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15. Tony Dungy (1996-2008)was head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001, and head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2002 to 2008. Dungy became the first black head coach to win the Super Bowl when his Colts defeated the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. Dungy set a new NFL record for consecutive playoff appearances by a head coach in 2008 after securing his tenth straight playoff appearance with a win against the Jacksonville Jaguars.Dungy announced his retirement as coach of the Indianapolis Colts on January 12, 2009 following the Colts' loss in the playoffs. The Colts qualified for the playoffs in every season they were coached by Dungy. Since retirement, Dungy has served as an analyst on NBC's Football Night in America. Dungy was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on February 6, 2016.

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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2007, file photo, Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy, right, hugs Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith at the end of the Super Bowl XLI football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. NFL coaching trees are such that it's rare when any game doesn't feature someone who worked for someone. Perhaps the ultimate mentor/student matchup came in the 2007 Super Bowl: Dungy vs. Lovie Smith. (AP Photo/David Duprey, File)

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Former NFL Coach Tony Dungy is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Hall of Champions. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

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**FILE** Former NFL coach Tony Dungy (Associated Press)

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In this Nov. 20, 2010 photo, NBC football analyst and former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy, left, works with Dan Patrick on the sidelines during halftime of the Army/Notre Dame NCAA college football game at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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** FILE ** Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy in 2009. (Associated Press)