The Super Bowl XLI logo was also unveiled, Tony Dungy is the third man to win the Super Bowl as a head coach as well as a player, following Tom Flores and Mike Ditka. 1 Super Bowl head coaches. 2 Coaches with multiple Super Bowl appearances. 3 See also. 4 References. XLI: Tony Dungy: Indianapolis Colts: Chicago Bears: Lovie Find a comprehensive list of Super Bowl head coaches. Here is the full list of Super Bowl Head Coaches on Sportskeeda. XLI: Tony Dungy: Indianapolis Colts: Chicago Bears: Lovie Smith: 29–17 The Complete Super Bowl: Super Bowl XLI Rosters & Coaching Staffs. 2006 AFC Champions; Head Coach: Jim Caldwell Asst. Head Coach/Quarterbacks: New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick (middle) talking with Quarterback Tom Brady prior to Super Bowl XLI at Dolphins Stadium in Miami, Florida on January 30, 2007. (Photo by Al On January 21, 2007, after trailing 21–3, the Colts defeated the New England Patriots to become AFC champions and advanced to Super Bowl XLI. [18] This was the largest comeback in conference title-game history. [19] Dungy coached the Colts to a 29–17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. [20] Every Sports Reference Social Media Account. Site Last Updated: Wednesday, February 5, 6:41AM Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Subscribe to our Free Email Newsletter Super Bowl XLI - Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears - February 4th, 2007 Coach: Lovie Smith. Sunday Feb 4, 2007. Start Time: 6:27pm. Super Bowl Winners It was the fourth Super Bowl played at Dolphins Stadium, the other five Miami Super Bowls were played at the Orange Bowl. It was the first Super Bowl to have African-Americans coaching both teams, with Tony Dungy coaching the Colts and Lovie Smith coaching the Bears. Therefore, the first African-American coach to win a Super Bowl was Tony Dungy. 41. Super Bowl XLI For the first time in Super Bowl history, the game started with: By virtue of the Steelers' 27-23 win over the Cardinals, Mike Tomlin became the youngest head coach to win The truth is that not much has gone right for the Bears since Devin Hester’s TD return in Super Bowl XLI. And yet, we are still fans — which says a lot about our perseverance and resolve. No wonder Bears fans are excited about Ben Johnson’s arrival as the team’s new head coach. Johnson coming to town provides this fan base something to In February 2006, the NFL and the South Florida Super Bowl XLI Host Committee unveiled the slogan "one game, one dream" for the game, referring to the entire South Florida region working together to present the event. [22] The Super Bowl XLI logo was also unveiled, featuring the colors orange (to represent the sun) and blue (for the ocean). [22] In earning MVP honors and shedding his can't-win-the-big-one tag—as did Indy coach Tony Dungy, who defeated his close friend and former assistant Lovie Smith in a matchup of the first two African-American head coaches in Super Bowl history—Manning overcame a sketchy start and seized control of a sloppy game in a driving rainstorm. Tony Dungy (born October 6, 1955, Jackson, Michigan, U.S.) is a former football head coach and player who made history in 2007 when he guided the Indianapolis Colts to victory in Super Bowl XLI, thereby becoming the first African American head coach to win a Super Bowl. It took all the way until 2007 for a black head coach to win a Super Bowl. Tony Dungy holds that honor after his Indianapolis Colts took down the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. The Bears were (on whether he and Lovie Smith have broken a glass ceiling by becoming the first African-American coaches to make it to the Super Bowl) "I don't think there is a glass ceiling. I think Lovie and I Super Bowl XLI pitted Dungy and his Colts against Lovie Smith, head coach of the Chicago Bears. The Bears shocked the Colts with a 92-yard kick return for a touchdown in the first 14 seconds of After his Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI, it took until 2007 for a black head coach like Dungy to win a Super Bowl. Interestingly enough, the Bears were coached by Lovie Smith, which raised the odds of any club winning the Super Bowl that year. Well before the opening kickoff, it is already clear that Super Bowl XLI will be one for the history books. That's because both competing coaches – Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts and the Super Bowl XLI will make history. When the game is played on Feb. 4 in Miami, Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith and Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy will play for one of professional sports' most
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