Senate resolution honors Don Shula
US Senate honors late Dolphins coach with a congressional resolution
The United States Senate passed a resolution last week to honor the life of legendary coach Don Shula, the iconic symbol of the Miami Dolphins for 26 seasons who died earlier this month.
Senate Resolution 573 was introduced on May 13 as “a resolution honoring the life and achievement of Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach Donald Francis Shula and expressing condolences to his family on his passing.”
The resolution, which came nine days after Shula died on May 4 at the age of 90, was sponsored by Florida Senator Marco Rubio with Florida Senator Rick Scott and Maryland Senator Benjamin L. Cardin joining the effort as co-sponsors.
The resolution was submitted, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by unanimous consent on the same day it was introduced.
Here’s the resolution:
Honoring the life and achievement of Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach Donald Francis Shula and expressing condolences to his family on his passing.
Whereas Coach Donald Francis Shula (referred to in this preamble as “Coach Shula”) was born on January 4, 1930, and grew up in Painesville, Ohio;
Whereas Coach Shula’s
father
immigrated
to the United States from Hungary;
Whereas Coach Shula attended Harvey High School and later played collegiate football at John Carroll University;
Whereas, in 1951, the Cleveland Browns selected Coach Shula in the ninth round of the National Football League (referred to in this preamble as the “NFL”) draft as a defensive back;
Whereas, in addition to playing for the Cleveland Browns, Coach Shula also played for the Baltimore Colts and the Washington Redskins;
Whereas Coach Shula—
(1) began his coaching career at the University of Virginia;
(2) also coached
at
the
University
of