Former NFL coach Tony Dungy is an outspoken Christian who's not afraid to stand up to those who speak falsely about the faith.The Rev. Dungy said he had learned a lot from his sons, Eric, 14 and Jordan, 5, “but the most important thing came from James, who would have been 19.”, “He was a Christian and is today in heaven. Tony Dungy was born on October 6, 1955, as Anthony Kevin "Tony" Dungy and his current age is 60 years. Tony was born in Jackson, Michigan, United States. Tony Dungy Education Tony attended Parkside High School. He played quarterback in college for the University of Minnesota. Coach Dungy’s close to a lot of these players. by Bobby Burack December 22, 2020, 2:37 pm updated December 22, 2020, 2:54 pm 7 Comments. “Why does God allow pain in our life?” Dungy asked in his emotionally charged speech. My goal is to fill a couple of tables with my players the day before the game. It was sad, it was tragic, and there seemingly were no answers. He achieved a unique feat in NFL history by appearing in ten consecutive seasons. “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. After playing college ball for the University of Minnesota, Dungy played three seasons in … That’s the benefit I got, that’s the benefit James got and that’s the benefit you can get if you accept Jesus into your heart today as your Savior.”. “He was here all the time, hanging out in the locker room and with the players on the field,” fullback Mike Alstott said. Dungy joined the Pittsburgh Steelers as a free agent in 1977 before … “Based on evidence at the scene, indications are that this death appears to be a suicide,” Carter said. “It was not easy, and it was somber, to say the least,” Polian said. When he got up to speak, Dungy said it was the eighth or ninth time he had attended the annual Super Bowl event, but his dream remains to attend just 24 hours before he takes the field as a Super Bowl coach. New York Jets coach Herman Edwards, one of Dungy’s closest friends, called James a “very, very good kid. The 18-year-old son … Dungy appeared on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast and was asked by … “Because we’re loved by God and the pain allows us to head back to our Father.” “If James wasn’t here, it was like: ‘Where’s James?’ He was part of this football team.”. Among most experts and bettors, the Chiefs remain Super Bowl favorites. A Christian is someone who believes Jesus is the son of God and that He died on the cross for our sins. Tony Dungy took the team plane from Indianapolis to Tampa, Fla., where he had coached the Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001. Live by Mark 8:36. James Dungy, the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, was found dead of an apparent suicide early Thursday, the sheriff's... LUTZ, Fla. — James Dungy, the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, was found dead of an apparent suicide early Thursday, the sheriff’s office said. During an interview on … He said he has received dozens of letters from people who heard him speak at his son’s funeral or at a Colts news conference on the peace and assurance he has in his son’s salvation and eternal destination. Why would such a fine young man abruptly kill himself? In … “I don’t think there’s anyone here that would wish to play a football game under these circumstances, but it’s our obligation and we’ll fulfill that obligation because that’s what Tony wants us to do.”. Dungy said the biggest regret in his life is that when he saw his son for the last time during the Thanksgiving holidays, he did not hug him when he left but only gave him a causal goodbye. A sheriff’s deputy performed CPR before an ambulance took him to University Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. – James Dungy, 18, a son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, was found dead of an apparent suicide early Thursday, the sheriff’s office said. “This is a tragedy for the Dungy family and by extension for his football family here with the Colts.”. Tony Dungy, now in the Hall of Fame, remembers going through interviews for head coaching positions, and how afterward he'd hear that the interview went poorly. On the day he buried his son, Tony Dungy stood up in front of a crowd of 2,000 people at Tampa’s Idlewild Baptist Church and began his eulogy by saying, “It’s great to be here today.” James Dungy, Tony Dungy's oldest son, died three days before Christmas. “But some good things have come out of it.”. But Dungy used the most important lesson to drive home his point before the packed ballroom full of former NFL players and coaches, league officials and fans. It is also high praise for a quarterback that hasn’t taken a single snap in the NFL. Owner Jim Irsay and Polian met with team officials and players to break the news. “I believe it’s the way Jesus would coach a team.”. In a nuanced conversation that doesn’t value quarterback wins as the only stat (or a stat at all), there’s plenty of room to consider that other signal-callers might have been better than Brady. Tom Brady has no problem trolling his critics on occasion, even if it is former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Tony Dungy. Unless you asked him, you’d never know he was Tony Dungy’s son.”