His faith has been tried and tested through difficult circumstances and through personal tragedy. It is clear that he has thought deeply about issues, about theology, and that he has learned from wise spiritual mentors. Dungy discusses the effects of this tragedy on his life and on his family, dealing honestly and biblically with the pain and suffering James’ death brought to him.Īnyone reading this book will be struck by the depth and seriousness of Dungy’s faith.

In 2006, in the midst of a dominating season by the Colts, Dungy’s son James took his own life at the age of eighteen. He does, though, dwell for a while on the death of his son. He has sought to shelter his family, allowing his children to live as normal a family as possible despite growing up the children of an NFL coach. Since accepting the position he has led the Colts to become one of the most dominating teams in the league.ĭungy is an intensely private person and he makes no apologies for giving very little time in this memoir to discussions of his family (with the notable exception of his son James). After five years at that position in which he steered the team from perpetual losers to consistent winners, he accepted an invitation to become head coach of the Colts, a position he holds to this day.

He spent fifteen years in a variety of assistant coaching positions before finally taking on the responsibility of head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also played a couple of seasons in the NFL before turning to coaching.

Though he was most at home on the basketball court, it was on the gridiron that he made his mark in high school and college. Anyone who has read about Dungy or observed him on the sidelines will affirm that Quiet Strength is a perfect title for his memoir–a book that has reached as high as the top spot on the New York Times list of bestsellers, becoming the first NFL-related book to hold that honor.īorn in Michigan into a serious and scholarly family, Dungy was an excellent athlete who excelled in both basketball and football. Two events in the past two years have put him in the spotlight: the death of his son in 2006 and the Colts’ Superbowl victory in 2007. One of the league’s premier and most respected coaches, Dungy is a Christian and one who is outspoken about his faith. Those who know the National Football League will know of Tony Dungy, the coach of the Indianapolis Colts.

Quiet strength by tony dungy