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Don Shula

Chronology



1930 Born January 4 in Grand River, Ohio
1951 Earns bachelor's degree from John Carroll University in Cleveland
1951-53 Plays defense for Cleveland Browns
1953-56 Plays for Baltimore Colts
1956-57 Plays for Washington Redskins
1958 Named assistant football coach at the University of Virginia
1958 Marries Dorothy Bartish on July 19
1959 Joins coaching staff at University of Kentucky
1961 Becomes defensive coordinator for Detroit Lions
1963 Named head coach of Baltimore Colts
1970 Becomes head coach of Miami Dolphins
1990 Loses wife to cancer
1993 Marries Mary Anne Stephens on October 15
1996 Steps down as coach of Miami Dolphins

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