Tony Dungy
Coach — born 1955
Tony Dungy is the first African-American head coach to record a victory at the Super Bowl.
Tony Dungy is an American former professional football player and head coach who became the first African American head coach to win a Super Bowl. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and a longtime NBC studio analyst.
Anthony Kevin Dungy was born on October 6, 1955, in Jackson, Michigan. His father, Wilbur Dungy, was a college science professor, and his mother, Cleomae, taught Shakespeare. He grew up in Jackson with three siblings.
He attended the University of Minnesota, where he played quarterback and set school passing records. After going undrafted in 1977, he played defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, winning a Super Bowl ring with the team after the 1978 season, and later for the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants.
Dungy moved into coaching in 1981 and served as defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings before becoming head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1996. He took over the Indianapolis Colts in 2002 and led them to victory in Super Bowl XLI in February 2007. After retiring from coaching in 2009 he wrote books including Quiet Strength and joined NBC's Football Night in America.
Their name Tony derives from the Roman family name Antonius, traditionally said to mean priceless or invaluable. Tony is widely used as a short form of Anthony in English-speaking countries.
About the name Tony
Gender: Female · Origin: English
Derived From Victoria Triumphant.