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Article: Shed no tears for Tony Dungy; he brought firing on himself.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- January 12, 2002
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PHILADELPHIA _ On the back of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' pre-game media release, a page is dedicated to documenting coach Tony Dungy's positive impact on the franchise. In 15 categories, it listed the Buccaneers' accomplishments in the 20 years before Dungy coached the team and the Buccaneers' accomplishments in the six seasons Dungy has sat atop the organization.
It's an overwhelming and impressive defense of Dungy. Based on the list, you could legitimately argue that the Buccaneers were nothing without Tony Dungy.
But you know what?
Today there's no defense for Tony Dungy, the soon-to-be former coach of the Buccaneers.
He earned his ...