Tony Dungy's son found dead

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Tony Dungy's son found dead

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James Dungy, 18 year old son of Tony Dungy was found dead in his apartment.
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My prayers go out to Tony and his family. May the Lord strengthen him during this dificult time.
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Oh my God! That is horrific! My heart and prayers go out to the Dungy family.
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Hoover Dam! Any details Chris? I googled but found nothing.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2268593

Dungy's son, 18, found dead in Tampa suburb
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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.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/ESPNSports ... id=1432701

nevermind, found it on google news.
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You darn faster googler you.
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Rest in peace.

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

My thoughts go out to the Dungy family.
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prayers go out to the dungy family.

this is some horrible news indeed [-o< .

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

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just heard... this is awful so awful
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So sad to hear. Stay strong Tony and you will be in my prayers.
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Terrible, terrible story.

My prayers will be with the Dungy family this week.
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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.
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so, so sad....

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

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

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Oh my God, This is so sad, My prayers are with the Dungy family, God bless you all [-o<
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oh my God...that is horrible. my prayers go out to tony and his family.
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Post by Chris Luva Luva »

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