IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 225 
Congratulating Tony Dungy, a native of Jackson, Michigan, for leading the 
Indianapolis Colts to victory in Super Bowl XLI. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2007 
Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. 
CAMP of Michigan, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. UPTON, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, 
Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. 
LEVIN, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. DINGELL) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating Tony Dungy, a native of Jackson, Michigan, 
for leading the Indianapolis Colts to victory in Super 
Bowl XLI. 
Whereas Anthony Kevin (Tony) Dungy was born in Jackson, 
Michigan, on October 6, 1955; 
Whereas Tony Dungy’s parents were both popular educators 
in Jackson; 
Whereas Tony Dungy’s mother, Cleomae, was an English 
teacher at Jackson High School and his father, Wilbur, 
was a physiology professor at Jackson Community Col-
lege; 
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Whereas Tony Dungy grew up in a family that instilled in 
him the virtues of faith, and his family routinely attended 
services at the United People’s Church; 
Whereas Tony Dungy attended Parkside High School in 
Jackson, excelling on the football field, on the basketball 
court, and in the classroom; 
Whereas Tony Dungy starred as the quarterback of the Uni-
versity of Minnesota football team from 1973–1976 and 
finished his collegiate career as the school’s all-time lead-
er in attempts, completions, touchdown passes, and pass-
ing yardage; 
Whereas Tony Dungy switched to the position of defensive 
back in the National Football League (NFL) and played 
an integral role for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the team’s 
Super Bowl winning season of 1978, during which he led 
the team in interceptions; 
Whereas following his successful playing career, Tony Dungy 
spent time as a collegiate and professional assistant 
coach before being named head coach of the Tampa Bay 
Buccaneers in 1995; 
Whereas in 2002, the Indianapolis Colts franchise named 
Tony Dungy its head coach, and this past season was 
Dungy’s 5th in Indianapolis and his 11th as an NFL 
head coach; 
Whereas Tony Dungy is the first NFL head coach to defeat 
all 32 NFL teams and only 1 of 6 coaches to win 100 
or more regular-season games in 10 years as a head 
coach; 
Whereas as remarkable as Tony Dungy’s career has been on 
the field, he is perhaps best known for his unique con-
tributions off of the field; 
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Whereas Tony Dungy and his wife, Lauren, remain active 
philanthropists within the Jackson community by holding 
fundraisers and auctions and hosting youth football 
camps; 
Whereas Tony Dungy has been involved with multiple organi-
zations in the communities in which he has coached, in-
cluding Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Athletes in Ac-
tion, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Club, Bas-
ket of Hope, and the Prison Crusade Ministry; 
Whereas through his example of faith and family, Tony 
Dungy has impacted the lives of thousands of men and 
women of all ages across the Nation; and 
Whereas on February 4, 2007, Tony Dungy led the Indianap-
olis Colts to victory in Super Bowl XLI in Miami, Flor-
ida, and became the first African-American head coach to 
lead his franchise to a Super Bowl victory: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives con-
gratulates Tony Dungy, a native of Jackson Michigan, for 
leading the Indianapolis Colts to victory in Super Bowl 
XLI and wishes both he and his family happiness in the 
years to come. 
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