Bill parcells biography family life
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Bill Parcells
American football coach (born )
Not to be confused with Bill Pascrell.
American football player
Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells (par-SELZ; born August 22, )[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 to , where he won two Super Bowl titles. Parcells was later the head coach of the New England Patriots from to , the New York Jets from to , and the Dallas Cowboys from to 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 B
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Bill Parcells Biography, Life, Interesting Facts
Early Life And Education
Duane Charles Bill Parcels was born on August 22, , in Englewood, New Jersey. His mother Ida Parcells was a housewife. His father used to be a quarterback at Georgetown University, and later worked for FBI and became a lawyer for Uniroyal Tires.
While Bill was in high school, Parcells family moved to Oradell, and he began attending River Dell Regional High School. In his ungdom, Parcells was very athletic and played football, baseball, and basketball in his school’s teams. After high school, Parcells enrolled at Colgate University. He was then offered a contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. However, Bill declined the offer, since his father disapproved of him pursuing a career in professional sports, instead encouraging him to become a lawyer. Parcells transferred to Wichita State University and played as a linebacker. He earned a physical education degree.
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"When we were playing real well as a team [Bill Parcells] was miserable because he needs friction. He lives on that friction. He needs adversity, and he's got to have a spat going with a player. If there's no adversity, he'll create it,"says his former quarterback, Phil Simms, on ESPN SportsCentury's series.
Bill Parcells, who has two Super Bowls as coach of the New York Giants and has turned around three franchises, will be profiled on Monday, October 24 at 4 p.m. ET.
| Bill Parcells led the Giants to two Super Bowl victories. |
A master motivator, Parcells is one of only four coaches to have taken two different teams to the Super Bowl. After leaving the G