In his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech, Tony Dungy, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts head coach and the first African-American head coach to win a Super Bowl, paid homage to 10 special men who paved the journey for his coaching career and his life's work:
"Willie Brown, Buck Buchanan, Earnel Durden, Bob Ledbetter, Elijah Pitts, Jimmy Raye, Johnny Roland, Al Tabor, Lionel Taylor and Allan Webb," Dungy told the crowd.
“Now those names might not be familiar to you, but those were the African-American assistant coaches in the NFL in 1977, my first year in the league," Dungy said.