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Donald Francis Shula
(born Jan. 4, 1930, Grand River, Ohio, U.S.) U.S. football coach. He played football for John Carroll University and the Baltimore Colts and other NFL clubs. After coaching collegiate football, he became head coach of the Colts (1963 – 69); under Shula the team won 71 games, lost 23, and tied 4. As coach of the Miami Dolphins (1970 – 96), he became the first NFL coach to win 100 games in 10 seasons; in 1972 – 73 the Dolphins became the first team to go undefeated through an entire season and the play-offs, culminating in a Super Bowl victory. Shula holds the all-time NFL record for victories, with 347.

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