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Date of Birth
Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells was born in Englewood, New Jersey. His ncikname was "The Big Tuna" because of the shape of his physique. -
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Bill Parcells' Life
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Technical
Parcells was a star quarterback on his high school's football, team because he had natural leadership skills. Because of this experience, Parcells knew the rules of football and how to be a leader for others. -
Planning
Parcell was drafted in the 7th round to be on the Detriot Lions, but he didn't play a single game before he was released. He then became an assistant coach at Hastings College. He also coached for Wichita State, Army, Florida State, Vanderbilt, and Texas Tech. -
Leader
Parcells was the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants and changed the team's 4–3 defense to a 3–4 system. -
Organizing
Parcells became the head coach of the New York Giants. He made a decision to bench Phil Simms and the result was terrible. The next season, Parcells made Simms the starter again and the team's record improved. -
Entrepreneur
Parcells made Phil Simms the starter of the New York Giants again. The team's record improved to 9–7 and 10–6 over the next two years, and they got their first back-to-back playoff appearances because Parcells improved the lineup and realized that benching Simms was not a good idea. -
Human Relations
Bill Parcells works great with other people because he has a lot of experience of being a coach. He's been assistant and head coach for many teams like the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. -
Leading
Parcells leads the New York Giants to their first Super Bowl. -
Spokesperson
After Parcells' first retirement, he became a football analyst for NBC Sports and worked as a commentator. He also hosted a local sports show in New York called "Around the NFL". -
Staffing
While Parcell was the head coach for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted Demarcus Ware and Marcus Spears in hopes of jumpstarting the team's transition in defence. Parcells also signed players who had played for him in the past. -
Monitor
Parcells made a point of signing players who had played for him in the past. These players includede Terry Glenn, Aaron Glenn, Keyshawn Johnson and Richie Anderson. -
Disturbance Handler
Parcells fired head coach Cam Cameron, General Manager Randy Mueller, and a few assistant coaches after the Miami Dolphins had a 1–15 record. He hired Jeff Ireland to be the general manager and signed Tony Sparano as head coach. -
Controlling
Parcells become the Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Miami Dolphins. During that time, they released fan favorite Zach Thomas and signed quarterback Chad Pennington. The Dolphins finished the 2008 season 11–5 and became AFC East champions with a 10 game improvement from last season. -
Negotiator
When Parcells was Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Miami Dolphins, he traded star defensive end Jason Taylor to the Washington Redskins for a second round pick in the 2009 draft. -
Conceptual
Parcells is currently an NFL analyst for ESPN where he breaks things down and sees the relations among everything/ everyone in the NFL.
