Other side of the ball. After two years, i was traded to the San Francisco 49ers. I played for bill walsh. At 25 years old, i was out of the league. The coach called me back and said, i think you would be a perfect fit for our staff. The coach called called me. Amazingly, i got an intro into coaching at 25 years old. Im coaching at the best place in football. Its also parallel with what your family life was like and the kind of influence that mom and dad provided. I was really, really blessed. My mother was a teacher. My dad was a teacher as well. They always kind of drilled enough to think about the future. Think about your life. What do you want to do . My mom especially was looking at life and know that god is leading you. Try to figure out whether things are going well or whether youre disappointed. Whats the next step . That really, i think, shaped me. It came from my parents. And some assets, if you will, that they possess that spoke to why, from my perspective, you were so succe
Abc. He is also an author. Success has followed him here today. I welcome hall of famer, tony dungy. We see how things started and the arduous trek you took to get here in the hall of fame. Its really hard to believe. I started at the university of minnesota. I played quarterback my whole life, elementary school, jr. High school, high school, college. I didnt get drafted. I was crushed at the time. I didnt know what would happen. It ended up being the best thing for me. I went to pittsburgh, switched sides on the ball. Went to the defensive side, played for chuck knoll and learned professional football from coach knoll, learned the other side of the ball. After two years, i was traded to the San Francisco 49ers. I played for bill walsh. At 25 years old, i was out of the league. The coach called me back and said, i think you would be a perfect fit for our staff. The coach called called me. Amazingly, i got an intro into coaching at 25 years old. Im coaching at the best place in football