Tony Dungy To Step Down As Colts Coach
#1
01-12-2009, 11:37 AM
Tony Dungy To Step Down As Colts Coach
Dungy is the classiest coach in the game - maybe ever. He will be hard to replace.
I remember Dungy when he played CB for the Steelers. Liked him then and I really respect him as a coach and a man.
Dungy led the Colts to playoff appearances in all seven seasons, finishing with an amazing 93-33 record. While the Colts often underachieved in the playoffs (one-and-done four times), they will always have their 2006 title. Dungy finishes with a career mark of 139-69 and is the only coach to go the playoffs for ten straight seasons. He looks like a decent bet to one day end up in Canton. Dungy has said previously that once he retires from the Colts, it will be for good.
I remember Dungy when he played CB for the Steelers. Liked him then and I really respect him as a coach and a man.
Dungy led the Colts to playoff appearances in all seven seasons, finishing with an amazing 93-33 record. While the Colts often underachieved in the playoffs (one-and-done four times), they will always have their 2006 title. Dungy finishes with a career mark of 139-69 and is the only coach to go the playoffs for ten straight seasons. He looks like a decent bet to one day end up in Canton. Dungy has said previously that once he retires from the Colts, it will be for good.
Updated: January 12, 2009, 11:30 AM ET
ESPN.com Report: Dungy to step down
The Indianapolis Colts have scheduled a news conference for Monday afternoon, presumably to announce the retirement of coach Tony Dungy.
Foxsports.com reported Monday that Dungy will step down after seven seasons in Indianapolis. The news conference is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET at the team's practice facility in Indianapolis, although the Colts have not given a reason for their announcement.
A source told Foxsports.com that Dungy has talked his decision over with family members and they decided it was the best time for Dungy to step down. Dungy, the source said, was at the team's complex Monday morning saying goodbyes to players and team employees.
The Colts have designated associate coach Jim Caldwell as Dungy's eventual replacement.
Since winning the Super Bowl after the 2006 season, Dungy has thought long and hard each offseason about how much longer he really wants to work in the NFL. He said after the Colts' overtime playoff loss to the San Diego Chargers in the AFC wild-card game nine days ago that he would spend about a week deciding whether to return for an eighth season as their coach.
He spent much of that time in Tampa, Fla., where his wife Lauren and children moved full-time about a year ago. The Dungys had the week to contemplate his future with the Colts, but a trip to New York for son Jordan's surgery on a broken leg occupied their time. Jordan Dungy is back home in Florida and doing well after surgery.
In Dungy's 13 seasons as a head coach, including six with Tampa Bay, he's put together a sparkling resume.
He has 148 career wins, including playoffs, and ranks 19th all-time in victories. He's the only black coach to win a Super Bowl, the first coach in league history to reach the postseason in 10 consecutive seasons and the only coach to preside over six straight seasons of 12 wins or more.
Two years ago, Dungy acknowledged there was a temptation to retire after winning the Super Bowl. He pondered retirement again last January, but returned after Colts owner Jim Irsay agreed to make Caldwell the eventual successor and offered Dungy the use of a private jet to visit his family in Florida.
ESPN.com Report: Dungy to step down
The Indianapolis Colts have scheduled a news conference for Monday afternoon, presumably to announce the retirement of coach Tony Dungy.
Foxsports.com reported Monday that Dungy will step down after seven seasons in Indianapolis. The news conference is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET at the team's practice facility in Indianapolis, although the Colts have not given a reason for their announcement.
A source told Foxsports.com that Dungy has talked his decision over with family members and they decided it was the best time for Dungy to step down. Dungy, the source said, was at the team's complex Monday morning saying goodbyes to players and team employees.
The Colts have designated associate coach Jim Caldwell as Dungy's eventual replacement.
Since winning the Super Bowl after the 2006 season, Dungy has thought long and hard each offseason about how much longer he really wants to work in the NFL. He said after the Colts' overtime playoff loss to the San Diego Chargers in the AFC wild-card game nine days ago that he would spend about a week deciding whether to return for an eighth season as their coach.
He spent much of that time in Tampa, Fla., where his wife Lauren and children moved full-time about a year ago. The Dungys had the week to contemplate his future with the Colts, but a trip to New York for son Jordan's surgery on a broken leg occupied their time. Jordan Dungy is back home in Florida and doing well after surgery.
In Dungy's 13 seasons as a head coach, including six with Tampa Bay, he's put together a sparkling resume.
He has 148 career wins, including playoffs, and ranks 19th all-time in victories. He's the only black coach to win a Super Bowl, the first coach in league history to reach the postseason in 10 consecutive seasons and the only coach to preside over six straight seasons of 12 wins or more.
Two years ago, Dungy acknowledged there was a temptation to retire after winning the Super Bowl. He pondered retirement again last January, but returned after Colts owner Jim Irsay agreed to make Caldwell the eventual successor and offered Dungy the use of a private jet to visit his family in Florida.
Last edited by Barrister; 01-12-2009 at 11:52 AM.
#2
01-12-2009, 02:04 PM
I never realized until watching ESPN this morning that TD became an assistant coordinator when he was only 25 (after 3 years of playing in the NFL). He's definitely one of the most highly respected coaches in recent memory, and you'd be hardpressed to find anyone who has a bad word to say about him. He'll be missed.
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