 The Dolphins' first head coach was George Wilson, former coach of the Detroit Lions.Under Wilson, the Dolphins had a combined 15–39–2 record in four seasons.Then in 1970, Don Shula, a former Paul Brown disciple who had been lured from the Baltimore Colts after losing Super Bowl III two seasons earlier to the AFL's New York Jets and finishing 8–5–1 the following season, was hired as head coach.