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THE MERIDIAN STAR Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Dungy delivers speech at ECCC

Photo courtesy of East Central Community Collect Former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy is pictured speaking to 1,000 area high school seniors during senior day activities Friday on ECCC's campus.

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In addition, Dungy told the high school seniors to learn how to bounce back from disappoint ments. Coach Dungy was on campus prior to sening as keynote 'Peaker later that da or the sored, MLaying the Foundation: An Evening with Coach Tony Dungy." at the Neshoba County Coliseum in Philadelphia. The special program served as a fundraiser for a new football opera tions center at ECCC's Bailey Sta·

result of his longtime friendship with ECCC head football coach Ken Karcher. Dungy retired from coaching after leading the IndianapoJi... Col to the 2007 .":'uper Bowl champi P HeCllTren analy t for BC' footbaD 1ght m America. He is aJ.;;o the No. 1 New York Times best-selling author of ."Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Win ning Life," and "Uncommon Mar riage: Learning about Lasting Lov~ and Overcoming Life's Obstacles IAL Together."

DECATUR- Former NFL head football coach Tony Dungy shared his message with more than 1,000 area high school seniors during Senior Day activitie:. , t Ea_ t en tral Community College. A During his inspirational mes sage, Dungy told the special campus visitors to believe in them- ( selves, believe and trust in the Lord and don't be afraid to break ~ away from the crowd. He also stressed the importance of setting ~ and achieving goals.

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