https://www.parcellsbook.com/book-images-from-readers daily 0.75 2016-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1416708118123-CN9S7PIFLITAKX43XW07/get-attachment.aspx.jpeg Sent By Readers - Reading "Parcells" -- and watching the New York Marathon Rob Polishook was immersed in Parcells via ebook while occasionally glimpsing the New York Marathon on Sunday, November 2, 2014. Based on this photo, Rob -- who was visiting the Big Apple from Miami -- fittingly nears the end of Chapter 16: a mini-biography on runner Curtis Martin that concludes with his brilliant rookie season in New England. Note: For more photos sent by readers, click on each image, or on one of the arrows up top.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1416708118123-CN9S7PIFLITAKX43XW07/get-attachment.aspx.jpeg Sent By Readers - Reading "Parcells" -- and watching the New York Marathon Rob Polishook was immersed in Parcells via ebook while occasionally glimpsing the New York Marathon on Sunday, November 2, 2014. Based on this photo, Rob -- who was visiting the Big Apple from Miami -- fittingly nears the end of Chapter 16: a mini-biography on runner Curtis Martin that concludes with his brilliant rookie season in New England. Note: For more photos sent by readers, click on each image, or on one of the arrows up top.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1419191081691-NRBKFC7AKX7S08IUFQY0/from+mari.jpeg Sent By Readers - Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, California Mari Pfeiffer, a talented writer and web designer, sent us this shot that she had taken in Vroman's, which bills itself as the oldest -- and largest -- independent bookstore in Southern California. Parcells stands next to actor Ron Perlman's memoir, Easy Street. Bill's first Lombardi trophy came from the 1987 Super Bowl in Pasadena, California where the Giants trounced Denver, 39-20. Mari, who lives in Los Angeles, wrote in an email with the photo: "I found its juxtaposition to Perlman's book intriguing. And funny." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1416707421668-FW04IQWUBG0V7PFLW0VK/box+from+steve+N.jpeg Sent By Readers - Pre-orders arrive! About a week before Parcells's October 28 release, Bill Nedoroscik claimed that he had pre-ordered five copies. I jokingly asked the Weston, Florida resident for proof. So when his books arrived at his doorstep, he sent me this photo. The pre-order via Amazon totaled $100.60. I was impressed enough to email the image to Bill Parcells.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1416707459593-HQ0ESJEYQN125MAG6ETO/ned+vail.jpeg Sent By Readers - Finally! Throughout the six-year project, Ned Vail -- my former Sunday school teacher at Park Avenue Methodist Church -- frequently emailed me for updates. So in late October, just before Parcells's release, I sent one of my advance copies to Ned in Kansas City, Missouri. A yellow sticky on the cover said, "Finally!." Ned, a gifted painter, enjoyed the message so much that he promptly emailed me an image, and insisted that he would leave it on while reading the book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1419191562685-D5QFVLAQHI8Z4M2CTB79/get-attachment-1.aspx.jpeg Sent By Readers - Happy 83rd birthday! Seymour Polishook (right) had turned his son, Rob (left) onto the Giants by listening to radio broadcasts while the duo cleaned the garage or raked leaves back in the day. Fast forward to December, 2014: Rob purchased Parcells as a gift for his father who was turning 83. Rob, a mental training coach who works with athletes at all levels, wrote in an email with the photo: "He loved the book, and in fact it brought back memories of when my mother was alive, and they lived in Franklin Lakes. Bill Parcells lived a few blocks away. [When] Bill moved in, it was like the biggest thing."   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1416708147159-U0QZ9H9FMJBE3TY7QQLB/miami+airport.jpeg Sent By Readers - Miami Airport This photo snapped at Miami Airport shows Parcells in an eclectic arrangement of books: It sits below the latest work by superstar novelist, Jodi Picoult. And just to the left is a book on climate change by Naomi Klein, the prolific, award-winning journalist. Cementing the diverse display, Carine McCandless's memoir -- focusing on child abuse -- can be found under Parcells.