There was a time, believe it or not when coaches in the NFL lasted more than a few seasons. It was a golden era of the NFL, the birth of a league, and Don Shula was one of those patriarchs who helped it grow. Many fans today, they never got to see him walk along the sidelines barking at the referees and even less got to see the other great coaches of that era.
For all the accolades being thrown at Don Shula today, the fact is he was not only a living legend but he represented the best of the NFL coaching world from a time that was loaded with legendary coaches.