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Don Shula – Professional Sports and Business Coach?

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Published: August 1, 2008 under Coaching History

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Don Shula (1930- ) “led the Miami Dolphins to five Super Bowl appearances and the Baltimore colts to one – more than any other head coach in the National Football League (NFL). Sports Illustrated magazine named Shula its 1993 Sportsman of the Year in honor of his becoming the winningest coach in NFL history” (Shula & Blanchard, 1995, back cover). This book was an inspiration to Annette Hurley in developing a workshop in 1996 titled Counselors as Coaches: Championing Change for Our Clients. Shula described the bottom-line of coaching as “motivating people to work hard ad prepare to play as a team: (Shula & Blanchard, 1995, p. 12).

What influence has Don Shula had on your coaching?

Vikki G. Brock, Ph.D., EMBA, MCC
Leadership & Mentor Coach
Director, History & Archives Division

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Dr. Vikki Brock, MCC, is Team Lead for the one-of-a-kind Virtual Museum of Coaching here at The Coaching Commons. Based on interviews about the evolution of coaching with over 175 coaching 'influencers' she also contributes mightily to our Coaching Hall of Fame. Though some may consider 'The History of Coaching' a dry topic, Vikki believes 'the roots determine the fruits' and promises the museum won't be a stuffy place. Vikki is also the only executive and leadership coach we know who supports clients from a 50 foot sailboat named Cuidado, moored in Ventura, California next to the Channel Islands National Park.

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