Jack Pardee
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| Jack Pardee | ||
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| Born | April 19, 1936 | |
| Place of birth | Exira, Iowa | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 87-77 (NFL) 22-11-1 (College) |
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| Coaching stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1954-1956 1957-1970 1971-1973 |
Texas A&M Los Angeles Rams Washington Redskins |
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| Position | FB / LB | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1975-1977 1978-1980 1984-1985 1987-1989 1990-1994 1995 |
Chicago Bears Washington Redskins Houston Gamblers University of Houston Houston Oilers Birmingham Barracudas |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 1986 (Bio) | ||
John Perry Pardee (born April 19, 1936 in Exira, Iowa) is a former American football linebacker and the only head coach to join a team in the National Football League, NCAA Southwest Conference, United States Football League, World Football League and Canadian Football League.
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[edit] Playing Career
As a teenager, Pardee moved to Christoval, Texas where he excelled as a member of the six-man football team. (Pardee is the only six-man player to later have played or coached in the NFL [1]). He was an All-American linebacker at Texas A&M University and a two-time All-Pro with the Los Angeles Rams (1963) and the Washington Redskins (1971). Jack Pardee was one of the famed Junction Boys, the 1954 Texas A&M preseason camp held in Junction, Texas, by football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. He was part of the 35 left from the approximately 100 players who went to Junction, Texas. After completing college at Texas A&M, Pardee was drafted in the second round by the Los Angeles Rams as a linebacker, who played for the Rams from 1957-1970, while meanwhile battling Melanoma cancer in 1965, sitting out the season. From 1971-1973, Pardee played for the Washington Redskins, for the remainder of his playing career.
[edit] Coaching Career
When the World Football League started up in 1974, Pardee got his first head coaching chance with the Florida Blazers. The Blazers, based in Orlando, made it all the way to the World Bowl and lost by one point to Birmingham. The team relocated to San Antonio for the 1975 season, and Pardee would move on too. In 1975, he was hired by the Chicago Bears as head coach. He spent the next three years there before moving on to the Washington Redskins.
In 1984, Pardee returned to his native Texas by becoming the head coach of the Houston Gamblers. The Gamblers played spring football in the United States Football League. The Gamblers had one of the most potent offenses in pro football, with Jim Kelly as quarterback. The Gamblers merged with the New Jersey Generals in 1986, and Pardee was named head coach. With Kelly at quarterback, and Herschel Walker in the backfield, the Generals were poised to dominate the USFL. But the league's move to a fall schedule ruined any chance of that. There would be no 1986 season, and the Generals disbanded with the rest of the league.
Pardee returned to Houston in 1987, by becoming the head coach at the University of Houston. During his three year stint, the Cougars produced the first ever African-American quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy...Andre Ware.
In 1990 Pardee moved across town, and back to the NFL, by joining the Houston Oilers. He spent five years coaching a team, led by Hall of Fame Quarterback Warren Moon. In 1994, after going 1-9, Pardee resigned.
He continued his coaching career in the Canadian Football League. In 1995, he was named head coach of the Birmingham Barracudas. The "Cudas" were part of a failed experiment to expand the CFL into the United States. With Matt Dunigan at quarterback, Birmingham made the playoffs, but lost in the first round. After just one year, the Barracudas disbanded and all American teams, except Baltimore, were finished.
In December 2007, Pardee, then 71, was contacted by athletic director Dave Maggard about the vacant head coaching job at the University of Houston. Signaling interest, he made it as far as a finalist for the position, however the school moved forward with Kevin Sumlin, 43, an offensive coordinator out of Bob Stoops Oklahoma program.[2]
[edit] Personal Life
He has been married for 45 years and has 5 children and 12 grandchildren. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986.
[edit] Head Coaching Record
[edit] College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Houston Cougars (Southwest Conference) (1987 – 1989) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Houston | 4–6–1 | 2–4–1 | 7th | — | — | |||
| 1988 | Houston | 9–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | L Aloha | — | 18 | ||
| 1989 | Houston | 9–2 | 5–2 | 2nd | — | 14 | |||
| Houston: | 22–11–1 | 12–8–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 22–11–1 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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[edit] NFL
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
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| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| CHI | 1975 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3rd in NFC Central | - | - | - | - |
| CHI | 1976 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 2nd in NFC Central | - | - | - | - |
| CHI | 1977 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 2nd in NFC Central | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Dallas Cowboys in NFC Divisional Game. |
| Chicago Total | 20 | 22 | 0 | .476 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| WAS | 1978 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3rd in NFC East | - | - | - | - |
| WAS | 1979 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3rd in NFC East | - | - | - | - |
| WAS | 1980 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3rd in NFC East | - | - | - | - |
| Washington Total | 24 | 24 | 0 | .500 | - | - | - | |||
| HOU | 1990 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2nd in AFC Central | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Cincinnati Bengals in AFC Wild-Card Game. |
| HOU | 1991 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1st in AFC Central | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to Denver Broncos in AFC Divisional Game. |
| HOU | 1992 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2nd in AFC Central | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Buffalo Bills in AFC Wild-Card Game. |
| HOU | 1993 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 1st in AFC Central | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Kansas City Chiefs in AFC Divisional Game. |
| HOU | 1994 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 4th in AFC Central | - | - | - | - |
| Houston Total | 43 | 31 | 0 | .581 | 1 | 4 | .200 | |||
| Career Total | 87 | 77 | 0 | .530 | 1 | 5 | .167 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/hssports/football/stories/MYSA101506.01W.FBHsixman.main.30a4103.html] Football: The six-man world. San Antonio Express-News at www.mysanantonio.com, October 14, 2006.
- ^ Mark Schlabach, Yellow Jackets, Wolverines, Midshipmen earn high marks, ESPN.com, December 17, 2007.
| Preceded by Jerry Glanville |
Houston Oilers Head Coaches 1990–1994 |
Succeeded by Jeff Fisher |
| Preceded by Bill Yeoman |
University of Houston Head Football Coaches 1987- 1989 |
Succeeded by John Jenkins |
| Preceded by George Allen |
Washington Redskins Head Coaches 1978–1980 |
Succeeded by Joe Gibbs |
| Preceded by Abe Gibron |
Chicago Bears Head Coaches 1975–1977 |
Succeeded by Neill Armstrong |
| Preceded by none |
Birmingham Barracudas Head Coaches 1995 |
Succeeded by none |
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