Son of Colts' Coach Tony Dungy Found Dead

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  • Friday13th
    SBR Rookie
    • 12-16-05
    • 29

    #1
    Son of Colts' Coach Tony Dungy Found Dead
    James Dungy, the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, was found dead in a Tampa-area apartment, police said Thursday.

    In a news release on its Web site, the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office said it "responded to the Campus Lodge Apartments this morning at approximately 1:32 a.m. The girlfriend of James Dungy had returned to the apartment and discovered Dungy."

    Police performed CPR on Dungy before he was taken to University Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

    No foul play is suspected, but a cause of death won't announced pending an autopsy, said Vida Morgan, a secretary in the sheriff's public information office. The apartments are located in Lutz, Fla.

    Tony Dungy has left the Colts and is in Tampa, according to NFL.com.

    The coach and his wife, Lauren, have four other children: daughters Tiara and Jade and sons Eric and Jordan.

    The Colts (13-1) are at Seattle on Saturday.

    Fans posted prayers and messages of support for Dungy, who also coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, on a message board on a Colts fan Web site.

    "Not only was he a great football coach for the Bucs, but he is an even better person," one Tampa Bay fan wrote. "It makes me sick that it happened at this time of year to a person that is so giving and caring."

    Another person wrote for God to give strength to Dungy during this difficult time.

    "When things like this happen it adjusts our perspective on life," one person wrote. "What was considered major yesterday doesn't amount to more than a footnote today."
  • imgv94
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 11-16-05
    • 17192

    #2
    That's really sad. I wonder what would make someone do that? Wow,
    It really makes you appreciate the good things in life. Having a son
    commit suicide is one of the hardest things for a parent 2 endure.Well
    I wonder what it will do to the line as well?
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    • goldengoat
      SBR MVP
      • 11-25-05
      • 3239

      #3
      i haven't paid too much attention to the line but i thought some1 said it started at seattle -6

      pinny has it -10 now and a lot of books took it off the board to reevaluate

      I don't see the colts winning this game at all and I almost consider it a lock straight up for the seahawks

      colts were prolly gonna rest a lot of people before and they definitely aren't gonna force anything with dungy not on the sidelines

      i can't see the colts being that inspired just yet as they will prolly still be in shock/grief phase and they will not get over that as fast with starters on the sidelines

      i think they will regroup and be reinspired refocused but it will not happen this soon especially when dungy is not there
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