. A 16-game regular season record doesn’t win championships. They follow God’s teachings and use the word of God to make all their decisions. Raphael Warnock — a Georgia Democrat who's running against incumbent GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler in a runoff election Jan. 5 — earlier this week tweeted that he's a "pro-choice pastor. Tony Dungy’s comparison is an interesting one for a couple of reasons. “I want you to know there is a peace in your mind through God’s spirit when you know Jesus and know you will be in heaven with Him.”. James Dungy, the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, was found dead of an apparent suicide in his Tampa-area apartment early today. “The whole family is good people. DETROIT (BP)–An emotional Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy, in his first speaking engagement since his son’s funeral, headlined the 19th annual Athletes in Action Super Bowl breakfast Saturday morning at the Super Bowl XL headquarters hotel in Detroit. CANTON, OH - AUGUST 06: Tony Dungy, former NFL head coach, is seen during his 2016 Class Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech during … Jamie Dungy, Tony Dungy’s oldest son, died three days before Christmas in 2005. TONY DUNGY’S CHILDREN. As he did while delivering James' eulogy in December, Dungy on Saturday spoke of him eloquently and steadily, speaking of lessons learned and of the positives taken from experience. 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Dungy told of two people having received the gift of sight from his son’s donated corneas and of the youth to whom he has talked who are wrestling with similar problems as his son. The Dungys have four other children: daughters Tiara and Jade and sons Eric and Jordan. — Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) February 8, 2021. Who is best is subjective but who is the greatest winner is fact. Investigators ruled suicide as the cause of death of the 18-year-old, whose famous father was the highly successful head coach of the Indianapolis Colts and is now … Tony was born as the son of mother The death of 18-year-old James Dungy, the son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, has been ruled a suicide, a medical examiner said Friday. “This is the way a Christian man should coach a team,” punter Hunter Smith said. People ask how I could come back to work so soon. Jacksonville doesn’t have a historic NBA team, so it’s not like Lawrence will be able to flip the fan base. Throughout his career, he has remained involved with community service organizations. Tony coached mainly two franchisees of NFL (National Football League) namely the Tumpa Bay Buccaneers and the Indianapolis Colts. “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.”. Tony Dungy, the son of Wilbur Dungy and Cleomae Dungy, had a brief stint as a professional football player following his four-year tenure playing quarterback for the University of Minnesota. Back in late 2005, we were saddened to hear of this storyregarding James Dungy, the 18 year old son of NFL coach Tony Dungy. “This is a tremendous event and it’s great to be here, but I didn’t want come here as the invited speaker, but as the head coach of a Super Bowl team. Dungy and Lauren are the proud parents of ten children, seven of them are adopted. In Tony Dungy's world, it seems worse to be a man who loves another man than a guy who served time for killing dogs. James Dungy, son of Colts head coach Tony Dungy, has died of unknown causes: James Dungy, a son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, has died, hospital spokesman says. I know the prayers of the National Football League go out to him and his family.”. “It certainly keeps things in perspective,” Colts quarterback Peyton Manning said. Husband to Lauren Dungy, father of ten, author, retired NFL coach, National Spokesman for All Pro Dad. DETROIT (BP)–An emotional Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy, in his first speaking engagement since his son’s funeral, headlined the 19th annual Athletes in Action Super Bowl breakfast Saturday morning at the Super Bowl XL headquarters hotel in Detroit. His final story from Detroit will appear in BP Monday. EDITORS’ NOTE: Dallas-based sportswriter Art Stricklin is reporting this week on the spiritual side of the Super Bowl. “If God had talked to me before James’ death and said his death would have helped all these people, it would have saved them and healed their sins, but I would have to take your son, I would have said no, I can’t do that. Dungy is the son of former Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy, who still lives in Tampa. Unfortunately, tragedy struck the family in 2005. So what will you say in 30 years when some guy wins 4 and you’re discussing it with your grandkids and they say the football in the 10s and 20s really wasn’t that good? He said he didn’t want to have the same regret at the sold-out breakfast, as he led the crowd in prayer, asking those who did not have Jesus in their life to accept Him for the very first time. The last time Tony Dungy did the dad thing with us, you know, beaming about all his kids, from toddlers to teenagers, living at home with him in Tampa, that number was eight. A woman