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Tony Dungy's Son Dead; Coach Heads Home
Topic Started: Dec 22 2005, 01:09 PM (169 Views)
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No written story yet, but James Dungy, 16 year old son of Indianapolis Colts' Head Coach Tony Dungy, was found dead this morning in his home.

Dungy has left the team for home.

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- James Dungy, the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, was found dead in a Tampa-area apartment, police said 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.

No foul play is suspected, but a cause of death won't announced pending an autopsy, said Vida Morgan, a secretary in the sheriff's public information office. The apartments are located in Lutz, Fla.

Tony Dungy has left the Colts and is in Tampa, according to NFL.com.

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.

Fans posted prayers and messages of support for Dungy, who also coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, on a message board on a Colts fan Web site.

"Not only was he a great football coach for the Bucs, but he is an even better person," one Tampa Bay fan wrote. "It makes me sick that it happened at this time of year to a person that is so giving and caring."

Another person wrote for God to give strength to Dungy during this difficult time.

"When things like this happen it adjusts our perspective on life," one person wrote. "What was considered major yesterday doesn't amount to more than a footnote today."
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Thoughts and prayers go out to Tony and his family...this must be a tough time. Its a time when everyone should forget about football. I heard his son commited suicide, but that isnt official yet.
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best wishes to the family. I read it was an apparent suicide.
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Suicide is what they're saying.
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ForceEight
Dec 22 2005, 09:05 PM
Suicide is what they're saying.

Cough BEEN SAID TWICE ALREADY Cough

Lol, anyway. They said his girlfriend left the room at about 130 AM to go take a walk, and when she got back, he was apparently not breathing.
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My thoughts go to him & his family. :)

It's sad though, a loss two ways.
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DaNtE X
Dec 22 2005, 09:10 PM
ForceEight
Dec 22 2005, 09:05 PM
Suicide is what they're saying.

Cough BEEN SAID TWICE ALREADY Cough

Lol, anyway. They said his girlfriend left the room at about 130 AM to go take a walk, and when she got back, he was apparently not breathing.

Yeah I know. I'm just making a general statement.
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That's sad. Condolences go out to him and his family. God Bless.
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sorry to dig up and old post but did any one hear the latest about what happened?
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A family wouldn't publicly release something like that.

But as far as what has been said, the autopsy revealed some sort of suicide attempt, according to wire reports anyways.
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Apparently, recently before this, he had taken too many pills and called 911 on himself...he was fine, he had to see a Hospital Psychiatrist first, and he was released. Then this happened.
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thats cold.Ill give them a few seconds of silence
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