Don Shula -- the NFL coaching legend who famously led the Miami Dolphins to a perfect season in 1972 -- has died at 90 years old.
"[Shula] passed away peacefully at his home this morning," the Dolphins said in a statement.
A cause of death was not immediately known.
"Don Shula was the patriarch of the Miami Dolphins for 50 years," the team said.
"He brought the winning edge to our franchise and put the Dolphins and the city of Miami in the national sports scene."
"Our deepest thoughts and prayers go out to Mary Anne along with his children Dave, Donna, Sharon, Anne and Mike.