Dungy Set to Retire

DaemonSeid · #1 01-12-2009, 03:28 PM

INDIANAPOLIS (TICKER) —Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy is expected to step down on Monday, according to a published report.

FOX Sports, citing team sources, reported that Dungy has made the decision to retire after seven seasons with Indianapolis.

The Colts have scheduled a news conference for 5 p.m., presumably to announce Dungy’s decision.

Dungy, 53, was expected to meet with Colts owner Jim Irsay on Monday to inform him of his decision. FOX reported that Dungy was spending Monday morning saying good-bye to his players and team employees.

Making decisions regarding his future has become an annual rite of winter for Dungy, who has has mulled retirement for the past few seasons - most notably after Indianapolis won the Super Bowl following the 2006 season.

Dungy became the first black coach to win a Super Bowl.

The Colts are 92-33 and have made the playoffs in seven consecutive seasons under Dungy, who joined Indianapolis in 2002 after a six-year stint as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...v=st&type=lgns

jitterbug13 · #2 01-12-2009, 05:18 PM

Dungy is a class act in the NFL, when it seems like in these days are few and far between. He will be missed.

ForeverRoses · #3 01-12-2009, 05:28 PM

I don't think anyone here in Indy is surprised. For one, they named his successor last year and two, he decided last year that he doesn't want to live in Indy and his family moved back to Tampa. He was commuting back and forth during this season.

He is a great coach and a stand up person. He has said he wants to spend more time on other commitments and I'm sure he will have a great impact on those he wants to reach.