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Tony Dungy

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Tony Dungy

Anthony Kevin Dungy ( DUN-jee; born October 6, 1955) is an American former professional 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. He led the Colts to victory in Super Bowl XLI, making him the first African American head coach to win the Super Bowl. Dungy began his head coaching tenure in 1996 with the Buccaneers, a franchise regarded as one of the league's worst. Through implementation of the Tampa 2 defensive scheme, he brought new success to the Buccaneers, leading them to four playoff appearances in six seasons. He was fired after the 2001 playoffs due to frequent postseason struggles, but is credited with constructing the team that won Super Bowl XXXVII the following year. After his departure from Tampa Bay, he served as the Colts' head coach for seven seasons, qualifying for the playoffs in each. His greatest success occurred with the Colts' Super Bowl-winning season in 2006, the franchise's first in over three decades and the first since relocating to Indianapolis. He retired from coaching following the 2008 season. Since retiring, Dungy has served as an analyst on NBC's Football Night in America. He is also the national spokesman for the fatherhood program All Pro Dad. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

Infobox

Position
Safety
Born
(1955-10-06) October 6, 1955 (age 70)Jackson, Michigan, U.S.
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight
188 lb (85 kg)
High school
Parkside (Jackson, Michigan)
College
Minnesota
NFL draft
1977: undrafted
Interceptions
9
Interception yards
132
Fumble recoveries
6
Regular season
139–69 (.668)
Postseason
9–10 (.474)
Career
148–79 (.652)

Tables

· Head coaching record
Won
Won
Team
Won
Year
Lost
Regular season
Ties
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Postseason
Win %
Postseason
Result
TB
TB
Team
TB
Year
1996
Regular season
6
Regular season
10
Regular season
0
Regular season
375
Regular season
4th in NFC Central
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
TB
TB
Team
TB
Year
1997
Regular season
10
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Regular season
625
Regular season
2nd in NFC Central
Postseason
1
Postseason
1
Postseason
500
Postseason
Lost to Green Bay Packers in NFC Divisional Game
TB
TB
Team
TB
Year
1998
Regular season
8
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
Regular season
500
Regular season
3rd in NFC Central
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
TB
TB
Team
TB
Year
1999
Regular season
11
Regular season
5
Regular season
0
Regular season
688
Regular season
1st in NFC Central
Postseason
1
Postseason
1
Postseason
500
Postseason
Lost to St. Louis Rams in NFC Championship Game
TB
TB
Team
TB
Year
2000
Regular season
10
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Regular season
625
Regular season
2nd in NFC Central
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Philadelphia Eagles in NFC Wild Card game
TB
TB
Team
TB
Year
2001
Regular season
9
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
Regular season
562
Regular season
3rd in NFC Central
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Philadelphia Eagles in NFC Wild Card Game
TB Total
TB Total
Team
TB Total
Year
54
Regular season
42
Regular season
0
Regular season
556
Regular season
2
Postseason
4
Postseason
333
IND
IND
Team
IND
Year
2002
Regular season
10
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Regular season
625
Regular season
2nd in AFC South
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to New York Jets in AFC Wild Card Game
IND
IND
Team
IND
Year
2003
Regular season
12
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Regular season
750
Regular season
1st in AFC South
Postseason
2
Postseason
1
Postseason
666
Postseason
Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Championship Game
IND
IND
Team
IND
Year
2004
Regular season
12
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Regular season
750
Regular season
1st in AFC South
Postseason
1
Postseason
1
Postseason
500
Postseason
Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Divisional Game
IND
IND
Team
IND
Year
2005
Regular season
14
Regular season
2
Regular season
0
Regular season
875
Regular season
1st in AFC South
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers in AFC Divisional Game
IND
IND
Team
IND
Year
2006
Regular season
12
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Regular season
750
Regular season
1st in AFC South
Postseason
4
Postseason
0
Postseason
1.000
Postseason
Super Bowl XLI champions
IND
IND
Team
IND
Year
2007
Regular season
13
Regular season
3
Regular season
0
Regular season
813
Regular season
1st in AFC South
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to San Diego Chargers in AFC Divisional Game
IND
IND
Team
IND
Year
2008
Regular season
12
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Regular season
750
Regular season
2nd in AFC South
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to San Diego Chargers in AFC Wild Card Game
IND Total
IND Total
Team
IND Total
Year
85
Regular season
27
Regular season
0
Regular season
759
Regular season
7
Postseason
6
Postseason
538
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
139
Regular season
69
Regular season
0
Regular season
668
Regular season
9
Postseason
10
Postseason
474
Team
Year
Regular season
Postseason
Won
Lost
Ties
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Win %
Result
TB
1996
6
10
0
375
4th in NFC Central
TB
1997
10
6
0
625
2nd in NFC Central
1
1
500
Lost to Green Bay Packers in NFC Divisional Game
TB
1998
8
8
0
500
3rd in NFC Central
TB
1999
11
5
0
688
1st in NFC Central
1
1
500
Lost to St. Louis Rams in NFC Championship Game
TB
2000
10
6
0
625
2nd in NFC Central
0
1
000
Lost to Philadelphia Eagles in NFC Wild Card game
TB
2001
9
7
0
562
3rd in NFC Central
0
1
000
Lost to Philadelphia Eagles in NFC Wild Card Game
TB Total
54
42
0
556
2
4
333
IND
2002
10
6
0
625
2nd in AFC South
0
1
000
Lost to New York Jets in AFC Wild Card Game
IND
2003
12
4
0
750
1st in AFC South
2
1
666
Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Championship Game
IND
2004
12
4
0
750
1st in AFC South
1
1
500
Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Divisional Game
IND
2005
14
2
0
875
1st in AFC South
0
1
000
Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers in AFC Divisional Game
IND
2006
12
4
0
750
1st in AFC South
4
0
1.000
Super Bowl XLI champions
IND
2007
13
3
0
813
1st in AFC South
0
1
000
Lost to San Diego Chargers in AFC Divisional Game
IND
2008
12
4
0
750
2nd in AFC South
0
1
000
Lost to San Diego Chargers in AFC Wild Card Game
IND Total
85
27
0
759
7
6
538
Total
139
69
0
668
9
10
474

References

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  32. Minneapolis Star Tribune
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  35. Tampa Bay Times
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  36. The Missoulian
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  37. The Washington Post
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  39. UPI
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  42. Yahoo Sports
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  50. The Oklahoman
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  58. NBC News
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  59. The Sporting News
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  60. "It all comes down to what you believe…"
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  61. Catholic News Agency
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  62. LifeNews.com
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  81. The New York Times
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  92. "EA gives football fans dream job"
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  93. "Brett Favre, Ken Stabler, Marvin Harrison among Hall's 2016 class"
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