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Article: VOA NEWS: TONY DUNGY, LOVIE SMITH MAKE HISTORY AS FIRST BLACK HEAD COACHES IN SUPER BOWL

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January 30, 2007
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The Voice of America issued the following story:

By David Byrd

National Football League head coaches Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts and Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears have been friends for years. Dungy mentored Smith when both were with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and now the two men will lead their teams into Super Bowl XLI in Miami February 4. As VOA's David Byrd reports, the two men have already made history by being the first black head coaches in the NFL's championship game. The Super Bowl represents the pinnacle of National Football League achievement. To make it to the championship game after a 16-game season and the playoffs takes dedication, hard work, focus, and intensity. ...

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