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1416707495452-SHENGR5GGWB9YIZB7K2P/zack+book.jpeg Sent By Readers - Twitter Avatar Zack Secilmis sent me this image when his pre-ordered copies arrived at his Queens, New York apartment. I decided to use the photo as the avatar for Parcells's new Twitter handle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1436791251459-X1TI7KN38CLIFN8M7NKK/laguardia+airport.jpeg Sent By Readers - New York's Laguardia Airport In this photo snapped by Erica Lancaster, I couldn't figure out the two books next to Parcells at Laguardia Airport in Queens, New York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1416708216374-WEUKNFYK4DZZ3J7PHEIR/san+francisco+airport.jpeg Sent By Readers - San Francisco Airport We love that Parcells wasn't pigeonholed among sports books in the San Francisco Airport. Instead, this photo, snapped by a reader before he boarded his flight, showed that the book was under the "NEW & NOTEWORTHY" category. Bill sat in good company next to Bob Hope, and among a wide range of memoirs/biographies, including ones on Billy Joel and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1416708096696-NCJVLFAPPA748AJKWB7H/barnes+%26+nobles%2C+nyc.jpeg Sent By Readers - Barnes & Nobles on Manhattan's Upper West Side Parcells took center stage at the sports section of a Barnes & Nobles in Manhattan: 82nd Street on Broadway. It would have been great for the book to be among the new releases on the main floor. But at least Parcellls received prominent placement in the sports section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1451615776567-VKHPZ6JU6U3CPO3XVA0I/costco+in+brooklyn.JPG Sent By Readers - Costco in Brooklyn In this image courtesy of Melissa Glass, Parcells received premium placement at a Costco store in Brooklyn. The warehouse club is the world's second-largest retailer after Walmart.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1451770978850-CQ42MLLRK7RU37H14GTC/IMG_1771.JPG Sent By Readers - D.C.'s Politics and Prose Politics and Prose, in Washington D.C, remains one of the best-known independent bookstores in America. Barack Obama and J.K. Rowling have been among the many big names to make appearances at its author events. So it was cool for Parcells to earn this placement at the renowned bookstore. Les Carpenter -- a former colleague of mine at the Seattle Times and Washington Post -- spotted the book at Politics and Prose, and sent me this image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1451772236903-V82YC41TBVT40WG6F8SM/IMG_0910.JPG Sent By Readers - Duane Reade near Lincoln Center I never even knew that Duane Reade sold books; but as you can see here, Parcells is among the bestselling paperbacks on display. Cool! This store location is just a couple blocks from Lincoln Center in Manhattan: between 62nd ST and 63rd ST on Broadway.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1451772587498-GCPGKEL2YZNUB3BOLQPZ/IMG_6016.JPG Sent By Readers - Columbia University Bookstore Rob Polishook spotted the paperback edition in the sports section of the Columbia University Bookstore (West 115th ST on Broadway).   https://www.parcellsbook.com/new-gallery-3 daily 0.75 2016-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1418257269971-HBEUKYGM4MQJM33MGH18/A69SrcPIfpsxy88YiM-vYkMBsaVeYgFKI0E3Y9GK_qQ.jpeg Best Unused Photos - Air Force Falcons Any photo of Bill posing with a falcon is worth consideration, especially when he's at his first job as a head coach. But Coach found a personal shot of himself on Air Force's sideline, hugging his father, Charles, and brother, Don, before a game against Boston College on September 16, 1978. The warm, smiley moment featuring two of the closest people in Bill's life gave us the only Air Force photo we needed -- and one of the best photographs inParcells. It can only be found in two places: Bill's personal album -- or the book. Note: For more photos, click on each image -- or one of the arrows up top.