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Article: Tampa Bay names Dungy head coach; becomes 4th black top coach in NFL. (Tony Dungy, new head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers)(Brief Article)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- February 12, 1996
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After building a strong defensive reputation with the Minnesota Vikings, Tony Dungy recently became the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' new head coach.
Dungy, 40, was the defensive coordinator for the Vikings under Dennis Green. He becomes only the fourth Black head coach of the modern NFL era. Dungy follows Green, Art Shell--formerly of the Los Angeles Raiders--and coach of the year Ray Rhodes of the Philadelphia Eagles.
"This was kind of a refreshing thing with the way it all transpired. I certainly didn't know anyone in ...