Tony Dungy's son found dead last night.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Tony Dungy's son found dead last night.

Posted: 12/22/2005 7:01:05 AM EDT

Dungy is more than a great coach, he's a genuinely good man. Terrible loss for him at this time of year as well.

LUTZ, Fla. (AP) - James Dungy, the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, was found dead in a Tampa-area apartment, police said Thursday.

In a news release on its Web site, the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office said it "responded to the Campus Lodge Apartments this morning at approximately 1:32 a.m. The girlfriend of James Dungy had returned to the apartment and discovered Dungy."
Police performed CPR on Dungy before he was taken to University Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No foul play is suspected, but a cause of death won't announced pending an autopsy, said Vida Morgan, a secretary in the sheriff's public information office. The apartments are located in Lutz, Fla.

Tony Dungy has left the Colts and is in Tampa, according to NFL.com.

The coach and his wife, Lauren, have four other children: daughters Tiara and Jade and sons Eric and Jordan.

The Colts (13-1) are at Seattle on Saturday.

Fans posted prayers and messages of support for Dungy, who also coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, on a message board on a Colts fan Web site.

"Not only was he a great football coach for the Bucs, but he is an even better person," one Tampa Bay fan wrote. "It makes me sick that it happened at this time of year to a person that is so giving and caring."

Another person wrote for God to give strength to Dungy during this difficult time.

"When things like this happen it adjusts our perspective on life," one person wrote. "What was considered major yesterday doesn't amount to more than a footnote today."

msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/5189196

Posted: 12/22/2005 7:01:50 AM EDT

[#1]

OD? Whatever the cause, losing your child this time of year must be an especially hard hit for a person to take. Sorry coach.

Posted: 12/22/2005 7:05:53 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
OD? Whatever the cause, losing your child this time of year must be an especially hard hit for a person to take. Sorry coach.

OD is what comes to mind in a case like this. We'll see.

Posted: 12/22/2005 7:07:44 AM EDT

[#3]

I just heard this story on the radio a few minutes ago. What a terrible tragedy, especially at this time of year.

Posted: 12/22/2005 7:09:16 AM EDT

[#4]

Dupe.
www.jobrelatedstuff.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=420598

Posted: 12/22/2005 7:09:30 AM EDT

[#5]

Damn, thats a shame. OD is what I tend to think of as well with that young of a person and no foul play suspected. What a terrible time (not that there is a good) for it to happen too.

Posted: 12/22/2005 7:11:10 AM EDT

[#6]

oops

Posted: 12/22/2005 7:11:16 AM EDT

[#7]

Thoughs and prayers for the Dungy family.

Posted: 12/22/2005 7:14:32 AM EDT

[#8]

Terrible thing to lose a child.

Posted: 12/22/2005 7:21:17 AM EDT

[#9]

http://ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=420598

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