Don Shula epitomized the NFL’s old virtues

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Younger sports fans know of former NFL head coach Don Shula, who died Monday at age 90, only by his remarkable career numbers, but they may have a hard time appreciating just what a striking presence he had while manning the sidelines.

It is a shame that the word “iconic” is so badly overused these days, because Shula was iconic well before that.

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