In coaching, most are measured by their wins and losses. For many that is all they see. But some, even those who achieve the pinnacle of success, winning isn't everything, it's just a product of the process. Super Bowl Champion Coach Tony Dungy is the perfect picture of sports being much more about life than the competition itself. His desire to win was deep and passionate, but his desire to grow young men into great men was deeper and stronger. Coach Dungy was a very successful coach and excelled at every one of his coaching opportunities. After playing four years at the University of Minnesota, Tony Dungy went on to change positions from quarterback to defensive back and play for the Pittsburg Steelers. After a short lived NFL career of 3 years, Dungy went on to …show more content…
After another two years, Dungy became the first African American to be named defensive coordinator of a NFL team. After five years of excelling at the defensive coordinator position, Dungy left the Steelers to be the defensive backs coach for the Kansas City Chiefs. After another three years, Dungy took on the role as the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings. After a very successful three years from 1992-1995, Dungy was finally given the opportunity to be the head coach for the least successful team in the NFL, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tony Dungy thrived as a head coach, taking the Buccaneers to the play offs four out of the six seasons he coached there. Following a successful run with the Buccaneers, in 2002 Tony Dungy was named the head coach for the Indianapolis Colts. Dungy is most widely known for his success in Indianapolis. Dungy took his team to the playoffs seven out of the seven years he coached in Indy and even won a super bowl trophy in the 2006 season. However, after a long coaching career, Tony Dungy retired in 2008 with an overall head coach record of