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1418257269971-HBEUKYGM4MQJM33MGH18/A69SrcPIfpsxy88YiM-vYkMBsaVeYgFKI0E3Y9GK_qQ.jpeg Best Unused Photos - Air Force Falcons Any photo of Bill posing with a falcon is worth consideration, especially when he's at his first job as a head coach. But Coach found a personal shot of himself on Air Force's sideline, hugging his father, Charles, and brother, Don, before a game against Boston College on September 16, 1978. The warm, smiley moment featuring two of the closest people in Bill's life gave us the only Air Force photo we needed -- and one of the best photographs inParcells. It can only be found in two places: Bill's personal album -- or the book. Note: For more photos, click on each image -- or one of the arrows up top.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1418257412510-2PA1CDIW80LTYZU2F1U0/UHhRf38kiNJyTkx9Gew-Tr0XZxs-Q0JvRQu3_ZNESms.jpeg Best Unused Photos - George Young Despite constant tension in their partnership, Giants head coach Bill Parcells and GM George Young shared similar football outlooks, including a premium on tough defense, power running and athletes who thrived in the elements. You can read more about the dynamics of their relationship in Chapter 12. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1418257334664-60S81JL1UB3JDETX1O7F/sJPGa1YlsRBXJa68WMshV-E14Ej74j3dm5A0f0x5_8M.jpeg Best Unused Photos - Bill Belichick Considering Bill Belichick's deep ties to Bill Parcells, "Little Bill" merited three photos in the book, including one that made our Top 10: L.T. standing between the two Bills, both of whom are wearing short shorts. I wanted Parcells's photo researcher Lisa Buch to find a shot that helped illustrate the complex relationship between Little Bill and Big Bill. And she came up with this dandy. We didn't use it only because there was an even better one of the pair on the Jets sideline in 1999. You can find that photo in the book, along with a shot of the two coaching greats chatting just before going head to head in the only playoff game between the longtime comrades. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1418257384055-XAA0M0KPJJZKM93CMJYS/ReX1cb3PBIwJ9JjdXTkW7_QSfdfa-o3Jp80xjlogRTM.jpeg Best Unused Photos - The Media Bill was a master of the media, and his Q&As were often must-see TV. In this shot, I love his expressive demeanor while apparently taking a question. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1418257365279-KG5QHA8H7EQFF35WQEAE/eKXLFasX2atA9maH4EsCVpxxhZ_ZdGBolGVl7xt9PdQ%2CQPgxXjOfkTGUfMqvmSQ1e2KB7fGn-onTtpBPffL8Jt4.jpeg Best Unused Photos - Gatorade Shower The Gatorade shower, an American sports tradition, presumably began in late 1985 when Giants nose tackle, Jim Burt, dumped the liquid on Bill Parcells. This photo captures the full effect of the shower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1418257286060-FQV9U2402WDUCAX5NVD5/FfW7eBbx0umd2LdTO2ANnwV7anfob-k890umkFej56k.jpeg Best Unused Photos - Jeff Hostetler Bill Parcells lacked a bond with Jeff Hostetler, in sharp contrast to the Big Tuna's relationship with Phil Simms. But Jeff helped Bill triumph in the 1991 Super Bowl after Simms suffered a season-ending injury on December 15, 1990. Lisa found a photo for Parcells that illustrated the dynamics involving the head coach and his two talented quarterbacks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1418257345208-D2AIV7OFB7Y9KSLHVBQ3/i9bBUbo7YSjnhzJ-HtGyA_YLFAQ0tImqtbio8bLAiw4.jpeg Best Unused Photos - John Madden Any good photo of icons together during a relaxed moment is worth considering. The final chapter of Parcells notes the symmetry of John Madden being the first person to reach Bill Parcells by phone after Coach had learned that he'd been voted into the Hall of Fame. In early 2006, after John learned of his football immortality, Bill dialed -- and got him -- before anyone else. