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Anthony Kevin Dungy (/ ˈ d ʌ n dʒ i / DUN-jee; born October 6, 1955) is a former American football safety and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts.His teams became perennial postseason contenders under his leadership, missing the playoffs only twice with Tampa Bay.
Aug 30, 2023 · Tony Dungy is the only NFL player since the AFL-NFL merger to intercept a pass and throw an interception in the same game. In 2007, ...
Tony Dungy has a number of firsts to his credit - he is the first African-American head coach to win the Super Bowl, first NFL head coach to defeat all 32 NFL teams, youngest assistant coach in NFL history at the age of 25 and the youngest coordinator at the age of 28. Furthermore, he is the third person in NFL history to win a title as a player and as a head coach.
Tony Dungy, a former NFL defensive back, advanced through the coaching ranks following his playing career.He earned his first head coaching position in 1996 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and over the next 13 seasons, that included seven years with the Indianapolis Colts, he racked up 148 total victories.
Tony Dungy. Anthony Kevin Dungy Born: October 6, 1955 in Jackson, MI. College: Minnesota (College Stats) High School: Parkside Hall of Fame: Inducted as Coach in 2016 . As Player: 3 Yrs Twitter: @TonyDungy. More bio, uniform, draft info
May 23, 2013 · Tony Dungy turned the perennially bad Tampa Bay Buccaneers into consistent winners before a dominant run with the Indianapolis Colts, with whom he became the first African-American head coach to ...
Jan 12, 2009 · Tony Dungy was the exception—period. In a realm where the majority of the media attention is placed on the negative actions of thugs, Dungy made headlines for all the right reasons...
Sep 20, 2021 · More than a decade after Dungy last ran an NFL team, he still commands the respect and attention of the entire league. He spent 28 years on the sidelines in the NFL, including the last 13 as a head coach. He built the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into a consistent contender, coached the Colts to a Super Bowl title and earned enshrinement in Canton in 2016. He’s now in his 13th season as an NBC ...
Jan 31, 2024 · Super Bowl XLI pitted Dungy and his Colts against Lovie Smith, head coach of the Chicago Bears. The Bears shocked the Colts with a 92-yard kick return for a touchdown in the first 14 seconds of ...
TONY DUNGY once said his parents encouraged him to learn “by experience and understanding” – to react, think and adjust. Those learning behaviors resulted in a successful collegiate and NFL playing career, a Super Bowl-winning coaching career, enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2016) and have landed him in the glow of this week’s Gold Jacket Spotlight.
