Sportsman of the Year


 

  Y ou get the feeling that when it comes to football, Shula does not become haunted by terrors of the night, and if he ever did, he would keep his feelings well hidden. The coaching miseries that have unhinged so many haven't found room on his crowded schedule.

Photograph by Al Tielemans
Text by Paul Zimmerman

Don Shula became the winningest coach in pro football history with 325 victories when his Miami Dolphins defeated the Philadelphia Eagles on November 14th, 1993. At 66, Shula is now retired from professional football, having tallied a career record of 347-173-6.

 
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