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Article: Winning the Super Bowl the Lord's way
- Article from:
- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- February 10, 2007
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Commentary
Forget the 30-second Super Bowl ads for $2.6 million dollars
apiece. Over 141.4 million viewers heard an unexpected pitch for
Jesus Christ at the 2007 Super Bowl.
Coach Tony K. Dungy made history as the first African-American
coach to lead his team, the Indiana Colts, to Super Bowl XLI victory
over the Chicago Bears. But this fact took a back seat to his
Christian faith.
"I'm proud to be the first African-American coach to win this. But
again, more than anything, Lovie Smith and I are not only African-
American but also Christian coaches, showing you can do it the Lord's
way. We're more proud of that," said Dungy when he received the Vince
Lombardi Trophy on February 4.
Few can ...