Editing Don Shula (section)

===John Carroll University===
As Shula prepared to graduate from high school in 1947, many men whose football careers were delayed by service in [[World War II]] were returning and competing for college athletic scholarships.<ref name="News-Herald article" /> As a result, Shula was unable to get a scholarship and contemplated working for a year before going to college. That summer, however, he had a chance meeting at a gas station with former Painesville football coach Howard Bauchman, who suggested he ask about a scholarship at [[John Carroll University]].<ref name="News-Herald article" />

Shula received a one-year scholarship at the private [[Jesuit]] school in [[University Heights, Ohio|University Heights]], a suburb of [[Cleveland]].<ref name="News-Herald article" /><ref name="Shula's Roots story" /> It was extended to a full scholarship after Shula performed well during his [[freshman]] year, including a victory over [[Youngstown State Penguins football|Youngstown State]] in October 1948.<ref name="News-Herald article" /><ref name="CNNSI timeline">{{cite web |title=A Don Shula Timeline |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/1997/weekly/970728/shula/timeline.html |work=CNNSI.com |access-date=November 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104102404/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/1997/weekly/970728/shula/timeline.html |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He ran for 175 yards and scored two touchdowns substituting for the injured starting halfback.<ref name="CNNSI timeline" /> The same year, Shula considered joining the Catholic priesthood after a three-day retreat at John Carroll, but decided against it because of his commitment to football.<ref name="CNNSI timeline" />

During his [[senior (education)|senior]] year in 1950, he rushed for 125 yards in a win over a heavily favored [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]] team.<ref name="Coffin Corner article">{{cite journal|last=Horrigan|first=Joe|title=Don Shula: All-Time Winner|journal=The Coffin Corner|year=1997|volume=19|issue=2|url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/19-02-693.pdf|access-date=November 2, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104172621/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/19-02-693.pdf|archive-date=November 4, 2013}}</ref>