Tony Dungy's son found dead

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:23 am

James Dungy, 18 year old son of Tony Dungy was found dead in his apartment.

REDEEMEDSKIN · Post by **REDEEMEDSKIN** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:26 am

My prayers go out to Tony and his family. May the Lord strengthen him during this dificult time.

Justice Hog · Post by **Justice Hog** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:31 am

Oh my God! That is horrific! My heart and prayers go out to the Dungy family.

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:35 am

Hoover Dam! Any details Chris? I googled but found nothing.

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:36 am

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2268593

Dungy's son, 18, found dead in Tampa suburb
ESPN.com news services
James Dungy, the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, was found dead at 1:30 a.m. ET Thursday in his apartment in Lutz, Fla., a suburb of Tampa, Debbie Carter, a spokesperson for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, confirmed 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. The cause of death is pending an autopsy by the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office.

Tony Dungy has left the Colts and is in Tampa, ESPN has learned.

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.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:36 am

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/ESPNSports ... id=1432701

nevermind, found it on google news.

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:37 am

You darn faster googler you.

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:40 am

Rest in peace.

How tougher than this can it get on Christmas week?

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:39 pm

RIP James. Tony is a class guy. This is very unfortunate.

My thoughts go out to the Dungy family.

gibbsfan · Post by **gibbsfan** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:04 pm

prayers go out to the dungy family.

this is some horrible news indeed [-o<

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i,m shocked as everyone else is,stunned would be a better way of putting it.

in life you never know.

Punu · Post by **Punu** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:14 pm

just heard... this is awful so awful

ejay183 · Post by **ejay183** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:30 pm

So sad to hear. Stay strong Tony and you will be in my prayers.

JPM36 · Post by **JPM36** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:42 pm

Terrible, terrible story.

My prayers will be with the Dungy family this week.

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:48 pm

KFFL is reporting that Dungy is taking an indefinite leave to tend to things. Bill Caldwell will take over in his absence. I wonder if this will have a "Wellington Mara" effect on the Colts this weekend, or if they will come out flat and distracted.

Hoss · Post by **Hoss** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:14 pm

so, so sad....

my thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the dungy family.

UK Skins Fan · Post by **UK Skins Fan** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:17 pm

As we fill our faces with food and drink this Christmas, and get worked up over a football game, this is a horrible yet timely reminder of the fact that there really are more important things in life.

I've always felt that Tony Dungy is one of the good men in football, and my heart goes out to him and his family.

gus · Post by **gus** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:31 pm

UK Skins Fan wrote:As we fill our faces with food and drink this Christmas, and get worked up over a football game, this is a horrible yet timely reminder of the fact that there really are more important things in life.

I've always felt that Tony Dungy is one of the good men in football, and my heart goes out to him and his family.

AMEN to that my friend. Terrible news on a very difficult time. As I heard once: when you lose your parents, you become an orphan; there isn't a word in the dictionary to describe when you lose a son.

HaiL,

redskingush · Post by **redskingush** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:21 pm

Very sad news, God Bless the Dungy's family and friends.

NC43Hog · Post by **NC43Hog** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:30 pm

What can you say - I'm shocked and saddened. So Young!!

I know how it feels to lose a family member at Christmas, no amount of time lessens the pain.

R.I.P.

redskindave · Post by **redskindave** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:00 pm

Oh my God, This is so sad, My prayers are with the Dungy family, God bless you all [-o<

SkinsChic · Post by **SkinsChic** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:33 pm

oh my God...that is horrible. my prayers go out to tony and his family.

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:35 pm

I dont know if its been reported but there is a rumour it was a suicide.

tcwest10 · Post by **tcwest10** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:52 am

There's no way to explain the pain he's going through right now, folks. Actually, at this point, he's most likely busied with making the arrangements...which is a very short-lived distraction.
No parent should outlive their child.

DESkins · Post by **DESkins** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:49 am

My thoughts and prayers will be for the Dungy family. Tony always struck me as being one of the men that truly live his faith, and I'm sure it will sustain him, but no matter how strong the faith, the death of a child is a pain that does not ever truly heal. I hope that they are able to find some peace in the coming days.

Kinda puts football, even possible playoffs, in perspective, doesn't it.

Cooley47 · Post by **Cooley47** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 2:49 pm

WOW I cant believe how wierd this is.....James was alone for 10 minutes and when his GF came back he was dead....
doesnt sound like suicide to me........