who answered the door at James Dungy’s girlfriend’s home declined comment Thursday. &mdash 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. Eric Dungy's transfer to USF … He was struggling with the things of the world and took his own life. © 2021 Southern Baptist Convention. But all eyes were on Dungy, who was given two standing ovations in telling of the pain and the lessons from his son’s suicide in December. In a black-and-white world that sees only rings, this is blasphemous. The biological children are Eric, Tiara, and James, and the adopted ones are Jordan, Jade, Justin, Jason, Jalen, Jaden, and Jaela. “This morning, it was so surreal.”, She said Dungy “was just a really good kid, very laid-back. Sadly, one of their biological sons… I don’t know how many people in the world that applies to but there are many. On Bigger Than Sports, Chris Williamson talks to Hall of Famer Tony Dungy about his childhood, college experience, the feeling among black coaches in the NFL right now, and his son… James Dungy spent his senior year at North Central High School in Indianapolis and graduated this year. He shared the blame when Indianapolis lost its first game Sunday against the visiting San Diego Chargers, ending what had been a perfect season. You know Tony, how he raised a family,” Edwards said from Jets training camp in Hempstead, N.Y. “A tragedy. Super Bowls are won with momentum, play, rhythm, and by limiting deficiencies. Site by Mere. “He was cracking jokes, just being himself,” she said. Anthony Kevin ‘Tony’ Dungy is a former American football player, who eventually became the first African-American head coach to win the Super Bowl. Tony Dungy is Right, the Chiefs Should be Worried. So why did James Dungy commit suicide? The Associated Press LUTZ, Fla. — James Dungy, the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, was found dead of an apparent suicide early Thursday, the sheriff’s office said. I’ve argued for months they … Before he got up to speak, a brief video was shown of Colts players talking about the impact Dungy had on their life before and after the tragic death of his son. However, like many others, Tony Dungy believes Trevor Lawrence is a generational talent. … Players feel close to him as well as his family.”. The Colts (13-1) travel to Seattle for a game Saturday, and team president Bill Polian said assistant head coach Jim Caldwell will take over “for however long Tony will be away, and however long he will be away is entirely up to him.”, “The thoughts and prayers of everyone in this building are with Tony and [wife] Lauren, their children and their extended family, and for the repose of James’ soul,” Polian said at a news conference at the team’s training facility in Indianapolis. Dungy wasn’t breathing when he was found, Carter said. Dungy’s personal life and tragedy Dungy married his wife, Lauren, in 1982, and the couple has several biological children together. Jessica James, 18, who described herself as a close friend, said she and a group of friends went to the movies with Dungy on Monday night. James Dungy’s girlfriend found him when she returned to the Campus Lodge Apartments at about 1:30 a.m., Hillsborough County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. Tom Brady had an incredible response to a slight from Tony Dungy. “Players with families, it certainly hits home. Dungy is immensely popular around the NFL and known for his soft-spoken style, ever-steady leadership and commitment to balancing family life with football — a rare trait in NFL coaches. Tony Dungy is a former professional football player and retired NFL coach. Hall of Famer Tony Dungy recently ranked Tom Brady as the sixth-toughest quarterback in NFL history to defend. Hall of Fame members Steve Largent, a receiver with the Seattle Seahawks, and Lem Barney, a Detroit Lions cornerback, also voiced testimonies of God’s goodness both on and off the field. Dungy is an evangelical Christian and at one point in his coaching career considered leaving football for the prison ministry. That December, three days before Christmas, the Dungys’ oldest son, James, died in a Tampa-area apartment. She said an autopsy was pending. The mood was somber Thursday at the Buccaneers’ practice facility, where James Dungy was a frequent visitor when his father coached the team. “It hasn’t happened yet; I’ll sure be happy when it does.”. Indianapolis Colts Head Coach, Tony Dungy , arrives for his son's wake December 26, 2005 in Tampa, Florida. I’m not totally recovered, I don’t know if I ever will be, it’s still ever-painful,” he said, wiping back a tear. Tom Brady sent social media ablaze on Tuesday after he clapped back at Tony Dungy when the former Colts head coach named him as the sixth-toughest quarterback he's … "I am a pro-choice pastor. — Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) December 10, 2020. Martin, in his acceptance speech for the Bart Starr Award, said his faith in God helped him overcome a rocky beginning to his life, including family and friends being killed when he was young and an abusive home situation where his dad regularly beat his mom. Super Bowl favorites and Jordan the door at James Dungy ’ s performed! 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