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1418257354637-PYEDAPCJZSDM3DVR3LW2/MkbAMYsRmqLs6dMdgMm_1lxVZ-rO0iC6WfoZQXhp27I.jpeg Best Unused Photos - Patriots training camp After Bill joined the New England Patriots in 1993, he began to transform the franchise with intense and culture-shocking methods, weeding out those who couldn't take his constant pressure. But in this photo of the Patriots at training camp, four players bunched into a cart seem to enjoy a moment of relaxation as the Big Tuna trudges alongside the vehicle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1418257298246-50H24HV5OB00PMP7HKGJ/VLiQJ0UL-HQw7MA-4jjwn6QqBl3_QUocGyEAR2oIlBo.jpeg Best Unused Photos - Robert Kraft Bill Parcells and Robert Kraft didn't share many smiles during a rocky partnership that lasted only two seasons in New England. We used another photo in the book that better captured the tension between the proactive owner and dictatorial head coach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1418257375825-RL8D2FJ46FR7TFZSTJ0H/i5i78sX9K_wd6eOh8cnY9VdSTf4fC8OWmKkXGGw8_g0.jpeg Best Unused Photos - Save the Tuna Lisa and I mulled using one photograph sans Bill that nonetheless spoke volumes about him. This was a top candidate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1418257319357-I9HW6JFHBBBE3KCGHQXF/LmWXT4MOMiIIcn26Q_cC2ig3uzgOYBnXi8MNOxwyLWA.jpeg Best Unused Photos - Tom Coughlin In many ways, Tom Coughlin is Bill Parcells's doppelgänger. In this photo, Tom's Jaguars and Bill's Patriots warm up as their head coaches look skyward. But perhaps no picture of the master with his disciple is better than the 2014 shot rich in history, which made our Top 10 from the book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1418257426307-KUWX6TN3S8ME9PYAHOI3/eKqr7rzOZ9mCGr6TvXFLv9chzBoHhj5GjJ7XVXsU6Sg.jpeg Best Unused Photos - Troy Brown As New England's do-everything player, Troy Brown illustrated the up-and-down-and-up relationships that many gridders experienced under Bill Parcells. In 1993 -- Bill's inaugural year running the Patriots -- he drafted Troy in the eighth round via Marshall, and cut the special-teamer late in preseason. But months later, on October 19, Bill re-signed Troy. And the 5-10, 200-pounder would end up as the franchise's all-time leading punter -- and a fan favorite -- who also contributed at wide receiver and even cornerback. In this photo, taken after the Big Tuna's departure from New England, Troy Brown shows his feelings for Bill Parcells by embracing the Jets head coach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1418257305005-EJXM6TG64O0QQ751GTXE/NSG_xAonh-kiMckhAP7gswc4r2Aha095P7c7WwMYMDo.jpeg Best Unused Photos - Bill Parcells Jr. Beth Payton nicknamed her husband "Bill Parcells, Jr." because of how much the Saints coach emulated his mentor while turning around New Orleans. During three seasons in Dallas, Bill trained Sean to be a leader, and stressed the benefits of confrontation. Parcells uses a shot of the two on the Cowboys sideline during a moment when Bill is teaching by example. https://www.parcellsbook.com/new-gallery-1 daily 0.75 2017-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1504384139839-XHLKSD4FKZ2TXCR5MEAT/image-asset.jpeg Exclusive Videos - Bill's views about Twitter and social media (parcellsbook.com) Bill can't come up with a subtitle for the book after being asked to summarize his life in a "Twitter-type message." The June 2, 2011 conversation in Saratoga Springs, NY shifts to Coach's views about social media, including his Facebook impostors. Our Bill Tweets! page delves into his presence on Twitter. Note: To watch the rest of these short videos, click on one of the arrows above each segment.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1504384139839-XHLKSD4FKZ2TXCR5MEAT/image-asset.jpeg Exclusive Videos - Bill's stance on Twitter and social media Bill can't come up with a subtitle for the book after being asked to summarize his life in a "Twitter-type message." The June 2, 2011 conversation in Saratoga Springs, NY shifts to Coach's views about social media, including his Facebook impostors. Our Bill Tweets! page delves into his presence on Twitter. Note: To watch the rest of these short videos, click on one of the arrows above each segment.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1504384316478-XQSL3UFJMHERZG4SAYM5/image-asset.jpeg Exclusive Videos - The "Army Field" of Bill's childhood (parcellsbook.com) SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; June 2, 2011: In this Q&A, Bill speaks about "Army Field," a makeshift park in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ after World War II. Growing up in the New York City suburb, Bill and his neighborhood pals cherished the location, where they played unsupervised sports daily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1410060356777-286UBFW9AZM236UJZ84K/image-asset.jpeg Exclusive Videos - Bill reflects on his 1992 heart surgery Bill discusses his June 1992 heart surgery, and an unforgettable moment when a hospital intern assigned to him asked for an autograph shortly before the bypass. In this June 2, 2011 interview in Saratoga Springs, NY, Coach also speaks about his kinship with his surgeon, V. Paul Addonizio, who had died of leukemia roughly a year earlier. The material comprises one of Bill's favorite chapters in his book.