Back in the 1940s, an autobiographical book by Betty Smith was later turned into a vintage movie directed by Elia Kazan. It was called “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.” Fast forward to the present day, ...

That changed when Don Shula ... and Shula the deity to whom worshippers bowed. When he left the sideline after the 1995 season, Shula had more victories than any coach in NFL history, having ...

Shula, 54, is the son of Don Shula, the NFL’s all-time winningest coach (328 wins). Mike Shula started his coaching career in 1988 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and he has been with six NFL teams.