Clancy Pendergast
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| Clancy Pendergast | |
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| Date of birth | November 29, 1967 |
| Place of birth |  Phoenix, Arizona |
| Position(s) | Coach |
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| 1995 1996-2002 2003 2004-present |
Houston Oilers Dallas Cowboys Cleveland Browns (Linebackers coach) Arizona Cardinals (Defensive coordinator) |
Clancy Pendergast (born November 29, 1967 in Phoenix, Arizona) is the current defensive coordinator for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals, a position he has held since 2004.
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[edit] Coaching career
He was a graduate assistant or assistant coach at Mississippi State, University of Southern California, University of Oklahoma, and University of Alabama at Birmingham before joining the Houston Oilers in 1995.
After a year with the Oilers, he joined the Dallas Cowboys, where he spent seven seasons, first as defensive assistant/quality control/linebackers coach (1996-99), and later handing responsibilities in nickel defense packages (2000) and the secondary (2001-02). Pendergast helped develop first-round draft pick Roy Williams into a Pro Bowl safety. In 2003, he was linebackers coach with the Cleveland Browns.
He has been retained as defensive coordinator under new Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt.
[edit] College career
Pendergast graduated from the University of Arizona in 1990.
[edit] High School Career
Pendergast attended Tolleson High School.
[edit] Personal
His sister, Bonnie Pendergast works as a high school math teacher at Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota.
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Arizona Cardinals Defensive Coordinators 2004-present |
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