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1504383829079-H4MT5Y74EONPXUZ9GNKT/image-asset.jpeg Exclusive Videos - Bill Parcells on Leon Hess (parcellsbook.com) Coach speaks fondly about the late Leon Hess: as a child, Bill first heard about the reclusive oil baron; and then almost a half-century later, worked for him as Jets chief. This June 2, 2011 interview in Saratoga Springs, NY was interrupted by a telephone call from Bill's pal, Shug McGaughey, the renowned horse trainer.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1504383887562-4N9AMA5MFUVVRW4VO072/image-asset.jpeg Exclusive Videos - Truly Retired from the NFL (parcellsbook.com) SARATOGA SPRING, NY, June 2, 2011: Bill Parcells conveys the reasons that he is genuinely retired from the NFL. Coach concedes that he no longer possesses the necessary energy. Nonetheless, the book would reveal that Bill considered coaching San Francisco in 2011; and, of course, New Orleans one year later.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1504383948956-EEM8KPNRXRZSFX529WRU/image-asset.jpeg Exclusive Videos - BP compares the NFL to a train ride (parcellsbook.com) SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY, June 1, 2011: Bill likens every NFL employee, whether the person is the commissioner or an equipment manager, to being a train passenger. The point of Bill's analogy in this Q&A is that inevitably the ride will end; and he adds that it often stings to be told to get off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1504384398933-2N413O51WWBAEGXQMOSB/image-asset.jpeg Exclusive Videos - Father figure to his players (parcellsbook.com) Bill Parcells responds to the viewpoint by many of his former players of him as a "father figure." In this June 1, 2011 session at a Saratoga Springs, NY restaurant, Bill Parcells says that coaching is essentially teaching, which facilitates life lessons.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1504384437565-W6X9ATRRJZ4LRHWYXJ5P/image-asset.jpeg Exclusive Videos - The NFL as a laboratory of human behavior (parcellsbook.com) Bill describes the NFL as being "a great laboratory of human behavior." In this June 1, 2011 Q&A in Saratoga Springs, NY, the retired coach speaks about his football passion. He would make similar remarks more than two years later during his Hall of Fame speech. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1410116631230-XZNPLSJQJGPHEAJU7YYK/image-asset.jpeg Exclusive Videos - Parcellsisms SARATOGA SPRING, NY, June 1, 2011: Bill discusses his maxims, including his most popular one: "You are what your record says you are." Coach acknowledges that many such Parcellsisms were taken from his father. For the book, Crown Publishing Group agreed with our idea to put in bold each of Bill's sayings. Our Parcellisms page offers an extensive list of them.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1504384462495-XWPNYN9II1UCT9RGQLTT/image-asset.jpeg Exclusive Videos - How Bill Parcells Wants to Be Remembered (parcellsbook.com) At a restaurant in Saratoga Springs, NY, Bill Parcells conveys what he considers to be his legacy: "those that followed." In the June 1, 2011 interview, Coach perhaps surprisingly skips over his track record of revitalizing franchises. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1504384510414-6DN744XVWC1G2U77P899/image-asset.jpeg Exclusive Videos - Gerald Eskenazi on Bill Parcells's Legacy (parcellsbook.com) Gerald Eskenazi, the former New York Times scribe, who covered the Jets during Bill Parcells's stint, opines on Coach's legacy. To start the October 14, 2010 interview at Manhattan's Nick & Toni's Cafe, I give my former colleague an introduction: Gerry has authored 16 books, including Gang Green, published in 1998 about the franchise's ineptitude during an almost four-decade period. It was among the key books used in researching Parcells.