The most respected coach in the National Football league Tony Dungy has retired after 7 seasons as the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts.

“We just felt this was the right time,” Dungy said. “Don’t shed any tears for me. I got to live a dream most people don’t get to live.

“My wife Lauren told me to bring some Kleenex. I thought I would make it a little farther than the first sentence,” Dungy said while struggling to hold back tears

Dungy’s family was the main reason he decided to retire at the young age of 53.

“I think I’ve got a responsibility to be home a little bit more, be available to my family a little bit more and do some things to help make our country better,” Dungy said. “I don’t know what that is right now, but we’ll see.”

Even his biggest rival throught the years, Bill Belichick had nothing but great things to say about Dungy.

“People often say that teams reflect their head coach, and that can be said of Tony Dungy’s teams, which are consistent winners every single year,” Belichick said. “Tony has been such a fixture in this league that his absence will take some getting used to.”

Tony Dungy will be missed, but don’t be surprised if he decides to make a comeback in a few years. At only 53-years old he could easily make a comeback in 10 years when his kids are all grown up.