If there ever was a man I believe I would like to emulate other than Jesus, I believe that Tony Dungy would be that man. Here is a man who reached the pinnacle of success in his profession and yet did it all with impeccable integrity and devotion to God. Tony Dungy sees people who need redemption and sets out to help them. He helps them by being a man who commands respect; by being a man who lives his faith on his sleeve. In spite of family tragedy; in spite of the kind of stardom and success that make lesser men believe that they are above the law, Tony Dungy lives a life that has is law-abiding because of the grace that has been freely given to him. He gives freely to others who most people would call unredeemable because he once lived a life that was unredeemed until a man who lived 2000 years ago touched him and gave him new life.

In a world where people who have been given hero status fall off of their pedestals daily, Tony Dungy requires no pedestal and yet stands tall above the others. If my life can be a fraction of the impact that Tony’s life has been, God will be glorified.

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