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Anthony Kevin "Tony" Dungy ( ; born October 6, 1955) is a former professional American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). Dungy was head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001, and head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2002 to 2008. Dungy became the first African American head coach to win the Super Bowl when his Colts defeated the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI.〔February 4, 2007〕 Dungy set a new NFL record for consecutive playoff appearances by a head coach in 2008 after securing his tenth straight playoff appearance with a win against the Jacksonville Jaguars.〔Three seasons with Tampa Bay from 1999-2001, seven seasons with Indianapolis from 2002-2008〕 Dungy announced his retirement as coach of the Indianapolis Colts on January 12, 2009 following the Colts' exit from the playoffs. Since retirement, Dungy has served as an analyst on NBC's ''Football Night in America''. Tony Dungy is also the national spokesman for the fatherhood program All Pro Dad.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NFL Spokesmen )〕 The Colts qualified for the playoffs in every season they were coached by Dungy. ==NFL career== After playing quarterback in college for the University of Minnesota, Dungy went undrafted in 1977 and was signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League as a safety. He played as a defensive reserve and special teams player for the Steelers in 1977 and the Super Bowl champion 1978 season, leading the team in interceptions in the latter campaign. In 1979, Dungy was traded to the San Francisco 49ers, then finished his career a year later in the training camp of the New York Giants in 1980. Dungy is the most recent NFL player to intercept a pass and throw an interception in the same game. Dungy was the emergency quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 1977 game against the Houston Oilers when both Terry Bradshaw and Mike Kruczek went down with injuries on October 9, 1977. He played safety on defense. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tony Dungy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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