Duane Charles “Bill” Parcells (created August 22, 1941) is a former American football head coach, both in school together with the Air Force Falcons, as well as the National Football League together with the New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys and is now a “Courtesy Adviser” for the Cleveland Browns.
He also led the New York Jets to the 1998 AFC Championship Game. He declared his third retirement from football on January 22, 2007 before returning to the sport after that year as the Vice President of Football Operations together with the Miami Dolphins. He stepped down from his job as the “football czar” with the Dolphins in September 2010, employed as a “consultant” together with the team until he took a leave of absence in October 2010, and left the team following the season. He’s now an NFL analyst for ESPN.
Parcells is the sole coach in NFL history ever to lead four different teams to the playoffs and three distinct teams into a conference tournament match. On February 2, 2013, Parcells was voted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Induction services were held on August 3, 2013 in Canton, Ohio.
American Football coach, American football player, Consultant, Coach
Education
Wichita State University
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Judith Goss (m. 1962–2002)
Children
Dallas Pioli
Parents
Ida Parcells, Charles Parcells
Siblings
Don Parcells, Doug Parcells
Nicknames
Duane Charles Parcells , The Big Tuna
Awards
Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXV), Pro Football Hall of Fame (2013)
Nominations
AP NFL Coach of Year (1986, 1994), Sporting News NFL Coach of Year (1986), Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of Year (1994, 1996), Maxwell Football Club NFL Coach of Year (1994), UPI NFL Coach of Year (1986, 1994), NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
Star Sign
Leo
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Trademark
1
Animated Press Conferences
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Fact
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(December 20) Signed a 4-year contract with the Miami Dolphins to become the team's executive vice president of football operations. [2007]
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He was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2013 for his services to sports.
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Head coach of the New York Giants (1983-1990), New England Patriots (1993-1996), New York Jets (1997-1999), and Dallas Cowboys (2003-2006).
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Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
During his final season as Cowboys head coach (2006), he disliked Terrell Owens so much that during press conferences, he would only refer to him as "The Player" instead of saying his name. He would often appear visibly frustrated when media members would ask questions about Owens.
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"Retired" from football coaching after 1999 season with New York Jets, but nearly unretired for 2002 with the Tampa Bay Buccanneers; he decided against coaching the Bucs, but for 2003 he accepted job as coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
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Led New England Patriots to Super Bowl XXXI but angrily quit the team afterward in a lengthy dispute with team owner Robert Kraft; ironically, his defensive coach, Bill Belichick, would lead the Patriots to victory in the Super Bowl five years later.
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Coached New York Giants to victory in Super Bowl XXV over the Buffalo Bills.
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
StarCraft
1998
Video Game as Big Tuna
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Any Given Sunday
1999
project consultant
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mike & Mike
2011-2016
TV Series
Himself - Pro Football Hall of Famer / Himself - Telephone Interviewee / Himself - Pro Fooball Hall of Famer / ...
30 for 30
2016
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Timeline
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself
LT: The Life & Times
2013
Documentary
Himself
30 for 30 Shorts
2013
TV Series documentary short
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
2008-2011
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Former NFL Coach (segment "Bill Parcells")
Blue Mountain State
2010
TV Series
Himself
Boys of Fall
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Nick Saban: Gamechanger
2010
Documentary
Himself
From the Corner
2008
Documentary
Himself
The Complete History of the New York Jets
2007
Video
Himself
NBC Sunday Night Football
2006
TV Series
Himself - Dallas Cowboys Head Coach
NFL Monday Night Football
1982-2006
TV Series
Himself - New York Giants Head Coach / Himself - Dallas Cowboys Head Coach / Himself - New York Jets Head Coach / ...
ESPN 25: Who's #1?
2004-2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame...
2006
TV Series
Himself
ESPN's Sunday Night Football
1987-2006
TV Series
Himself - Dallas Cowboys Head Coach / Himself - New England Patriots Head Coach / Himself - New York Jets Head Coach / ...
The NFL on CBS
1982-2005
TV Series
Himself - New York Giants Head Coach / Himself - Dallas Cowboys Head Coach / Himself - New York Jets Head Coach / ...
60 Minutes
2000-2004
TV Series documentary
Himself - NFL Coach (segment "Bill Parcells") / Himself - Coach, New York Jets (segment "Bill Parcells")
ESPN SportsCentury
2000-2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
Super Bowl XXXV
2001
TV Movie
Himself - Ceremonial Coin Toss
1998 AFC Championship Game
1999
TV Movie
Himself - New York Jets Head Coach
The NFL on NBC
1985-1997
TV Series
Himself - New England Patriots Head Coach / Himself - New York Giants Head Coach / Himself - New York Jets Head Coach
TNT Sunday Night Football
1990-1997
TV Series
Himself - New England Patriots Head Coach / Himself - New York Jets Head Coach / Himself - New York Giants Head Coach
Super Bowl XXXI
1997
TV Special
Himself - New England Patriots Head Coach
1996 AFC Championship Game
1997
TV Special
Himself - New England Patriots Head Coach
NFL Live
1991
TV Series
Himself - Studio Analyst
Super Bowl XXV
1991
TV Special
Himself - New York Giants Head Coach
1990 NFC Championship Game
1991
TV Movie
Himself - New York Giants Head Coach
Super Bowl XXI
1987
TV Special
Himself - New York Giants Head Coach
1986 NFC Championship Game
1987
TV Movie
Himself - New York Giants Head Coach
1969 Army-Navy Game
1969
TV Special
Himself - Army Black Knights Defensive Coordinator
1968 Army-Navy Game
1968
TV Special
Himself - Army Black Knights Defensive Coordinator
NFL Films Presents
1967
TV Series documentary
Himself
1967 Army-Navy Game
1967
TV Movie
Himself - Army Black Knights Linebackers Coach
1966 Army-Navy Game
1966
TV Special
Himself - Army Black Knights Linebackers Coach
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Football Life
2013-2015
TV Series
Himself
Mike & Mike
2013-2015
TV Series
Himself - Pro Football Hall of Famer / Himself - Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach / Himself
Rome Is Burning
2006-2007
TV Series
Himself
ESPN Outside the Lines
2006-2007
TV Series
Himself - Football Coach
60 Minutes
2003-2006
TV Series documentary
Himself - NFL Coach (segment "Big Man on Campus") / Himself - Coach, New York Jets (segment "The Coach")
Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith
2006
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
LT: The Life & Times (2013) as Himself
NFL Monday Night Football (1982-2006) as Himself - New York Giants Head Coach / Himself - Dallas Cowboys Head Coach / Himself - New York Jets Head Coach / Himself - New England Patriots Head Coach / Himself - New York Giants Defensive Coordinator
Super Bowl XXV (1991) as Himself - New York Giants Head Coach
Super Bowl XXXV (2001) as Himself - Ceremonial Coin Toss