Hall of Fame coach Don Shula, the winningest coach in NFL history and two-time Super Bowl champion with the Miami Dolphins, died Monday. He was 90.
Shula coached the Dolphins from 1970 to 1995, amassing a 257-133-2 record — good for a .659 winning percentage. He made the playoffs 16 times during his tenure.
Before the Dolphins, Shula spent seven seasons at the helm of the Baltimore Colts, where he went 71-23-4 and won the NFL world championship in 1968.
With the Dolphins, Shula oversaw the only perfect season in NFL history, going 14-0 in the regular season and 3-0 in the playoffs in 1972. That year, the Dolphins beat the Washington Redskins in the Super Bowl, 14-7.
In total, Shula went 328-156-6 as a coach. He holds the record for most regular-season wins and total wins by a coach.
Before his foray into coaching, Shula also played in the NFL from 1951 to 1957.
The Miami Herald first reported the news, which the Dolphins soon confirmed.
The Miami Dolphins are saddened to announce that Head Coach Don Shula passed away peacefully at his home this morning. pic.twitter.com/MKAtXFA4zd
— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) May 4, 2020
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