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If you want my opinion, there is no better success story in the history of the University of Minnesota than Tony Dungy, who has become one of the most prominent voices during the protests and discussions in the NFL and sports world after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
I have long said that if you rate people on a scale of 1-10, then Dungy is a 20. And he continues to be a real leader in the NFL and the country.
Dungy has been using his great reputation and influence to talk about how proud he has been of athletes and NFL players who are using their platform to try to be helpful and bring change in the Twin Cities and other communities around the country.
“To me, that means more than just doing great things on your off day — visiting young people, all of that’s part of it, and we need to do that,” Dungy told Sports Illustrated. “But it also is at times like this, when you see things that aren’t going right and you’ve gotta use your voice and you gotta be part of the solution. I think it’s very important that our athletes do have a voice, and they need to use it.”
I have known Dungy since the day he came to enroll at Minnesota in 1973 after growing up in Jackson, Mich.
Whatever the expectations were of Dungy, he exceeded all of them.
He left the Gophers in 1976 as the all-time leader in passing yards, touchdowns, attempts, completions and total offense.
And his success wasn’t just on the field. He was one of the best scholar-athletes in program history.
His pro playing career lasted just a few seasons, but he won a title with the Steelers in 1979 before joining them as a defensive backs coach in 1981.
Yes, Dungy could have been a head coach in Minnesota on several occasions. He had great connections with the Gophers and was also the best defensive coordinator in the NFL during his four seasons with the Vikings from 1992-95.
But instead he spent six seasons coaching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and then became the first black head coach to win a Super Bowl with the Colts, whom he coached from 2002-08 and won the Super Bowl after the 2006 season. His .668 winning percentage remains the ninth-best mark in NFL history for head coaches with at least 10 seasons in the league.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
If you want my opinion, there is no better success story in the history of the University of Minnesota than Tony Dungy, who has become one of the most prominent voices during the protests and discussions in the NFL and sports world after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
I have long said that if you rate people on a scale of 1-10, then Dungy is a 20. And he continues to be a real leader in the NFL and the country.
Dungy has been using his great reputation and influence to talk about how proud he has been of athletes and NFL players who are using their platform to try to be helpful and bring change in the Twin Cities and other communities around the country.
“To me, that means more than just doing great things on your off day — visiting young people, all of that’s part of it, and we need to do that,” Dungy told Sports Illustrated. “But it also is at times like this, when you see things that aren’t going right and you’ve gotta use your voice and you gotta be part of the solution. I think it’s very important that our athletes do have a voice, and they need to use it.”
I have known Dungy since the day he came to enroll at Minnesota in 1973 after growing up in Jackson, Mich.
Whatever the expectations were of Dungy, he exceeded all of them.
He left the Gophers in 1976 as the all-time leader in passing yards, touchdowns, attempts, completions and total offense.
And his success wasn’t just on the field. He was one of the best scholar-athletes in program history.
His pro playing career lasted just a few seasons, but he won a title with the Steelers in 1979 before joining them as a defensive backs coach in 1981.
Yes, Dungy could have been a head coach in Minnesota on several occasions. He had great connections with the Gophers and was also the best defensive coordinator in the NFL during his four seasons with the Vikings from 1992-95.
But instead he spent six seasons coaching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and then became the first black head coach to win a Super Bowl with the Colts, whom he coached from 2002-08 and won the Super Bowl after the 2006 season. His .668 winning percentage remains the ninth-best mark in NFL history for head coaches with at least 10 seasons in the league.
Tony Dungy's success story stands atop University of Minnesota list
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
