After four years, Bill Parcells announced today that he was retiring from his position as Coach of the Dallas Cowboys and retiring from coaching altogether:
For the third time in his career, Bill Parcells announced his retirement from coaching yesterday, ending a four-year stay as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys that included more disappointments than successes.
“I am retiring from coaching football,” Parcells said in a written statement released by the Cowboys. Parcells, 65, has walked away from coaching in the past when leaving jobs with other NFL franchises, only to resurface on a different sideline.
Parcells thanked Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and vice president Stephen Jones “for their tremendous support over the last four years. Also the players, my coaching staff and others in the support group who have done so much to help. Dallas is a great city and the Cowboys are an integral part of it. I am hopeful that they are able to go forward from here.”
Parcells didn’t have much success in Dallas, and certainly nothing matching his 19 years coaching the Giants, but he still remains one of my favorite guys in the NFL.
