Bill Parcells

Bill Parcells

Parcells as the head coach of Air Force in 1978
Personal information
Born:	(1941-08-22) August 22, 1941 (age 83) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
High school:	River Dell (Oradell, New Jersey)
College:	Wichita State (1960–1963)
NFL draft:	1964 / round: 7 / pick: 89
Career history
As a player:
Detroit Lions (1964)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Hastings (1964) Linebackers coach Wichita State (1965) Linebackers coach Army (1966–1967) Linebackers coach Army (1968–1969) Defensive coordinator Florida State (1970–1972) Linebackers coach Vanderbilt (1973–1974) Linebackers coach Texas Tech (1975–1977) Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach Air Force (1978) Head coach New York Giants (1979) Defensive coordinator Resigned in the offseason after six weeks New England Patriots (1980) Linebackers coach New York Giants (1981–1982) Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach New York Giants (1983–1990) Head coach New England Patriots (1993–1996) General manager & head coach New York Jets (1997–1999) General manager & head coach Dallas Cowboys (2003–2006) Head coach
As an executive:
New York Jets (1997–2000) General manager Miami Dolphins (2008–2010) Executive VP of football operations
Executive profile at Pro Football Reference
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXV) 2× AP NFL Coach of Year (1986, 1994) Sporting News NFL Coach of Year (1986) 2× Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of Year (1986, 1994) Maxwell Football Club NFL Coach of Year[broken anchor] (1994) NFL 1990s All-Decade Team New York Giants Ring of Honor New England Patriots All-1990s Team
Head coaching record
Regular season:	NFL: 172–130–1 (.569) NCAA: 3–8 (.273)
Postseason:	11–8 (.579)
Career:	183–138–1 (.570)
Record at Pro Football Reference
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells (born August 22, 1941)^[1] is an American former football coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 19 seasons. He came to prominence as the head coach of the New York Giants from 1983 to 1990, where he won two Super Bowl titles. Parcells was later the head coach of the New England Patriots from 1993 to 1996, the New York Jets from 1997 to 2000, and the Dallas Cowboys from 2003 to 2006. Nicknamed "the Big Tuna", he is the only NFL coach to lead four different franchises to the playoffs and three to a conference championship game.

As the head coach of the Giants, Parcells took over a franchise that had qualified for the playoffs only once in the past decade and had only one winning record in their last 10 seasons. Within four years, he guided them to their first Super Bowl title and won a second championship in Super Bowl XXV four years later. Parcells retired following the second Super Bowl, but came out of retirement in 1993 to become the head coach of the Patriots, another struggling franchise at the time. By his fourth season, New England reached Super Bowl XXXI, although the game ended in defeat. He left the Patriots after their Super Bowl loss and became the head coach and general manager of the Jets, who went from a one-win season to appearing in the AFC Championship Game by his second year.

Parcells retired for a second time in 1999, but returned again in 2003 as the head coach of the Cowboys. The Cowboys made two playoff appearances under Parcells, although both ended in first-round defeats, leading to his third and final retirement in 2007. Following his final retirement from coaching, Parcells served as the vice president of football operations for the Miami Dolphins from 2008 to 2010. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.^[2]