Trivia

Football coach

Cornerback for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Colts and Washington Redskins during the fifties.

Holds honorary doctorates from John Carroll (alma mater), St. Thomas University, the University of Miami and Florida Atlantic University.

Played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns (1951-1952), Baltimore Colts (1953-1956), and Washington Redskins (1957).

Don Shula was one of the best coaches in National Football League history, coaching first the Baltimore Colts for 7 seasons and then the Miami Dolphins for 26 seasons.

Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

Head coach for the Baltimore Colts (1963-1969) and Miami Dolphins (1970-1995).

Father of David Shula, Mike Shula, and Donna Shula. David was head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals, while Mike was the quarterbacks coach for the Miami Dolphins.

Most successful coach in NFL history.

An equity partner in Don Shula's Hotel & Golf Club and Don Shula's Steak Houses.

On October 2, 1994, in Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium, Don Shula's Dolphins met Dave Shula's Bengals, the first time ever in professional sports that a father and son faced each other as head coaches.

The only head coach to have an undefeated season (1972 Miami Dolphins) in the history of the National Football League (as of the date of his death in May 2020).

Attended Harvey High School in Painesville, Ohio, USA.

Selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 9th Round (110th pick overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.

Brother of Jim Shula.

Retired after the 1995 National Football League season.

He was the son of Mária Miller and Dániel Sula/Schula. His parents were Hungarian (at that time the country name was Austria-Hungary or The Austro-Hungarian Empire) immigrants. His father moved to the United States with his family in 1905. When Dániel's parents decided to return to Hungary, he decided to stay behind. He changed his last name to Shula because he thought it sounded more American.