One of the more beloved sports figures in Pittsburgh lore is Tony Dungy. He got his start in the NFL as a player for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1977, and then circled back as a coach in 1981. He was a DBs coach for three seasons before taking over as the defensive coordinator in 1984 for five seasons, all under head coach Chuck Noll.
In a recent episode of #92Noon! with Paul Allen on KFAN FM 100.3 in Minneapolis, Minn., Dungy discussed Noll’s influence on his success as a coach in the NFL.
“I think I took my football philosophy, my Xs and Os and team building from coach Noll, that was my first introduction to NFL football,” Dungy told Allen.