He was cracking jokes, just being himself, she told the Associated Press. SIT, "-" , . LUTZ, Fla. (Feb. 17, 2006) -- The death of the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy was ruled a suicide, a medical examiner said. The 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, And in 2014 he openly made homophobic remarks about gay NFL player Michael Sam, saying that if he were still a coach he would not have drafted the player because of it. My condolences to the Dungy family, this is tragic. DEAR COACH DUNGY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS AND WE WILL KEEP YOUN AND FAMILY IN PRAYS YOU IS A STRONG MAN AND YOU HAVE FAITH IN WHAT YOU BELIEVE WHAT COME TO PASS THERE IS REASON IN THINGS THAT GOD DO THINGS AND AND AREASON WHY THE DEVIL HAVE A PLAY IN SOMETHINGS BUT KEEP YOUR FAITH AND KEEP YOUR HEAD UP GOD GOT YOUR BACK AND HE GOT IN CONTROL IN ALL THINGS. ``This is a tragedy for the Dungy family and by extension his football family here with the Colts.'. Dont make me laugh. Quandt said Dungy visited North Central a week or two ago to pick up a transcript. To take it a step further, speaking from experience and as nearly anyone who has gone through a VERY difficult time can tell you, getting on with life and focusing on something tangible and hopeful is much better than dwelling on negativity. LUTZ, Fla. James Dungy, the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, was found dead of an apparent suicide in his Tampa-area apartment early Officials denied foul play in December, and toxicology results were negative, except for caffeine and drug paramedics used in efforts to resuscitate the teen, Lee said. One thing that really bothers me about this is that I get the sneaking suspicion that the reason ESPN etc. It is like to lose a loved one, and I understand what you must be going through. James Dungy was a frequent visitor to the Bucs' practices and games when his dad coached the team. Tony's got tremendous faith, and that's what will carry Tony through,' said Bucs defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, who worked for Dungy at Tampa Bay. You know Tony, how he raised a family," Edwards said from Jets training camp in Hempstead, N.Y. "A tragedy. Pence Leaves Colts Game Over Anthem Protest In Obviously Pre-Planned Stunt, Colts Quarterback Andrew Luck Retires At 29. Caldwell will take over "for however long Tony will be away and however long he will be away is entirely up to him," Polian added. Dungy is immensely popular around the NFL and known for his soft-spoken style, ever-steady leadership and commitment to balancing family life with football a rare trait in NFL coaches. Love Tony Dungy, but this is not his strong suit. . 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He was struggling with the things of the world and took his own life. Fire rescue and deputies went there because of a call from his roommates and girlfriend. James Dungy was a good friend to alot of people and very well known. The Dungys have four other children: daughters Tiara and Jade and sons Eric and Jordan. How on Earth is that "speculating the worst about someone?" I've noticed the same sort of thing in a couple places -- people trying to tie this story back to football. I really feel for the guy. Well do what he does and what he wishes. . Exclusive Premium Content For Subscribers. However, Dungi also faces controversies with some of its religious and political stances. Wow, Dungy is having a bad week. Personally, no matter how Dungy was as a person, the situation would still be unfortunate and sad. I don't recall anyone saying he was the "Best Human Ever." ESPN makes him a rich man. Not Christmas. Tony Dungy has always been such a classy person. I heard about this on FOX News. Owner Jim Irsay and Polian met with team officials and players to break the news. Editors have a pet term, weighing in, on such stories. A man's* business between him and his god is his OWN business, and I don't want anything to do with anybody else's. Unless you asked him, you'd never know he was Tony Dungy's son.". Dungy took over as coach of the Colts in 2002. I know James has touched many lives including mine. How heartbreaking. He would toe the company line. About Chris Mortensen, I didn't say the guy rapes kids, murders for racial reasons and eats puppies. This California farm kingdom holds a key, These are the 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles, New Bay Area maps show hidden flood risk from sea level rise and groundwater. ``The thoughts and prayers of everyone in this building are with Tony and (wife) Lauren, their children and their extended family, and for the repose of James' soul,' Polian said at a news conference at the Colts' training facility in Indianapolis. Losing a son is one of the worst things imaginable, but if it's a suicide on top of that wow. "It shakes you, there's no doubt about it. You have never done anything wrong to me, and even if you had, I don't think it likely that I would waste my valuable-to-me time insulting you on a message board as my way of response. He would sing "The Lumberjack Song" dressed in a tutu carrying a parasol if they told him to. James Dungy, the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, was found dead of an apparent suicide in his Tampa-area apartment early A man who loves other men? I'll come out and say that there are no lines here to read between - I'm saying exactly what I mean. Outward homophobia and apparent disdain for gay people has led many to openly wonder whether Dungeys son, who killed himself in 2005 (may he rest in peace), was gay. I've never really thought of Dungy as a great coach, and I'm not a fan of the teams he has worked for, but he has always struck me as a non-a_s in a