Like him or not, Bill Parcells is easily among the most
storied coaches in the history of the NFL. Along the way he has acted as the
architect of winning programs and racked up a pair of Super Bowl rings, and
been front and center of some memorable battle royals that have amused and
outraged fans and the media.
Now in Parcells:
A Football Life, an autobiography co-authored with Nunyo Demasio, a sports
scribbler for publications ranging from Sports Illustrated and ESPN, The
Magazine to the Washington Post and New York Times, Parcells has weighed in
with his side of the story; often taking readers inside some of the more
intimate, often painful stories that have become legend.
Clearly Parcells is a guy who doesn’t release his firm
grip on a grudge very easily. While some in the sport media might like portray
a collegial coaching brotherhood; Parcells doesn’t really qualify as a member
in good standing. He details the betrayal of Bill Belichick as he transitioned
from coaching New England to taking the helm of the New York Jets football
operations. While Belichick stiffed Parcells, his mentor, on the head coaching
job of the Jets, the book details offensive guru Charlie Weis, backstabbing
Parcells in an NFL grievance hearing, in what might have been a transparent
angling for the Jets head coaching gig. It backfired and Parcells reportedly
told Weis, “Charlie, you need to get your s— and leave
the building.”
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