Indianapolis Colts' head coach Tony Dungy won his first NFL Championship in 2007, and from all accounts he's a great coach to play for. Just as importantly, he's also a good person and role model off the field, as highlighted in Rick Reilly's column in the April 30 issue of Sports Illustrated.

Dungy, whose 18-year-old son committed suicide in 2005, has reached out to several people -- all strangers -- who recently lost loved ones to see if there's anything he can do to help.

It would have been easy for Dungy to dwell on his loss, but instead, he's been helping others who have faced similar situations. Too often in sports we judge coaches solely on wins and losses, and not on the values they teach the players -- no matter what age -- and the example they set.

Dungy rates very high on all counts. His Colts teams have been very successful, and he's a good person. In today's world when every wart and problem a player or coach experiences is publicized in the media, it's nice to hear a story like this one about a coach with arguably one of the busiest and most stressful jobs around. No wonder his players like and respect him so much.