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Article: Tony Dungy used his personal tragedy to inspire others.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- January 30, 2007
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Byline: Mike Bianchi
MIAMI _ He took his darkest time and brightened the lives of those around him. That is what I will always remember about Tony Dungy.
I was there in Tampa that December day a year ago when Dungy buried his 18-year-old son Jamie; when he stood up at the church pulpit, his son lying in a casket beneath him, and turned a horrific personal tragedy _ the suicide death of a child _ into an inspirational public lesson in faith and grace.
As Dungy eulogized his son, I'll never forget when he looked down from the lectern and thanked a weeping Malcolm Glazer, the often dispassionate and reclusive owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who ...