To high school kids, he stresses the importance of a purposeful life and living in the present. Dungy and his wife, Lauren, are the parents of seven children. [59], Dungy also published a 96-page paperback called Quiet Strength: Men's Bible Study on July 18, 2007. New York Jets running back Curtis Martin received the Bart Starr Award, given annually to an NFL player on the basis of character and service. [50][51], On August 5, 2009, Dungy spoke at the 53rd General Council of the Assemblies of God. Their story teaches children what it means to be a good friend. During his coaching career at Tampa, his team won many tournaments. Through Alive to Thrive, you may become the lifeline that saves a young person’s life. He joined Kansas City as the club's secondary coach, and then in 1991, signed on with the Minnesota Vikings as the franchise's new defensive coordinator. In 1980, Tony Dungy started working at the University of Minnesota as an assistant coach for his alma mater. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tony Dungy: Last edited on 19 September 2020, at 01:10. Tony attended the local school during his childhood. Dungy twice faced his former team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in 2003 and 2007, winning both games. Among those who have gone on to head coaching positions after working with Dungy include: Moreover, Rod Marinelli, the defensive line coach under Dungy at Tampa Bay, was the head coach of the Detroit Lions from 2006 to 2008. Dungy also hears from parents who lost children to non-suicide death. He played as a defensive reserve and special teams player for the Steelers in 1977 and the Super Bowl champion 1978 season, leading the team in interceptions in the latter campaign. “Any time you lose a child, it doesn’t matter how, it’s devastating,” he says. Dungy played one season with his new club before getting traded to the New York Giants. Dungy also became the sixth man to play in a Super Bowl and be the head coach of a Super Bowl team. Born and raised in Jackson, Michigan, Dungy's parents were Wilbur Dungy (1926–2004), a science professor at Jackson College, and Cleomae Dungy (1920–2002), who taught Shakespeare at Jackson High School. His good friend, Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith, had clinched the NFC's bid in the Super Bowl earlier in the day. “But God had the same choice 2,000 years ago with His Son, Jesus Christ, and it paved the way for you and me to have eternal life. On January 11, 2011 Dungy and wife Lauren released a new book entitled You Can Be a Friend. “I accepted Christ into my life and my life’s been different since that day.”. “I always thought I would die before I was 21, but I appreciate life now and I do realize we have a God who forgives whatever we can do.”. What we found was the most important thing . Where's my security? Tony Dungy has an estimated net worth of $10 million in 2019, including all of his properties and earnings. He was born to Wilbur Dungy and Cleomae Dungy. The message Dungy gives to parents is consistent with the way he and Lauren handled Jamie’s death. He began a mentoring program for young people called Mentors for Life and provided Buccaneers' tickets for the participants. The victory made Dungy the first African American to coach a Super Bowl–winning club. He retired from coaching following the 2008 season. During his career at Steelers, he played as a defensive reserve and special teams player. On February 6, 2016, Tony Dungy was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “I feel sorry for Antonio Brown. In June 2009, NBC Sports hired Dungy to serve as a studio color analyst on the network's weekly Sunday Night Football pregame show, Football Night in America. “This is the way a Christian man should coach a team,” punter Hunter Smith said. He was hired as an assistant by Steelers head coach Chuck Noll, his former head coach from his playing days with the team, in 1981. His nationality is American and the ethnicity is white. Shortly afterward, the three-year veteran announced his retirement. They went on to reach the playoffs again in 2000 and 2001, only to be defeated in the wild card round each time by the Philadelphia Eagles. “You have to say, ‘How can I keep those relationships with my kids, keep the lines of communication open? These couples are maintaining a good relationship so it is impossible to have their divorce. “Because we’re loved by God and the pain allows us to head back to our Father.” Tony Dungy shares how he and his family survived the suicide of his oldest son, Jamie. On February 4, 2007, Dungy and the Colts won Super Bowl XLI 29–17 over the Bears at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. He says, “You’re not going to win every game. He won the Super Bowl title as a player after his team won the Super Bowl XIII.