(worldnetdaily.com) “Super Bowl XLI had been hyped as a major social milestone in U.S. history, since for the time, the head coaches of both teams were black.
But when the game was over and the Indianapolis Colts had defeated the Chicago Bears 29-17, the winning coach said Jesus Christ was more important than any racial moment
During the nationally televised post-game show on CBS, coach Tony Dungy was asked specifically about the “social significance.”
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Jim Nantz of CBS Sports: This is one of those moments, Tony, where there is also social significance in this victory, and to have your hands on the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Tell me what this means to you right now.
Tony Dungy: I’ll tell you what. I’m proud to be representing African-American coaches, to be the first African-American to win this. It means an awful lot to our country. But again, more than anything, I’ve said it before, Lovie Smith and I, not only the first two African-Americans, but Christian coaches showing that you can win doing it the Lord’s way. And we’re more proud of that.
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The Associated Press reported Dungy’s comments about God in stories it moved on its wire service, but the Bloomberg News Service only published the portion regarding African-Americans, and edited out the mention of Christian coaches. (more…)
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Mind you, this is not one of those “First of all, I would like to thank God…” moments. This man (Dungy) has been through and needed more than his ethnicity to get him through it. The media was breathlessly waiting for either one of these coaches to burst out into tears while falling on their hands and knees to thank “the system” for allowing them this opportunity. What they got something that was more than skin deep.
Congrats to the Indianapolis Colts!
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