The two bills, the 30 for 30 film on the history of the successful yet fraught relationship between champion coaches bill parcells and bill belichick, premieres thursday on espn. In january 2000, shortly after the new york jets ended their 99 season, their coach, bill parcells, retired. Parcells is a man with great intestinal fortitude, endurance, and unmatched authentic football credibility. A football life, and discussed the attention paid to player behavior off the field this nfl season. During his decadeslong tenure as an nfl coach, he turned failing franchises into contenders. Bill parcells wrote this book just after winning his first superbowl as head coach of the new york giants in 1987. Bill parcells is a hall of fame football coach living in southern florida. A roster filled with emerging stars and wily veterans, coached by future legends bill parcells and bill belichick, stormed through the regular season, conquered two elite franchises in the postseason, and then won the nfl title in one of the most unforgettable championship games in football history.
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