Tony Dungy

Anthony Kevin Dungy was born in Jackson, Michigan, the son of Wilbur (a science professor and a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen) and Cleomae, who taught at the local high school. After graduation, Dungy played quarterback at the University of Minnesota. Though not picked in the NFL draft, he signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1977, remaining with the team in 1978 when they won the Super Bowl. He was traded to San Francisco in 1979, and ended his playing career at the Giants training camp in 1980. That same year he was invited to return to his alma mater as an assistant coach, but a year later he returned to the NFL as an assistant coach for his former team, the Steelers. In 1996 he attained his dream of becoming a head coach when he was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, remaining with the team until 2002, when he took the head coaching position for the Indianapolis Colts. He became the first African-American head coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl victory when the Colts beat the Chicago Bears in 2007. Dungy retired from coaching in 2009 and took a job with NBC Sports, offering color analysis for the Sunday football pregame show, "Football Night in America" (NBC, 2006-). In 2007, Dungy was appointed to President George W. Bush's President's Council on Service and Civic Participation. Dungy has written several books, including "Quiet Strength: A Memoir," "Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance," and "The Mentor Leader," as well as a children's book titled "You Can Do It! " With his wife, Lauren, he wrote another children's book, titled "You Can Be a Friend." Dungy and his wife have seven children.