Shula: The Coach of the NFL's Greatest Generation by Mark Ribowsky episode artwork

EPISODE · Aug 27, 2019 · 30 MIN

Shula: The Coach of the NFL's Greatest Generation by Mark Ribowsky

from Grab Thousands of Audiobook Collection with Easy Access · host Randi Haley

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shula: The Coach of the NFL's Greatest Generation Author: Mark Ribowsky Narrator: L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 25 minutes Release date: August 27, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997, Don Shula remains the winningest coach of all time with 347 career victories and the only undefeated season in NFL history. But before he became the architect of the Dolphins dynasty, Shula was a hardworking kid selling fish on the banks of Lake Erie. As acclaimed sports biographer Mark Ribowsky shows, Shula met serious resistance at home when he asked to play high school football, but when his parents finally relented, they discovered that their son had an unmatched mind for the game's strategy and a stomach for its brutality. With rugged determination, the jut-jawed Shula started as a defensive back in the 1950s, later beginning his thirty-two-year coaching career as the then-youngest coach ever with the Baltimore Colts. The Colts had several successful years, but Shula never quite recovered from the historic loss to the upstart New York Jets in Super Bowl III, and when a lucrative job opened in Miami, he took his talents to South Beach, where he led the Dolphins to the first perfect season in NFL history. Tracing Shula's singular rise from his blue-collar origins to his glory days in the Miami heat, Ribowsky reveals a man of grit and charisma who never lost sight of a simple creed: 'All I've ever done is roll up my sleeves, figure out what to do, and start doing it.'

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Aug 27, 2019

Embed this episode

NOW PLAYING

Shula: The Coach of the NFL's Greatest Generation by Mark Ribowsky

0:00 30:05

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Grab Thousands of Audiobook Collection with Easy Access?

This episode is 30 minutes long.

When was this Grab Thousands of Audiobook Collection with Easy Access episode published?

This episode was published on August 27, 2019.

Can I download this Grab Thousands of Audiobook Collection with Easy Access episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!