Don Shula, the NFL's winningest head coach, dies at 90

Don Shula.
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Former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula died "peacefully at his home" on Monday, the team said in a statement. He was 90.

The Dolphins went to five Super Bowls under Shula, winning two. His most memorable season came in 1972, when the Dolphins completed a 14-0 regular season and went on to win their three playoff games to finish a perfect 17-0. Thanks to Eli Manning and the New York Giants in 2008, it remains the only unblemished season in NFL history. The team won another title the following year.

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Shula entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.