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Don Shula Celebrates 87th Birthday On Week Dolphins Prepare For Long-Awaited Postseason Return

Legendary former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula, a Hall of Famer and the winningest coach in NFL history, celebrated his 87th birthday on Wednesday.

Don Shula Celebrates 87th Birthday On Week Dolphins Prepare For Long-Awaited Postseason Return

Shula, who often attends Dolphins’ home games, still holds the league record for most coaching victories with 347, and led Miami to their two Super Bowl titles in 1972 and 1973– the first of which the team went 17-0 for pro football’s only perfect season.

The Dolphins have had 10 coaches (including interim jobs) since Shula– the second coach in the team’s history– retired after the 1995 season.

Miami just finished a 10-6 regular season in Adam Gase’s first year as head coach, and will next face the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon in an AFC Wild Card game. This marks the Dolphin’s first playoff appearance since 2008, and they are seeking their first postseason win wince 2000.

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A Dolphins victory on Sunday would surely come as a great belated birthday present for Shula.

NEW ORLEANS, LA – FEBRUARY 01: Former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula speaks as Head Coach Steve Specht, of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, is awarded the Don Shula High School Coach of the Year Award during a press conference for Super Bowl XLVII at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on February 1, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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