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Article: Friends, coaches, pioneers; Former co-workers Smith, Dungy are Super Bowl's first black head coaches.(Sports)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- January 22, 2007
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Byline: DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press
Two good friends who happen to be NFL coaches are already front-and-center in this Super Bowl, and kickoff is still two weeks away.
Lovie Smith became the first black head coach to make it all the way to the NFL's marquee game Sunday when his Chicago Bears won the NFC championship.
About four hours later, his pal and mentor, Tony Dungy, joined him there when his Indianapolis Colts took the AFC title.
For the first time in the big game's 41-year history, not one but two black head coaches will be on the sidelines.
"It means a lot," Dungy said after a 38-34 victory over the New ...