buisness full of them. Tony Dungy took the team plane from Indianapolis to Tampa, Fla., where he had coached the Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001. The teens girlfriend called paramedics, who attempted to revive him. A sheriff's deputy performed CPR before an ambulance took him to University Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. James Dungy hanged himself from a bedroom ceiling fan with a leather belt on December 22, Dr. Jacqueline Lee of the Hillsborough County Medical Examiners office wrote in her final autopsy report. . ! No problem for Dungi. No parent should have to bury their child. At this time, it's a personal thing and he has to do what works for him. His first head coaching stint was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996-2001; he was an assistant with the Minnesota Vikings from 1992 to 1995. Tue Jan 17 - 02:00 PM | Thu Jan 19 - 11:55 AM. James and his younger brother, Eric, sometimes watched Colts games from the sidelines, but they had to earn it by doing well in school. Mike Clemens, a farmer from Wimbledon, North Dakota, was literally (and figuratively) blown away, when his equipment shed collapsed under a snow load. ``I remember James, who was about 6 or 7 at the time, just loved being around the facility and the team and most of all being around his dad.'. Unless you asked him, youd never know he was Tony Dungys son.. Austin Reaves: Parents| Where is from| College| Highlights, Cam Newton: Net worth 2022| Baby mothers| Wife and kids. LUTZ, Fla. (AP) -- James Dungy, the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, was found dead in a Tampa-area apartment Thursday. He was great, Stokley told the team website. If God had talked to me before James death and said his death would have helped all these people, it would have saved them and healed their sins, but I would have to take your son, I would have said no, I cant do that. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Dungy joined the Pittsburgh Steelers as a free agent before joining the San Francisco 49ers in 1977. We see that you have javascript disabled. You are expressing your opinion just as much as I am expressing mine, but please let me take this paragraph and rephrase it for you: If I have bothered you, please understand that I do not know you and do not have any personal axes to grind with you or (almost) anyone else. May GOD BLESS US ALL. EDITORS NOTE: Dallas-based sportswriter Art Stricklin is reporting this week on the spiritual side of the Super Bowl. Words are insufficent to this hideous situation, but if it is I hope Dungy finds enough love to get on. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Does Mike McDaniel Have Tricks Up His Sleeve? I would like to think that I'm a good enough gratuitous insultor to be able to do that when I want to, and to do it better than I have possibly managed in my posts here. This is so horrible. I'm really going to be OK, at least my mother says so, and my wife seems to still love me. There were times, indeed, when I wondered whether they could survive such a tragedy. Fire rescue and deputies went there because of a call from his roommates and girlfriend. However, I definitely did not have any intention of comparing anyone in this thread to George W. Bush. AP NEWS The Associated Press News Service, Copyright 2005, The Associated Press, All Rights Reserved. "There's no words to describe it. New construction beginning in 2022 will create the largest video board for an outdoor stadium, new hospitality and function spaces and a completely reimagined north entrance to the stadium by 2023. In 2012, he tweeted his disappointment about President Obamas changing views on marriage equality. If I have been gratuitous, you have been specific and direct. This is horrible for anybody to go through. "I don't think there's anyone here that would wish to play a football game under these circumstances, but it's our obligation and we'll fulfill that obligation because that's what Tony wants us to do," Polian said. In her autopsy report, Dr. Jacqueline Lee of the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office wrote that James Dungy hanged himself from a bedroom ceiling fan with a leather belt. Bobman, my son turns 6 today & I expect the exact same thing will happen in my TV room on Saturday. I'm not surprised that mention of it was removed. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission met on Jan. 5, 2023, to consider the application for Summit Carbon Solutions. , SIT. But words, even the sort of eloquent prose of which Im rarely capable, carry little gravitas at these times. His final story from Detroit will appear in BP Monday. OMO has it right. The second oldest of five children, James Dungy attended Hillsborough Community College in Tampa. However, he was hospitalized for an attempted suicide in October, taking 14 painkillers. First, the Colts lose to end their undefeated season" Yes, I'm sure that he's thinking, "If only we were still undefeated" My condolences to Tony Dungy and his family. He retired in 1980. Not one of us here probably actually KNEW himbut we can recognize that the fact that this child died is a sad one. The Colts (13-1) travel to Seattle for a game Saturday, and team president Bill Polian said assistant head coach Jim Caldwell will take over "for however long Tony will be away, and however long he will be away is entirely up to him. But you can certainly understand with Dungeys open, public attacks on gay people any issues surrounding Dungey, family, athletes or otherwise. My love is with you and your family. I'm a father of three and I can't imagine getting a phone call or being told that.". I know what Tony's thinking. No foul play is suspected, but a cause of death won't be announced pending an autopsy, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. , . Recent and Trending topics from Football Outsiders. