He was allegedly approached but turned down interest.
by G.K.Chesterton (2020-05-04 13:43:28)

In reply to: He was an iconic figure...  posted by Scoop80


A Notre Dame alumnus, presumably speaking on behalf of the university, once approached Shula in the late '60s, early '70s about coaching the Fighting Irish. It had always been Shula's life ambition to play and someday coach at Notre Dame.

"But after I got into the NFL, I didn't want to go back into college coaching," he says.