| LC control no. | n 2007025001 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Dungy, Tony |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1955-10-06 |
| Place of birth | Jackson (Mich.) |
| Affiliation | University of Minnesota Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Football team) Indianapolis Colts (Football team) Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America |
| Profession or occupation | Football players Coaches (Athletics) |
| Found in | Dungy, Tony. Quiet strength, 2007: ECIP t.p. (Tony Dungy) data view (Tony Dungy, Indianapolis Colts head coach) African American National Biography, accessed December 12 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Dungy, Tony; Anthony Kevin Dungy; football player, athletic coach / manager; born 06 October 1955 in Jackson, Michigan, United States; enrolled at the University of Minnesota (1973), where as a freshman he played quarterback on the football team; that after graduating (1977) with a BA in Business, entered the NFL draft as a free agent and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers; was named starting safety with the Steelers and played with that team in Super Bowl XIII; was named the Steelers' defensive coordinator-the first African American to rise to that sideline position in the NFL (1984); he took over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a head coach (1996); won the 2006 Super Bowl with the Indianapolis Colts; participated in several charitable organizations, including the Prison Crusade Ministry, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and the Boys and Girls Club) |
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