SUPERBOWL WINNING COACH CALLS THE NCAA OUT FOR ITS DISCRIMINATION

“We talked about him growing up and having that side – that Christian background – but really getting to the NFL and feeling like he was his own person...“When he kind of described that to me and the fact that he needed to get back closer to the Lord, that’s when I said, ‘I’m going to stay involved in this. I’m

“We talked about him growing up and having that side – that Christian background – but really getting to the NFL and feeling like he was his own person...“When he kind of described that to me and the fact that he needed to get back closer to the Lord, that’s when I said, ‘I’m going to stay involved in this. I’m going to help you."
--Tony Dungy

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Super Bowl-Winning Coach Called the Small Number of Head Coaches
in Major College Football "Disgraceful."

Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy called the dearth of
minority head coaches in major college football "disgraceful."

Dungy became the first black coach to win a Super Bowl in 2007 with the
Indianapolis Colts. Now an analyst with NBC's pregame show, Dungy said
on the program Sunday night that minority coaches believe they have
more opportunity for advancement in the pros than in college.

Of the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision coaches this season, just nine are
minorities – and only Miami's Randy Shannon is at a BCS school. Seven
of the 32 coaches in the NFL are black, including Bills interim coach
Perry Fewell.

Asked whether the situation in the college game represents
institutionalized racism, Dungy said, "The numbers would tell you that
it is."

After the 2006 season, Dungy recommended then-Vikings defensive
coordinator Mike Tomlin for the head coaching position at a BCS school.
Tomlin didn't get an interview. A month later, the Steelers hired him
as their head coach, and within two years he led them to a Super Bowl
win.

"That's the difference between the NCAA and the NFL right now," Dungy
said.

Dungy met last month with NCAA officials and has offered his help on
the issue. He called on school presidents to reverse the trend.

"They've got to step up and say, 'We're going to do the right thing.
We're going to hire qualified people. We're going to hire the best man
for the job regardless of what boosters or anyone else has to say.'"

Do you think the NCAA discriminates against black coaches?