Gracelander Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/252316/44/Former-NFL-Coach-Jack-Pardee-Dies-At-76 sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaSkins21 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Indeed very sad to hear and on the same day that Sean Taylor (RIP) was born. RIP Coach Pardee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bch89 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Sad to hear. My dad just told me about him since he was before my time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Curious One Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I vaguely remember him playing, and I remember him as the coach for a while. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarpon75 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Sad to hear,he holds a special place in Redskin history.May God Bless his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFKFedEx Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 My only memory of Pardee is when he was HC of the 7-1 Houston Oilers, he made his return to RFK to face an 8-0 powerhouse in our 1991 team. Aside from a phenomenal OT finish between league leaders, Pardee vs. Gibbs (the guy who replaced him) was the big story that week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 RIP Coach, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeen80 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Sad to hear. RIP Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Though his coaching tenure wasn't exactly a success, I've heard that Pardee was an excellent leader on the field. RIP to a great Redskin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsInFebruary Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 L.A. Rams linebacker, behind the legendary Fearsome Foursome. RIP..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Acre Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I thought he got the shaft, at the time, but events just conspired.... RIP Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 My only memory of Pardee is when he was HC of the 7-1 Houston Oilers, he made his return to RFK to face an 8-0 powerhouse in our 1991 team. Aside from a phenomenal OT finish between league leaders, Pardee vs. Gibbs (the guy who replaced him) was the big story that week. In 1984, Pardee was the HC of the USFL's Houston Gamblers, featuring a young QB named Jim Kelly. They won the Western Conference but lost in the playoffs to George Allen's Arizona Wranglers. Interesting how it all just ties together. I was lucky enough to meet him in 1972 and get an autograph, He was very gracious. RIP Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 RIP Coach. I saw that Hap had this in the breaking news and was going to start a thread so people could comment, but then I saw this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 The first Redskin season I remember following was the 1978 8-8 Pardee led team. I believe Joe Walton was the OC. Sad news, RIP Jack Pardee....:peace1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 If my memory is correct (not so reliable anymore), he won Coach of the Year the year before the team collapsed and he was fired. The big letdown was getting knocked out of the playoffs by 1 point when we lost to Dallas thanks to what some call Staubach's best comeback. Riggo got burned out, sat out the next year, and the team collapsed. Beathard and Pardee fought it out over who was to blame, and JKC settled with Beathard. I was rooting for the Oilers while Pardee was there. He was loved by his guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins0721 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Great player. Great coach. Great Redskin. A sad day for Redskin fans. Peace & prayers to his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyfan Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 RIP Captain Jack Pardee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rk3025 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 A True Redskin that was not treated fairly! God bless the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCnDaHouse Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 He was a great linebacker and Def Coordinator. Sad to see him go. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwvr Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I saw this yesterday - I remember talking to him when I was a kid at Camp one summer - he spent more then just a shake and hello with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins island connection Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 My only memory of Pardee is when he was HC of the 7-1 Houston Oilers, he made his return to RFK to face an 8-0 powerhouse in our 1991 team. Aside from a phenomenal OT finish between league leaders, Pardee vs. Gibbs (the guy who replaced him) was the big story that week. Funny, that's the first thing that came to my mind also. Right after the Oiler's kicker missed a chipshot FG to win the game, the camera panned to Pardee and you could read his lips 'I want him fired'. He was the coach when the Redskins went to San Diego in 1980 and throttled the high powered, heavily favored Dan Fouts-led Chargers, who had an OC by the name of Joe Gibbs. Funny how those things work out, huh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadium-Armory Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 My first Redskins memory is sitting in the dentist's office staring out the window. In the window he had team pictures of the 78 and 79 Redskins. In the center of both was coach Pardee. I squinted and tried to read all the coach and player names. RIP coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hail2skins Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 He was the coach when the Redskins went to San Diego in 1980 and throttled the high powered, heavily favored Dan Fouts-led Chargers, who had an OC by the name of Joe Gibbs. Funny how those things work out, huh... That game was at RFK. I remember being a freshman in high school in the Philly area and not had paid much attention to the Skins that year, as they were a dismal 3-10 heading into that game. But I knew the Skins had a great defense, especially in the secondary with Joe Lavendar and Lamar Parrish, and thought they'd give the Chargers fits. I told some kid in one of my classes that the Skins were going to beat SD, and he laughed at me. The following Monday, first thing he says "I told you the Skins were going to win!" LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Funny, that's the first thing that came to my mind also. Right after the Oiler's kicker missed a chipshot FG to win the game, the camera panned to Pardee and you could read his lips 'I want him fired'. He was the coach when the Redskins went to San Diego in 1980 and throttled the high powered, heavily favored Dan Fouts-led Chargers, who had an OC by the name of Joe Gibbs. Funny how those things work out, huh... Ian Howfield. Redskins won the game 16-13 in OT on a Darrell Green INT. I like hearing stuff like you said about the 1980 season. Wonder how things would have turned out if Pardee had have remained? Would we have become a run and shoot team? Probably no SBs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleese Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Pardee was a good man... I lived in Houston when he coached there and there were many accounts of what a nice man he was. Unfortunately for him, he was on the losing end of two of the more memorable games in NFL history. As Redskins coach, the 1979 "NFC East Title" game loss in Dallas remains one of the more painful losses in Redskins history and is considered to be one of the better/more important regular season games of all time. More famously, he was the head coach of the Oilers when they blew the 35-3 lead in the wild card game at Buffalo in 1992. He didn't reach the pinnacle of success in the league, but being a player and coach in the NFL for that long is a dream come true for most. He was well respected and well liked. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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