Don Shula, the NFL's winningest coach, died May 4,
2020. He was 90. Shula
won an NFL-record 347 games, including playoff games. He coached the Dolphins
to the league's only undefeated season (17-0) in 1972, culminating in a 14-7
victory over the Washington Redskins Super
Bowl VII.
The Dolphins repeated as champions the next season, beating the
Minnesota Vikings 24-7 in Super Bowl VIII, the third straight title game Miami
had played in. Before coming to Miami, Shula coached the Baltimore Colts, who made
him the then-youngest NFL coach when they hired him at age 33 in 1963. He led
the Colts to Super Bowl III, the first title game to officially have
"Super Bowl" in its name. Baltimore lost 16-7 to quarterback Joe
Namath and the New York Jets.
By the time he resigned as Dolphins coach after the 1995 season, Shula had been an NFL head coach for 33 seasons, 26 with Miami. Only two of his Dolphins teams finished below .500. He finished with an overall coaching record of 347-173-6 (73-26-4 with Baltimore) and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997.
This
Official American League Baseball was hand signed by Don Shula. The
autograph is guaranteed authentic and includes authentication from PSA/DNA
(TRISTAR authentication not included). The ball includes signs of aging,
as shown.
