Bill Parcells

Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells (born August 22, 1941 in Englewood, New Jersey), nicknamed "The Big Tuna", is an American football head coach, generally considered among the best in National Football League history.

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August 22 - 1941 - Englewood, New Jersey - American football - Head coach - National Football League

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Parcells married his wife Judith in 1962. He is the father of three daughters named Suzy, Jill, and Dallas. He divorced his wife after 40 years of marriage on January 16, 2002.

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1962 - January 16 - 2002

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His football career began as a linebacker for Wichita State between 1961 to 1963. His head coachings jobs from the collegiate level were Hastings (1964), Wichita State (1965), Army (1966-69), Florida State (1970-72), Texas Tech (1975-77), and Air Force (1978).

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Wichita State - Hastings - 1964 - 1965 - Army - 1966 - Florida State - 1970 - Texas Tech - 1975 - Air Force - 1978

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Parcells received his first head coaching job in the NFL with the New York Giants in 1983. After a dismal first season at 3-12-1, Parcells proceeded to take the New York Giants to the Super Bowl on two separate occasions. The first was in 1986, where he won against the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI and the second was in 1990 where he won against the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXV. He retired from football after that season due to health problems. From 1991 through 1992, he spent time as a football analyst for NBC Sports.

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New York Giants - 1983 - Super Bowl - 1986 - Denver Broncos - Super Bowl XXI - 1990 - Buffalo Bills - Super Bowl XXV - 1991 - 1992 - NBC Sports

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After a three-year hiatus, Parcells returned as a coach for the struggling New England Patriots. Within two years, Parcells coached the team to a 10-6 record and its first playoff game in eight years. In 1996, he guided the Patriots to Super Bowl XXXI but lost to the Green Bay Packers. In the following year, Parcells took the New York Jets head coach vacancy which like New England had several losing seasons before he took over. In his first season with the Jets, the team barely missed the playoffs with a record of 9-7. In the 1998 football season, the Jets went to the playoffs with a 12-4 record but lost to the eventual Super Bowl-champion Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game. In 1999, Bill Parcells retired from football again, vowing that he would not coach again.

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Coach - New England Patriots - Playoff - 1996 - Super Bowl XXXI - Green Bay Packers - New York Jets - 1998 - Denver Broncos - AFC

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However, following three straight 5-11 losing seasons, Dallas Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones lured Bill Parcells out of retirement and made him the head coach in 2003. In his first season with the Cowboys, they went to the playoffs with a 10-6 record. Bill Parcells is the first head coach in the history of the NFL to guide four different teams to the playoffs.

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Dallas Cowboys - Jerry Jones - Retirement - 2003

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