be very percise please.
2007-02-05 02:35:40 · 17 answers · asked by dj 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
It is significant to him... he won.
Too much emphsis is placed on race. By pointing out he is a black coach indicates there is a reason black coaches aren't expected to win. He should be congratulated for being the winnning coach, not the winning black coach.
2007-02-05 02:45:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of us are not faced with the racial prejudices that happen in the NFL. Sure it seems that it is not a big deal because many of the players are black but for someone to actually bring his team there and win it. And my heart goes out to Lovie and what he has done and I think that is no less significant than what Tony did this year. I remember when he was at Tampa bay and could not get them over the hump for all of those years and they gave him a lot of flack. The racial card came up in some of those talks. So for him to come into Indy, keep the offense in tact and work on the rest of the organization (i.e getting the right personnel in) and holding up to win the big game is commendable because there are a lot of people that think that he could not.
2007-02-05 02:52:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The significance is that blacks have come a long way from riding on back of buses and having "colored only" water fountains and restrooms.As a southerner being raised in the south during the 60s, I have seen a lot of beneficial changes for persons of color in the united states. In the way we think, act, and have melted into a positive from so much negativity makes me feel much more secure with the world today in my area.Sure we have our share of crime and drugs. But as far as racists running rampant here in south Alabama that's just not the case. I am sure however that hearing about the first black this and the first black that is getting old for blacks as well as the rest of the planet.
2007-02-05 02:51:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There has been only a small proportion of African-American head coaches in the NFL and that has just been very recently. Many African-American coaches felt that they were not given the opportunity to prove themselves as head coaches due to their race. Tony Dungy's victory in the Super Bowl proves what everyone should have known all along, that coaching talent has nothing to do with the color of ones skin and it will hopefully give others a better chance when vacancies occur.
2007-02-05 02:42:21 · answer #4 · answered by notaxpert 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I thought Dungys answer was best. As he said I feel it was more important that a CHRISTIAN coach won. 2 points for Dungy. He gained even more respect from me.I don't see the media saying anything about that. If the media quit pushing race at us maybe everyone could just be an american. He is a great coach no matter what color he is. Next we will be saying wow can you believe that irish american man won the basketball game. come on. get over it become american not color.
2007-02-05 03:51:32 · answer #5 · answered by dune nana 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My black friends don't like the way things like that keep being brought up. They say first, it makes it seem that their race isn't *supposed* or *expected* to do good things; that it's a shock to people. And second, they say, just as some whites say, what if we had a "white anything" month, as they have black history month? Partly I understand that, though, because not much of black history is taught in schools, but I agree with my black friends that making such a big deal out of it makes it seem that people don't *expect* black people to do good!
Anyway, reading about it doesn't bother me, but I thought I'd give you my friends' perspective on it.
I assume they'll also make a big deal out of it if and when we have the first female president in the U.S., and you know they will! (Make a big deal, I mean.)
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2007-02-05 02:48:09 · answer #6 · answered by OhWhatCanIDo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing to me. Just another Head Coach. I am soo sick of hearing that. I am not pedjudice, but I think equallity should go all the way around the table. He shouldn't be put on a pedistal just for being a black man.
2007-02-05 02:40:42 · answer #7 · answered by hambert40 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but, Lovie was the first black coach to LOSE a superbowl!! Get off the color stuff. It means nothing.
2007-02-05 02:44:03 · answer #8 · answered by Curt 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really don't see the significance. What about the first mexican, korean, etc? If we are not supposed to judge by color, why do we make such a big deal about it?
2007-02-05 02:39:16 · answer #9 · answered by saram 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully, this win will open the door for more opportunities for African American coaches on many 'fields.'
2007-02-05 02:44:40 · answer #10 · answered by TygerLily 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