A sad day for the NFL when one of the classiest and my favorite coach of all-time decides to retire. Anyone who's ever heard about the person he is or even read his book (which I strongly suggest "Quiet Strength") knows that Tony is a truly amazing human being. You'd be hard pressed to find a coach who more players respect around the league then Tony. I couldn't imagine going through what he has in life and still being such a positive person and role model.
Besides the person he is, his numbers and achievements are pretty outstanding. Especially when you look at the coaches that have worked under him and then went on to be a head coach in the league, Mike Tomlin, Herm Edwards, Rod Maranneli, Lovie Smith. I'm glad he can retire with a superbowl ring on his hand, but it's still a sad day for the Colts orginization.
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