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Dungy

Dungy

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A family name best known for Tony Dungy, an American football coach and TV analyst
  • proper noun
: Dungy
  • Tony Dungy is widely regarded as one of the best coaches in NFL history.
  • Tony Dungy
  • Coach Dungy
  • Dungy and the Colts

They had a deal at Warner Brothers, and the executive at the production company was Channing Dungy.

Examples

  • Everyone likes Tony Dungy because he is a good guy.

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  • The national spokesperson is former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy.

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  • And people who play for Tony Dungy loved him, love him.

  • Remember, they had Tony Dungy as a head coach too.

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  • Oh, I like Tony Dungy, of course.

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  • I recently finished reading Tony Dungy's books, and I am reminded of the leadership and influence that someone in a coaching position can have.

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  • Colts coach Tony Dungy said Monday that quarterback Jim Sorgi would play at least a half.

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  • I will say he's the best coach we've had since Billick/Dungy, though.

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  • Some of the names thrown out there have been defensive masterminds, including Jon Gruden and Tony Dungy.

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  • "I made the announcement to the team after the game, and I don't think many of them know who John Mackey was," Coach Tony Dungy said.

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Surface Forms

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Etymology

Dungy is a family name from English, best known because of the coach Tony Dungy. A helpful way to remember it is to think of dung as 'animal droppings' plus the ending -y, since many old last names came from a job or place and so Dungy stayed as a surname.