Jack Pardee
Pardee as head coach of the Houston Cougars football team
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born |
April 19, 1936 Exira, Iowa |
| Died | April 1, 2013 (aged 76) Denver, Colorado |
| Playing career | |
| 1954–1956 | Texas A&M |
| 1957–1970 | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1971–1973 | Washington Redskins |
| Position(s) | Fullback, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1974 | Florida Blazers |
| 1975–1977 | Chicago Bears |
| 1978–1980 | Washington Redskins |
| 1981 | San Diego Chargers (DC) |
| 1984–1985 | Houston Gamblers |
| 1987–1989 | Houston |
| 1990–1994 | Houston Oilers |
| 1995 | Birmingham Barracudas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 87–77 (NFL) 22–11–1 (college) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1986 (profile) |
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John Perry "Jack" Pardee (April 19, 1936 – April 1, 2013) was an American football linebacker and the only head coach to helm a team in college football, the National Football League, the United States Football League, the World Football League, and the Canadian Football League. Pardee was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1986.
As a teenager, Pardee moved to Christoval, Texas, where he excelled as a member of the six-man football team. 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). He was one of the few six-man players to ever make it to the NFL, and his knowledge of that wide-open game would serve him well as a coach.
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. After completing college at Texas A&M, Pardee was the 14th overall pick when he was drafted in the second round by the Los Angeles Rams as a linebacker. Pardee played for the Rams from 1957 to 1970, sitting out the 1965 season to treat a malignant melanoma in his left arm. In 1971, Pardee joined the Washington Redskins, ending his playing career there in 1973.
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