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1504401096858-4E6FW7SGUK215I209YWZ/image-asset.jpeg Exclusive Videos - Recalling Bill Parcells's first practice as Jets coach NEW YORK, NY, October 14, 2010: Gerald Eskenazi recalls BIll Parcells's memorable first practice as Jets head coach in 1997. During the interview at a Manhattan restaurant, Gerry discusses the franchise BP (Before Parcells); the way Bill transformed its culture; owner Leon Hess's colorful background and the reason why the two men made for ideal partners.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1504384720333-32GNT2R3PAWWF60M0SW6/image-asset.jpeg Exclusive Videos - Bill Parcells discusses his goals for "Parcells: A Football Life." Bill Parcells speaks to Nunyo Demasio about about his aspirations for "Parcells: A Football Life." The Q&A, which touches on Coach's distaste for an extensive promotional tour, occurred on June 1, 2011 at one of his favorite spots in Saratoga Springs, NY. https://www.parcellsbook.com/acknowledgments-photo-gallery daily 0.75 2016-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409707286256-20KTFG8VR1OYAG8P8WT6/doug%27s+wedding.jpg Acknowledgements Photos - Doug Lo I met Doug Lo in 1997 during my first year covering the NBA's Supersonics for the Seattle Times. Sitting behind me in a front-row seat, he often tossed funny questions about power forward Vin Baker's sluggishness. Doug, the so-called mayor of Seattle since he seemingly knew everyone there, became one of my best friends. And we stayed in close touch even after I left for the Washington Post in 2002. When I first told Doug that I was pursuing the book, he promptly gave me a substantial loan for expenses through the first couple of years. I declined his generous offer to fund the entire project, not wanting the burden to fall on one person. Nonetheless, without the early loan, I would have been forced to abandon the book to obtain a regular gig. In November 2009, I attended the wedding of Doug Lo and Roxie Leung at Las Vegas's Bellagio hotel. One day before the occasion, I had made a pitstop in Los Angeles, where I interviewed Clippers assistant coach John Lucas for Parcells. (For more acknowledgments photos, click on this photo or one of the arrows up top.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409707286256-20KTFG8VR1OYAG8P8WT6/doug%27s+wedding.jpg Acknowledgements Photos - Doug Lo I met Doug Lo in 1997 during my first year covering the NBA's Supersonics for the Seattle Times. Sitting behind me in a front-row seat, he often tossed funny questions about power forward Vin Baker's sluggishness. Doug, the so-called mayor of Seattle since he seemingly knew everyone there, became one of my best friends. And we stayed in close touch even after I left for the Washington Post in 2002. When I first told Doug that I was pursuing the book, he promptly gave me a substantial loan for expenses through the first couple of years. I declined his generous offer to fund the entire project, not wanting the burden to fall on one person. Nonetheless, without the early loan, I would have been forced to abandon the book to obtain a regular gig. In November 2009, I attended the wedding of Doug Lo and Roxie Leung at Las Vegas's Bellagio hotel. One day before the occasion, I had made a pitstop in Los Angeles, where I interviewed Clippers assistant coach John Lucas for Parcells. (For more acknowledgments photos, click on this photo or one of the arrows up top.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409706723453-E0Y5F6S1KC35TEAUD1QS/rhahime+on+uws.JPG Acknowledgements Photos - Rhahime Bell Rhahime and I have known each other since 1975, when my family moved from Ghana to New York City for good. We grew up together in West Harlem -- on 121st between Amsterdam and Broadway. When it was time to pursue my first book, I hoped to maximize leverage through the material. In feeling fortunate that Coach planned to give me so much of his time and use of his image, I certainly wasn't going to ask him to put me up. I also wanted to accommodate Bill as much as possible in a project that would take several