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Trailblazer Tony Dungy heads into Hall of Fame (Shutdown Corner)

Tony Dungy, head coach
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1996-2001
Indianapolis Colts, 2002-2008

Greatest moment

Feb. 4, 2007. That’s the night Dungy led the Colts to a 29-17 win against the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. It wasn’t just the first championship for the Colts since the franchise moved to Indianapolis before the 1984 season. It wasn’t just the first Super Bowl win of Peyton Manning’s career. It marked the first time an African-American head coach brought his team to the NFL mountaintop. (The Bears’ head coach at the time was Lovie Smith, so history was going to be made that day either way.