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He'd like to do the same for the NFL's less than sterling record of hiring minorities for top coaching jobs. "I could be politically correct and say, No, [race] is not a barrier," Smith says. "But race will always be a part of life." The Detroit Lions invited Smith to interview for a head coaching job in 2003, when he was defensive coordinator of the St. Louis Rams, but he declined, sensing that Detroit was ready to hire someone else. "I don't believe in token interviews."
Becoming the first black head coach in the Super Bowl would notch another groundbreaking victory for Smith. He could face off against fellow aspirant Tony Dungy, coach of the Indianapolis Colts, another 5-0 starter. "I like being a pioneer," Smith says. Not just for African Americans, but for coaches everywhere who drop J-bombs.
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