Dungy Done...with Football that is

Tony Dungy, the first African American headcoach to win a superbowl, retired today as coach of the Indianapolis Colts.

He retired at 53 years young, in his prime and at the top of his profession. But Dungy, as a committed Christian, isn't retiring to the golf course or television booth. He's retiring to spend more time with his family and continue his prison ministry. He is the very definition of what a sports role model can and should be.

Pete Prisco, at CBS Sports described Dungy as the anti-Belichick, a coach who's character spoke louder than any ego ever could.

But it was Bob Kravitz of the IndyStar who might have put it best:

You remember the little things, the small gestures of humility and humanity and decency, the essence of Tony Dungy. Sure, there was the winning, lots and lots of winning, and of course there was the Super Bowl. But mixed in with all those big moments, those public moments, there were those small, private moments that spoke most eloquently to the man's stature...

...Simply, his NFL legacy will be that he won football games the right way. He won them while maintaining his humanity. He won them while insisting his players connected with their community.