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. Dec 22, 2005 at 01:00 AM. Tony Dungy is a Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach who won a Super Bowl with the Indianapolis Colts and a 13969 record in 13 years leading the Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. . divers domaines de spcialisations. This morning, it was so surreal., She said Dungy was just a really good kid, very laid-back. It can be utterly bewildering and it leaves those behind in a state of complete emotional desolation. Jessica James, 18, who described herself as a close friend of James Dungy, said she and a group of friends went to the movies with him the night Dec. 19. "It certainly keeps things in perspective," two-time MVP quarterback Peyton Manning said. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. Let's see, players have been benched, coaches have been fired, and some FO readers and staff have lambasted, reamed and otherwise done their best to coat them all in vitriol. I know the prayers of the National Football League go out to him and his family.". Michael Conroy, Associated Press. The mood was somber Thursday at the Buccaneers' practice facility, located near the airport where the Colts' plane that brought Tony Dungy to Florida was parked. "It kind of diminishes our school family," he said. Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football, Sam Farmer has covered the NFL for 25 seasons. And for the second time today, I respond to a post that gets deleted. Poor Tony. There are opinions, observations and perspectives, absolutely, but what one person defines as fact is merely an opinion to others and flat-out wrong to some. , , , , , , . I can think of no better way to describe him. He wasn't breathing, and a sheriff's deputy performed CPR before an ambulance rushed him to University Community Hospital, Carter said. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. , . suicide (and I pray that it isn't) I hope people can keep their mouths or keyboards quiet regarding speculating I've seen what suicide can do to a family, and it's not pretty. And my condolences to the Dungy family as well. "He just came in and tried to blend in and be a student," Quandt said. ), the slippery slope ends at that level of personal pain and dissapointment. Hey Bobman, it's all good, I just think that religion should, in general, be a private thing. Why are people always so convinced that they intimately know and understand public figures that they only are exposed to in relatively brief controlled circumstances? I didnt know him personally, but from all the wonderful things people are saying hes one in an million. Philadelphia coach Andy Reid said his team's thoughts and prayers were going out to Dungy. God bless you and your family According to the medical examiners office, Dungey was found and bitten by his girlfriend on December 22, less than half an hour after she was last seen alive. Quandt, the school's principal, said Dungy was a personable student who never flaunted his father's position. If I used colorful terminology, well, I am prone to do that. If I need more therapy, I may just try to endure the Brady/Manning thread from beginning to end. Let me help you identify them: Ive never really thought of Dungy as a great coach, and Im not a fan of the teams he has worked for, but he has always struck me as a non-a_s in a buisness full of them. The deal for Tony, I would guess, is that, as a class act, upstanding guy and good coach, he wants to give his players, his fans and his management as much effort as he can to bring them where they all want to go. A woman who answered the door at James Dungy's girlfriend's home declined comment Thursday. James Dungy, the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, was found dead in a Tampa-area apartment Thursday. Adding the inevitable second guessing that follows a suicide only magnifies the anguish. And also, if 200 people say they witnessed something, and the claim is not incredible, it is good reason to believe said claim. "You hate to see anything like this happen," Reid said. , () (CRM), . DeSantis has been in the news recently for signing and pushing for a Dont Say Gay bill, which bans Florida classroom instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity. Tony Dungy took to Twitter to pay tribute to his friend and Pittsburgh Steelers great Franco Harris, who died at age 72. . ", She said Dungy "was just a really good kid, very laid-back. Tony Dungy sounds like hes at this game against his will lmfao Len (@Champ_Lion) January 15, 2023. Even after we lost to New England [in the AFC championship game], he still showed up. Arizona coach Dennis Green, who was Minnesota's head coach when Dungy was the team's defensive coordinator, said he was ``devastated' to hear the news. sportsjone no way in hell! " " - . Spot publicitaires, documentaires, films, programmes tl et diffusion internet, Cours de franais/anglais des fins professionnels, prparation aux examens du TOEFL, TOEIC et IELTS, Relve de la garde royale Buckingham Palace, innovation technologique et apprentissage rapide. I am a student and a blogger all alone, Gurmeet. ``He's unbelievable. AHAVA SIT. Hes the role model in this league, but hes really a model who transcends the game. ``If James wasn't here, it was like: `Where's James?' Two other NFL head coaches lost close family members this season, both in November. So, for some (I dare say, you? Update: Chris Mortensen puts this tragedy into perspective: When I woke up this morning, I had a lot on my plate. 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