Little League International Congratulates Little League Graduate Tony Dungy on Super Bowl Success
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Feb. 5, 2007) –Tony Dungy has a reputation as an
unassuming, soft-spoken individual who emphasizes sportsmanship and
dedication to team success. The roots of those values were sowed as
a child playing Little League, and have become a part of his persona
as head coach of the Super Bowl XLI Champion Indianapolis Colts.
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Tony Dungy, a graduate of Southeast Little
League in Jackson, Mich., was enshrined in the Peter J.
McGovern Little League Museum Hall of Excellence in 1998.
Mr. Dungy has been a head coach in the National Football
League for 11 seasons and with Indianapolis Colts since
2002. The Colts recently won their first Super Bowl in 35
years, defeating the Chicago Bears, 29-17, in Super Bowl
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Mr. Dungy, a 1998 enshrinee in the Peter J. McGovern Little
League Museum
Hall of Excellence, coached the Colts to a 29-17
victory over the Chicago Bears at Dolphins Stadium in Miami.
Growing up in Jackson, Mich., Mr. Dungy played in the Southeast
Little League. He later attended the University of Minnesota and
earned a degree in business administration.
Following graduation in 1977, he signed as a free agent with the
National Football League’s Pittsburgh Steelers, and one year later,
played in the team’s Super Bowl XIII victory over the Dallas
Cowboys.
Moving from the field to the sideline, he joined the Steelers
coaching staff in 1981. Following several seasons as a defensive
coach with the Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings,
Mr. Dungy was named head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1996.
In six seasons with the Buccaneers (1996-2001), Mr. Dungy’s teams
reached the playoffs four times. In Jan. 2002, he was hired by
Indianapolis, and has led the Colts to five-straight 10-plus-win
seasons, four division championships and five consecutive postseason
appearances.
In 11 seasons as an NFL head coach, Mr. Dungy has compiled a record
of 122-70 and has the distinction of being the only current coach to
defeat all 32 NFL teams. He is the first African-American head coach
to win the Super Bowl.
Mr. Dungy’s philanthropic endeavors include volunteering time as an
NFL representative for the United Way, and with the National
Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
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