Don Shula
Career information High school: Thomas W. Harvey College: John Carroll NFL Draft: 1951 / Round: 9 / Pick: 110 Debuted in 1951 for the Cleveland Browns Last played in 1957 for the Washington Redskins Coaching debut in 1960 for the Detroit Lions Last coached in 1995 for the Miami Dolphins Career history As player: Cleveland Browns (1951–1952) Baltimore Colts (1953–1956) Washington Redskins (1957) As coach: Detroit Lions (1960–1962) (Defensive coordinator) Baltimore Colts (1963–1969) (Head coach) Miami Dolphins (1970–1995) (Head coach) Career highlights and awards 2× Super Bowl champion (VII, VIII) NFL Championship winner (1968) 5× AFC Championship winner (1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1984) 14× Division title winner Awards and Honors 1964 NFL Coach of the Year (AP, SN, UPI) 1967 NFL Coach of the Year (AP) 1968 NFL Coach of the Year (AP, SN, PFW, UPI) 1970 NFL Coach of the Year (SN, PFW) 1971 NFL Coach of the Year (UPI) 1972 NFL Coach of the Year (AP, SN, PFW) Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1993) NFL 1970s All-Decade Team Dolphins Honor Roll inductee (1996) Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee (1997) Records Most regular-season wins (328) Most Super Bowl appearance as Head coach (6) Head coaching record 328–156–6 (Regular season) 19–17 (Post season) 347–173–6 (Overall) Career NFL statistics Win-Loss Record 328–156–6 Winning % .678 Games 490 Stats at NFL.com Coaching stats at pro-football-reference.com Pro Football Hall of Fame Donald Francis "Don" Shula (born January 4, 1930) is a former American football cornerback and coach. He is best known as coach of the Miami Dolphins, the team he led to two Super Bowl victories, and to the only perfect season in the history of the National Football League. Shula was named 1993 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated. He currently holds the NFL record for most career wins with 347. Shula only had two losing seasons in his 36-year career of coaching in the NFL. He has been head coach for six Super Bowls, a record tied with Bill Belichick. In his first, he set the record for the longest period to be shut out (not scoring until 3:19 remaining). At his next Super Bowl, he set the record for the lowest points scored by any team, with only one field goal. The following year, he coached a perfect season and broke his record of longest shutout, this time with him on the winning side (not giving up any points until 2:07 remaining). Shula's three Super Bowl records and total NFL wins still remain unbroken today.