years. So after a significant loan from Doug Lo, I turned to Rhahime to help me fund the bulk -- roughly half -- of it. This photograph was taken a few blocks from our gym, Reebok on the Upper West Side, where we projected expenses on a napkin. But with a Wall Street background, Rhahime knew a thing or two about money management and investing. Because of inevitable hiccups, including Bill joining the Dolphins as an executive after declaring an end to his NFL career, Rhahime ended up providing multiple investments. Without him and three other financial supporters, a book of this scope would have been impossible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409706758505-HOOSVLO9I526D8H6PYSB/kurt.jpg Acknowledgements Photos - Kurt Andersen Me and my "pro bono consigliere" on the Upper West Side after talking about the project over a meal: I wasn't being biased by simply describing Kurt Andersen in the Parcells acknowledgments as "brilliant." How many people do you know who 1) graduated magna cum laude from Harvard, 2) have written bestselling novels 3) co-founded an iconic magazine 3) have written for TV, film and theater and 4) whose book parties draw heavy hitters from publishing and entertainment. Illustrating his polymathic range, Kurt was even Time's architecture and design critic for almost a decade. He now hosts the acclaimed public radio show Studio 360, among his other endeavors. No wonder companies, from Universal Television (a.k.a. NBC) to Random House, have hired him as a creative consultant and official brainstormer. So I've been lucky to be able to occasionally pick his brain for free! Anyway, after I secured Bill's participation, Kurt played a key role during the early stages of the project: He read material, gave input on the vision and introduced me to publishing lawyer Eric Rayman, a fellow member of the so-called Harvard mafia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1432488520169-PP2572FIJ65SWPERV1GP/image-asset.jpeg Acknowledgements Photos - Eric Rayman The Devil is in the details: I hired my publishing lawyer to vet all contracts related to the book. Despite being a first-time author -- or in some ways because of it -- I wasn't going to sign anything that lacked Eric Rayman's approval. Bill and I received Crown's contract on November 15, 2012, the same day Eric was headed to Hong Kong for a one-week vacation with his wife. Nonetheless, Eric told me to email the 14-page document to him anyway. He spent much of his 15-hour flight scrutinizing the deal, jotting down detailed notes for me. Bill and I were supposed to get equal billing; the book was essentially an authorized biography with Coach naturally being front and center like the unconventional approach of The Yankee Years by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci. Mauro DiPreta, the acquiring editor at Crown, compared the project to Walter Isaacson's biography on Steve Jobs because of how closely the Apple chief had cooperated with his Boswell. I suggested to Eric that the contract needed to specify that the bylines receive the same type size. But Eric went one step further, requesting that the publisher insert a sentence requiring the same type size and font (wherever any bylines appeared). Eric pointed out that unless the contractual language involving co-authorship also included "font," a publisher could ignore the spirit of the agreement, and still differentiate the billing. Aha. I was fortunate to have someone with Eric's acumen and impressive credentials. He teaches media and entertainment law at Cardozo School of Law. And his resume includes gigs as the top lawyer for companies like HBO and New York magazine. Eric also used to be a counsel for Simon & Schuster, one of the country's biggest publishers. So like a prosecutor-turned-defense-attorney, he understood all the legal intricacies used by the other side. And it's an extra benefit to have a publishing lawyer with the writing chops to have been published by the New York Times give me feedback on the manuscript. Eric's willingness to work during part of his vacation illustrated one of his appealing qualities. He graduated from Harvard with honors, and then Columbia Law School. And although he's usually the smartest guy in the room, he acts unassuming. (I found out about his Harvard honors only by doing deep research.) But trust me, Eric can get pit-bull tough when necessary. Even after negotiations over the semantics substantially delayed the execution of the contract, Eric advised against autographing anything until the details made sense beyond dollars. And ultimately, the publisher obliged virtually all his persnickety requests. In this photo we've celebrated the completion of my contractual obligations at Le Midi, a delightful French restaurant in the Village, where Eric represents the owner. And Eric still insisted on picking up the tab.