the NFC on February 2, 1997 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/ug1vhy9qgqggshxd8bd6.jpg)
(L-R) Former Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster, former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula, and former New England Patriots defensive back Mike Haynes pose for a photo during the 1997 Pro Bowl between the AFC and the NFC on February 2, 1997 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
![Former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula, center, waves with former players from the 1972 unbeaten team during a ceremony at an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens at Dolphin Stadium in Miami on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/peex8yallmltfddyfqwu.jpg)
Former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula, center, waves with former players from the 1972 unbeaten team during a ceremony at an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens at Dolphin Stadium in Miami on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
![Former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula, left, talks with former players from the 1972 unbeaten team during a halftime ceremony at a football game against the Baltimore Ravens at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/anoer8504nsmn5v64csm.jpg)
Former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula, left, talks with former players from the 1972 unbeaten team during a halftime ceremony at a football game against the Baltimore Ravens at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
![Former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula, center, and his wife, Mary Ann, arrive at Shula's 80th birthday party being held at the Land Shark Stadium in Miami, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeffrey M. Boan)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/wuriig47kec74b5sxmlm.jpg)
Former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula, center, and his wife, Mary Ann, arrive at Shula's 80th birthday party being held at the Land Shark Stadium in Miami, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeffrey M. Boan)
![Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Don Shula laughs during an interview with The Associated Press at his home in Indian Creek, Fla., Nov. 8, 2007. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/jh3i97r2ousctdp9nenu.jpg)
Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Don Shula laughs during an interview with The Associated Press at his home in Indian Creek, Fla., Nov. 8, 2007. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
![Former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula poses with his bronze bust after being enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday, July 26, 1997, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/htek8qbnxaefp65jh2dd.jpg)
Former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula poses with his bronze bust after being enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday, July 26, 1997, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)