Bill Parcells coached in the NFL from 1980 to 2006, spanning 22 seasons with 4 organizations. He served as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, New England Patriots, and New York Giants. His roles included Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers. He worked under Ray Perkins and Ron Erhardt. 13 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

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Career Timeline

Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
2006	Dallas Cowboys	Head Coach HC
2005	Dallas Cowboys	Head Coach HC
2004	Dallas Cowboys	Head Coach HC
2003	Dallas Cowboys	Head Coach HC
1999	New York Jets	Head Coach HC
1998	New York Jets	Head Coach HC
1997	New York Jets	Head Coach HC
1996	New England Patriots	Head Coach HC
1995	New England Patriots	Head Coach HC
1994	New England Patriots	Head Coach HC
1993	New England Patriots	Head Coach HC
1990	New York Giants	Head Coach HC
1989	New York Giants	Head Coach HC
1988	New York Giants	Head Coach HC
1987	New York Giants	Head Coach HC
1986	New York Giants	Head Coach HC
1985	New York Giants	Head Coach HC
1984	New York Giants	Head Coach HC
1983	New York Giants	Head Coach HC
1982	New York Giants	Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers under Ray Perkins
1981	New York Giants	Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers under Ray Perkins
1980	New England Patriots	Linebackers under Ron Erhardt

Worked Under (2)

Coach	Team	Years
Ray Perkins	New York Giants	2
Ron Erhardt	New England Patriots	1

Protégés (13)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Bill Belichick	Cleveland Bulldogs	1991
Ray Handley	New York Giants	1991
Tom Coughlin	Jacksonville Jaguars	1995
Chris Palmer	Cleveland Bulldogs	1999
Al Groh	New York Jets	2000
Romeo Crennel	Cleveland Bulldogs	2005
Eric Mangini	New York Jets	2006
Sean Payton	New Orleans Saints	2006
Tony Sparano	Miami Dolphins	2008
Todd Haley	Kansas City Chiefs	2009
Mike Zimmer	Minnesota Vikings	2014
Todd Bowles	New York Jets	2015
Freddie Kitchens	Cleveland Bulldogs	2019