Famed football coach Tony Dungy is known for his devotion to football as well as his character, compassion, and faith.
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Dungy, a former NFL defensive back who went on to coach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts, has also been outspoken about his biblical views and what matters most in life.
In a recent interview with CBN News, Dungy revealed the biggest lesson he believes God has taught him throughout his decades-long career in football.
“Our mother’s favorite verse in the Bible that she passed on to us was Matthew 16:26: ‘What would it profit a man if you gain the whole world, but forfeit your soul?’” he said. “And, unfortunately, I saw a lot of that in 30 years in the National Football League.”
Dungy continued, “I saw young men climb the ladder as high as you could climb, get everything that you could imagine from an earthly standpoint — acclaim, fame, money, notoriety, and look at them on the inside and say, ‘Boy, there’s something missing, and this is not good.’”
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The NFL legend said he didn’t want to experience the same lostness. Beyond
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