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The strong, silent type

By David Fleming
ESPN The Magazine

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Editor's Note: This story appears in the Jan. 2, 2006, issue of ESPN The Magazine, which is currently on newstands. It was written before Tony Dungy's 18-year-old son, James, was found dead in a Tampa-area apartment Thursday morning. It seems almost impossible now, after the Colts began the season on a 13-game winning streak, but there was a time when Tony Dungy was just as well known for a sensational string of losses. In 1996, the Buccaneers were a laughingstock, a franchise in utter disarr ...

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