David Donald Shula was born on May 28,1959 and is a former American football coach and player.
15 Facts About Dave Shula
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Dave Shula is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Don Shula, brother of fellow football coach Mike Shula, and father of football coach Chris Shula.
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The Dave Shula family moved to Detroit in 1960 and Baltimore in 1963, following Don Dave Shula's career in the NFL.
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The family settled in Miami Lakes, Florida in 1970, where Dave Shula was a high school football and baseball player at Hollywood Chaminade High School.
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Dave Shula was a star wide receiver at Dartmouth College, where he graduated with a degree in history in 1981.
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Dave Shula's career as an NFL player was a brief one-season appearance as a wide receiver and punt returner with the Baltimore Colts in 1981.
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Dave Shula began his coaching career with the Miami Dolphins in 1982, under his father as head coach.
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In 1989, Dave Shula was hired by Jimmy Johnson to be his offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, a position he held for two seasons.
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Dave Shula clashed with players due to trust differences and was demoted from that position after the 1990 season, and soon thereafter left the Cowboys to take an assistant coaching position with the Cincinnati Bengals in 1991.
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In 1992, Dave Shula was named head coach of the Bengals.
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Infamously, Dave Shula was hired over Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Bill Cowher.
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Dave Shula lost 50 games faster than any NFL coach in history, in 69 games.
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Dave Shula surpassed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach John McKay as the fastest coach to 50 losses to begin an NFL coaching career.
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Dave Shula is an amateur golfer, tennis player and marathon runner.
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Dave Shula is married and has three sons, Daniel, Chris and Matthew.