Posted on 08/02/2007 6:56:22 AM PDT by cdga5for4
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Already best on the field, Tony Dungy is now tops in the bookstore.
Six months after becoming the first black coach to win a Super Bowl, he's about to grab the No. 1 spot on The New York Times' bestseller list.
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Tony Dungy was on a whirlwind tour this summer. He was at the ESPYs, on "The Late Show" with David Letterman and stopped by "The Tonight Show" as well to promote his best-selling book.
His memoir, "Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life," on Sunday will claim the top spot for nonfiction hardcover, his publishing company said in a statement Wednesday. Tyndale House Publishers said it is the first NFL-related book ever ranked No. 1.
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Quiet Strength:
The Principles, Practices,
and Priorities of a Winning Life
by Tony Dungy
and Nathan Whitaker
Abridged Audio CD version
Dungy is a first class example of what a man should be!
Well done!
He has come a long way from the days when he coached for Tampa Bay. :)
Without him TB would have never won the super bowl. I was at the Raiders-Bucs game in 1996 when the turnaround started.
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