Tony Dungy announces retirement

Tony Dungy announces retirement#224385

By JMUDukes - January 12th, 2009, 2:18 pm

- January 12th, 2009, 2:18 pm #224385

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3827058

what a sad story...a great football coach, and a great man of God is no longer in the league.

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By thepostman - January 12th, 2009, 2:39 pm

- January 12th, 2009, 2:39 pm #224392

wow, didn't see this one coming...should have i guess

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By Sly Fox - January 12th, 2009, 2:43 pm

- January 12th, 2009, 2:43 pm #224395

Nothing sad about being able to retire at 53 and focus on what you deem most important your life.

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By olldflame - January 12th, 2009, 2:50 pm

- January 12th, 2009, 2:50 pm #224401

Shouldn't be a surprise at all. He came within a hair of doing it last year, and his successor, Jim Caldwell, was named at that time.

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By thepostman - January 12th, 2009, 3:25 pm

- January 12th, 2009, 3:25 pm #224418

olldflame wrote:Shouldn't be a surprise at all. He came within a hair of doing it last year, and his successor, Jim Caldwell, was named at that time.

exactly...i don't know why i was surprised by it, but i was...i guess i thought he would try for one last deep run in the playoffs

but like sly said, nothing wrong with what he is doing...great guy

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By BJWilliams - January 12th, 2009, 3:27 pm

- January 12th, 2009, 3:27 pm #224420

Maybe somebody ought to get Jerry Jr in touch with him about speaking for graduation

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By Kolzilla41 - January 12th, 2009, 3:32 pm

- January 12th, 2009, 3:32 pm #224422

BJWilliams wrote:Maybe somebody ought to get Jerry Jr in touch with him about speaking for graduation

That is a great idea Beej.Or at least Convo.

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By Hold My Own - January 12th, 2009, 3:35 pm

- January 12th, 2009, 3:35 pm #224428

BJWilliams wrote:Maybe somebody ought to get Jerry Jr in touch with him about speaking for graduation

you work on those plays I told you about! Not to mention this is a job for your Football Operations guys...I think he knows people

Sly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.

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By BJWilliams - January 12th, 2009, 4:06 pm

- January 12th, 2009, 4:06 pm #224438

Look you...I appreciate you helping with the PC thing but Youre not my conscience...I was simply making a suggestion. Edited: a coaching candidate shouldnt use such words...my apologies

Last edited by BJWilliams on January 12th, 2009, 4:22 pm, edited 3 times in total.

Liberty Class of 2009
2007 AND 2008 Big South Football Champions
2014 FCS Playoff Qualifier

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By Fumblerooskies - January 12th, 2009, 4:08 pm

- January 12th, 2009, 4:08 pm #224439

Dungy would be a great speaker at either Convo or Graduation.

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By jcmanson - January 12th, 2009, 4:09 pm

- January 12th, 2009, 4:09 pm #224440

Beej, this won't get you hired.

El Scorcho wrote:post at your own risk.

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By jcmanson - January 12th, 2009, 4:31 pm

- January 12th, 2009, 4:31 pm #224444

BJWilliams wrote:Look you...I appreciate you helping with the PC thing but Youre not my conscience...I was simply making a suggestion. Edited: a coaching candidate shouldnt use such words...my apologies

Beej for poster of the year 2009!!!

El Scorcho wrote:post at your own risk.

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By DeathCab4LU - January 14th, 2009, 2:15 am

- January 14th, 2009, 2:15 am #225093

As a Hoosier I am sad to see Dungy go but i know he is going to continue to work within the Indianapolis community....i trust in his pick of The New coach

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By 4everfsu - January 14th, 2009, 8:09 am

- January 14th, 2009, 8:09 am #225099

I would not be surprised to see Tony return to Indy when Caldwell gets fired if he does

“If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart,
if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.”
Sir Winston Churchill

Speak little, do much!
Ben Franklin

Lynchburg Baptist College class of 1975

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By Hold My Own - January 14th, 2009, 10:22 am

- January 14th, 2009, 10:22 am #225113

I just saw the edits...hahahha

Sly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.

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By JMUDukes - January 14th, 2009, 12:42 pm

- January 14th, 2009, 12:42 pm #225137

DeathCab4LU wrote:As a Hoosier I am sad to see Dungy go but i know he is going to continue to work within the Indianapolis community....i trust in his pick of The New coach

actually, I think his focus is going to be with Tampa Bay, as that is where his kids are currently enrolled in school.

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By DeathCab4LU - January 17th, 2009, 11:59 am

- January 17th, 2009, 11:59 am #225601

JMUDukes wrote:actually, I think his focus is going to be with Tampa Bay, as that is where his kids are currently enrolled in school.

Idk all I know is he said in an interview on local news and on ESPN that if he retired he was going to work full time with All Pro Dad (which is based in Indy) and he said he wanted to work with IPS (Indianapolis Public School) because are grad rates r so low.....

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By Sly Fox - January 17th, 2009, 1:39 pm

- January 17th, 2009, 1:39 pm #225610

Actually All Pro Dad is a division of a large Florida-based ministry that includes many family-oriented divisions.

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By bigsmooth - January 17th, 2009, 5:12 pm

- January 17th, 2009, 5:12 pm #225820

congrats to dungy. what a solid man!