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The issue of the lack of Black head coaches in the NFL is an extremely well documented one. It will be an issue maybe for decades to come.
But once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, the Super Bowl featured two Black head coaches.
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That moment is one of the most important in NFL history and it’s something that almost certainly won’t happen again in our lifetimes, if ever.
Take one second to remember it as you watch the big game on Sunday.
Super Bowl XLI, in 2007, featured Tony Dungy’s Colts and Lovie Smith’s Bears. In the week leading up to the…
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