tony dungy's son found dead

[Figurita20]

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.

A death investigation is under way, and the spokesperson said that the county medical examiner's office or the hospital at which James Dungy was pronounced dead would have a ruling on the cause of death.

James Dungy officially was pronounced dead this morning at University Community Hospital in Tampa.

Tony Dungy has left the Colts and is in Tampa. Indianapolis plays at Seattle this Saturday.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2268593

Poor guy

[TRIPLE P]

What a tragedy.....

and, unofrtunatly, whats the first thing you think of....he was involved in something bad....

[willis2113]

OMG our prayers will be with Tony and his family...

[Victor7]

Condolences to the Dungy family. :(

[gman]

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[Yagman]

OMG, that's terrible.

[bduff54]

http://www.tsn.ca/nfl/news_story.asp?id=147924

sad news. Dungy is a good man.

[Jayhawk]

damn

[pigpen65]

that's horrible news. Wonder what happened?

[bduff54]

not sure dosen't say. peyton and the boys will win the super bowl for him, i am cheering for them now.

[bozman949]

is there any other info out there?

[Merk]

Speachless.........



I cant even imagine what he is going through right now




:rip:

[GG8407]

Terrible news. My prayers are with the Dungy family.

[FknGvna]

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[FknGvna]

What a tragedy.....

and, unofrtunatly, whats the first thing you think of....he was involved in something bad....


No, the first thing I thought of was these guys now have something (one) to play for. Remember Trent Green? Brett Favre?

[blackcat7]

This is horrible. Tony Dungy is truly one of the quiet, classy guys in the NFL. Let's keep his family in our thoughts.

[WhiteRabbit]

whats the first thing you think of....he was involved in something bad....

maybe that's just you ...

[wagoncircler]

How horrible. Losing a child must be the worst possible thing that can happen to someone. My prayers are definitely with them.

[brewdizawgs]

<a href="http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/ap/2005/12/22/ap2410686.html">Here's a little more info.</a> Sounds like possibly suicide, but I don't want to speculate. Either way, it's a terrible thing to happen, hopefully the family stays stong and gets through it.

[35Pete]

My thoughts and prayers to the Dungy family.

[BillsRGreat]

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[nehemiah]

worst thing that could ever happen to a parent. i'm putting aside my hatred of irsay and rooting for the colts this year.

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[TRIPLE P]

maybe that's just you ...

No, the first thing I thought of was these guys now have something (one) to play for. Remember Trent Green? Brett Favre?


Maybe it is just me.... i always assume the worst of people because thats what I usually see.....

It in no way changes how horrible this is for Dungy, and for the kid....

I can't help it, whenever a young kid is found dead i assume they' OD'd or something, thats just me.

[35Pete]

I heard on the radio down here in Florida that they are not ruling out suicide.

[TRIPLE P]

I heard on the radio down here in Florida that they are not ruling out suicide.


That crossed my mind too....

I'm really down on myself right now, I really have a bleak outlook on people.

[mighty peace warrior]

i cant imagine one of my kids going before me, poor guy

[DropTheGloves]

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[MacRazor]

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[Mouldsie]

That's terrible.... Definately the worst thing I could imagine happening to someone. I'm pulling for the Colts now. My heart goes out to the Dungy's.

[Victor7]

If they didnt deserve a Super Bowl before they sure do now. The whole team is gonna win it all this year for Tony and his family. Go Colts !!

[Orange Nation]

He is well-respected by any fan with a brain, and my condolences go to his family. I cannot even imagine...

Thoughts are with you Tony.

[GSWJ23RICHARDSON]

authorities seem to think its a suicide...

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/12/22/sports/s151501S99.DTL


how terrible

[l3ills]

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[BillsCAfan]

I wish the Dungy family well, and hope they can make it through this tough time.

http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/9112316/1

[shiva2999]

What possible reason would a kid like this have for committing suicide?

[Buffal0B1LLs_fan]

Very sad.

RIP


(I'm going to hug my kids now)

[mark3274]

tragic.

[Orange Nation]

If they didnt deserve a Super Bowl before they sure do now. The whole team is gonna win it all this year for Tony and his family. Go Colts !!

Whoa whoa whoa, they deserve a Super Bowl because his son is dead? Haha, thats pretty much the funniest thing I've ever heard.

I feel for Dungy and his family, but you dont cross the death of his son with the Colts playing football, it aint right.

[i_luv_bills]

I was sad to see the colts lose their first one, too....but dang.
My prayers go out to the Dungy family.

[Stealth01]

Tragic. Suicide hurts everyone involved in it, leaves you questioning SO many things about yourself when someone close to you does it.

My thoughts and prayers are with the Dungys.

[treydawg]

What possible reason would a kid like this have for committing suicide?


yep

[BillsPride12]

It has not been confirmed yet that it was a suicide so until the truth comes out I wouldn't speculate

[JackKemp]

It has not been confirmed yet that it was a suicide so until the truth comes out I wouldn't speculate

That is correct. The Sherrif's department said it appears to be. Until official word though appearances can be deceiving. No matter though this is going to heart wrenching for that family whatever the reason. It is going to be a very tough year for the Dungys.

[Jro]

god bless

[ckg68]

Dungy is well-respected in Indy,and behind the scenes has done a lot of good in the town...name a cause,and odds are he's done something to help.(And it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest to one day see him take this tragedy and use it to help others deal with what he and his family are facing now.) He's got a lot of good karma built up in the bank,not just in Indy but in Tampa too-where James was a fixture at Bucs practice.

Indy now has a different type of motivation for winning it all....it was going undefeated,but it's now winning it for their coach.

For the Dungy family,and the Colts...you're in our thoughts. :sadwalk:

[Scary Good]

suicide sucks :(

[cobra commander]

God Bless His Soul... And God Bless The Dungy Family...

[K-Gun]

What a tragedy.....

and, unofrtunatly, whats the first thing you think of....he was involved in something bad....

sorry, the first thing I thought of was klan activity...

[Victor7]

Whoa whoa whoa, they deserve a Super Bowl because his son is dead? Haha, thats pretty much the funniest thing I've ever heard.

I feel for Dungy and his family, but you dont cross the death of his son with the Colts playing football, it aint right.

No you got me wrong man. I was trying to say that its gonna be like one of those inspirational things to win it for him. Like MJ when his dad died or Favre and that monday night game after his dad passed.

[Woody]

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