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Hall of Fame Dolphins coach Don Shula's name removed from Miami Lakes properties

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Jan 7, 2022, 4:54:07 PM1/7/22
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Legendary Dolphins coach Don Shula’s name has been removed from multiple
buildings in Miami Lakes, such as the hotel and golf club, after gracing
them for decades.

According to Local 10 News, the Graham family, the main developers of
Miami Lakes, is moving away from the Shula name because the Graham Company
“wants a fresh start.”

The partnership between the Graham family and the late Shula, a longtime
Miami Lakes resident, began during his tenure as coach of the Dolphins,
whom he led to two Super Bowl championships in the 1970s. When the
Dolphins hired Shula in 1970, he and his first wife, Dorothy, and their
five kids moved into the Miami Lakes area, immediately becoming the
development’s most famous residents. Miami-Dade property records say they
sold their house on West Prestwick Place in 1984.

In 1989, the Grahams opened the first Shula’s Steak House and in 1992, the
Miami Lakes Inn & Golf Club was renamed Shula’s Hotel and Golf Club in
recognition of Shula’s contribution to the community. The Senator Course
at Shula’s Golf Club and Shula’s Athletic Club were also properties that
bore the name of the Pro Football Hall of Famer.

The restaurant inside the hotel holds memorabilia from Shula, a member of
the inaugural class for the Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.

Shula, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997, died
May 2020.

This will be updated as more information becomes available.

https://news.yahoo.com/hall-fame-dolphins-coach-don-200413632.html

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