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FIRST BLACK COACH TO WIN SUPER BOWL

Dungy keeps his perspective

Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts became the first African
American NFL head coach to win a Super Bowl.

The victory marked the first time a Black head coach had
reached the National Football League’s championship game,
one that featured not just one, but two Black head coaches.

Super Bowl XLI pitted Dungy and his Colts against Lovie Smith,
head coach of the Chicago Bears.

The Bears shocked the Colts with a 92-yard kick return for a
touchdown in the first 14 seconds of the game. Despite this
demoralizing start, the Colts and quarterback Peyton Manning
came back to
defeat the Bears, 29-17.

It was the Colts’ first Super Bowl victory since 1971, when they
played in Baltimore.


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In 2007, Tony Dungy became the first African American head coach to win the Super  Bowl. His Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears 29-17 during Super  Bowl XLI. #BlackHistoryMonth

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Dungy (center) along with colleagues Dan Patrick and Rodney Harrison at an NFL game in Denver in September 2013.

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Anthony Kevin Dungy (69).

Since retiring, Dungy has served as a TV sports analyst. He
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.
                 

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

Today In History

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35 Years Ago: Remembering Challenger and Her Crew - NASA

a space shuttle launching off with Kennedy Space Center in the background

a rocket launching with smoke
Before and after shuttle explosion (first visible signs of
danger on left, just after explosion on right).

Challenger explosion: The space shuttle broke apart and killed everyone on  board 34 years ago today | CNN

At 11:38 a.m. EST, on January 28, 1986, the space shuttle
Challenger lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and
Christa McAuliffe is on her way to becoming the first
ordinary U.S. civilian to travel into space.

McAuliffe, a 37-year-old high school social studies teacher
from New Hampshire,
won a competition that earned her
a place among the seven-member crew of the Challenger.

She underwent months of shuttle training but then, beginning
January 23, was forced to wait six long days as the Challenger‘s
launch countdown was repeatedly delayed because of weather
and technical problems. Finally, on January 28, the shuttle lifted
off.

Seventy-three seconds later, hundreds on the ground,
including Christa’s family, stared in disbelief as the
shuttle broke up in a forking plume of smoke and fire.

Millions more watched the wrenching tragedy unfold on live
television. There were no survivors.

Spectators watch in horror as the space shuttle Challenger broke into pieces on January 28, 1986.


The Final Crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

The Shuttle Explodes

Peggy Noonan Recalls One of President Reagan's Finest Moments
President Ronald Reagan addressing the nation from the
White House on the day of the space shuttle Challenger explosion.

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FIRST BLACK COACH TO WIN SUPER BOWL

Tony Dungy Steelers Pictures And Photos | Tony dungy, Indianapolis colts, Indianapolis

Tony Dungy (68) of the Indianapolis Colts became the first Black
NFL head coach to win a Super Bowl (XLl). The victory marked
the first time a Black head coach had reached the National
Football League’s championship game—one that featured not
just one, but two Black head coaches.
        

 

 Tony Dungy: Media 'cannot begrudge' athletes who share faith in Christ - Sports Spectrum   
Hall of Fame head coach and NBC Football analyst Tony
Dungy
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Today-In-Historytitle

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The Challenger disaster that changed NASA forever - The Hindu

How Groupthink Led to 7 Lives Lost in the Challenger Explosion - History in the Headlines
(AP)

At 11:38 a.m. EST, on January 28, 1986, the space shuttle
Challenger lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and
Christa McAuliffe is on her way to becoming the first
ordinary U.S. civilian to travel into space. McAuliffe, a
37-year-old high school social studies teacher from New
Hampshire,
won a competition that earned her a place
among the seven-member crew of the Challenger.

Seventy-three seconds later, hundreds on the ground,
including Christa’s family, stared in disbelief as the
shuttle broke up in a forking plume of smoke and fire.

Millions more watched the wrenching tragedy unfold
on live television. There were no survivors.

The Challenger disaster that changed NASA forever - The Hindu
The crew of the Challenger space shuttle. Front row,
from left to right, shows astronauts Mike Smith, Dick
Scobee, Ron McNair and in the rear row, from left to
right, are Ellison Onizuka, school teacher Christa
McAuliffe, Greg Jarvis, and Judith Resnik.
(NASA) 

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