12 key facts you need to know

May 2024 · 3 minute read

The popular Anthony Kevin Dungy is better known as an American former football player and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League for 13 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts.

Dungy’s teams became perennial postseason contenders under his leadership, missing the playoffs only twice with Tampa Bay.

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    Tony Dungy’s birthday, age, and birthplace

  • He was born on October 6, 1955, in Jackson, Michigan, United States, and he is currently 67 years old.

  • Tony Dungy’s nationality, ethnicity

  • He is white and holds American nationality.

  • Tony Dungy religion

  • Dungy is an evangelical Christian, and at one point in his coaching career considered leaving football for the prison ministry. Throughout his career, he has remained involved with community service organizations.

  • Tony Dungy’s height and weight

  • He stands tall at a height of 6 feet and 0 inches or 1.83 m and has a body weight of about 85 kg or 188 Ibs.

  • Tony Dungy’s educational background

  • He graduated from Parkside High School in 1973, Dungy played college football at the University of Minnesota.

  • Tony Dungy’s parents and siblings

  • Dungy’s parents were Wilbur Dungy, a science professor at Jackson College, and Cleomae Dungy, who taught Shakespeare at Jackson High School. Wilbur served as a pilot in the Army Air Forces during World War II with the famed Tuskegee Airmen. No information about his siblings.

  • Tony Dungy’s wife and children

  • Dungy is married to Lauren Dungy and the couple has 11 children: three biological children and eight adopted children. Their oldest son died by suicide at age 18, outside of Tampa in 2005.

  • Tony Dungy awards

  • He was honored as the Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee (class of 2016) – the first black head coach of the modern era, he is the second of all time to Fritz Pollard, to receive this honor. (Former Oakland Raiders player and head coach Art Shell was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989, but for his accomplishments as a player.)

    In 2007 Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award by the United States Sports Academy.

  • Tony Dungy home: Where does Tony Dungy live

  • Dungy has lived in Tampa, Florida for 25 years. He lives there with his wife Lauren and children. Their hometown of Tampa is the biggest city in the Tampa Bay region.

  • Tony Dungy’s earnings and net worth 

  • He is a former American football player and head coach. As a player, he played as a safety from 1977 to 1980 for the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers, and he won a Super Bowl with the Steelers. His estimated net worth is around $ 10 million.

  • Tony Dungy’s social media pages

  • Follow him on Twitter @TonyDungy and Facebook @TonyDungy.

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