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1415932230333-RY2AREH619VQ1U0RHI9E/tina+constable.jpeg Acknowledgements Photos - Tina Constable a.k.a. The Big Tina Soon after Bill and I landed a deal with the Crown Publishing Group, he confused the P.R. chief Tammy Blake with the publisher and senior vice president, Tina Constable. So I corrected him: "No, Tina's the boss. The Big Tina," prompting laughter. As you can see in this photograph, our nickname was strictly figurative. Or else, we would have stayed far away from it. Tina Constable, who expressed ambivalence when informed about the moniker, oversees multiple imprints at Crown, a division of Random House. Nonetheless, as I wrote in the book acknowledgements, the Big Tina showed extraordinary multitasking skills. The best indication of Tina's impact -- and wide-ranging talents -- behind the scenes is how often she's mentioned on this site in the telling of key developments: authorizing a preemptive offer for the book and meeting Bill in Saratoga Springs, New York to seal the deal; having a decades-long connection to the respected book doctor, Peter Guzzardi, which factored into my decision to hire him; switching gears to a splendid new jacket despite a sharp original choice; and giving crucial instructions to tighten the manuscript during the final stage. After the departure of her lieutenant, Mauro DiPreta, during the home stretch, Tina made sure that we maintained the book's vision and the manuscript's integrity. She processed information at lightning speed, and made smart decisions to maximize the book's potential. Tina once traveled to Nicaragua, yet on returning to the U.S., she was somehow up to speed on the smallest details of Parcells: photos, timeline, etc. The Big Tina occasionally sent inspiring emails; Bill and I were lucky to have someone with her leadership skills oversee the unique project. In my first experience as an author, it was good to observe that at least in the case of Crown Publishing, the best and brightest reside at the top.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1432488473119-UMV6C8DM8TQO1Y7O175C/image-asset.jpeg Acknowledgements Photos - Peter Guzzardi In starting the project, I intended to hire a freelance editor to sharpen the manuscript before sending it to a publisher. Aiming high, I courted uber-talented writers who I consider to be my friends: Kurt Andersen, Ira Berkow and Steve Coll. But their own projects prevented them from accepting the assignment. Kurt recommended an ex-colleague who worked as a so-called book doctor, Jamie Malanowski, an author and former editor of magazines like Esquire, Playboy and Time. Jamie teamed with me for a few weeks, enhancing my copy while giving candid feedback. But after Bill and I landed a book deal, Mauro DiPreta -- the acquiring editor -- asked whether I was open to working with a book doctor connected to Random House: Peter Guzzardi, who'd known his boss for almost a couple decades. I told Mauro that I would heed his suggestion only if Peter was a splendid editor, and not merely the publisher's pal. Mauro sent me Peter's resume, which emphatically addressed my condition: Peter had been a high-level editor for several reputable imprints, shaping multiple bestsellers including A Brief History of Time, the mega-blockbuster by Stephen Hawkings; and Leap of Faith by Queen Noor. Given Peter's credentials, I decided to pay Crown's own queen -- Tina Constable -- her schilling. Despite being disappointed at not getting to finish the job he'd barely started, Jamie called the move a no-brainer. He switched gears from line editing to being a sounding board. Meanwhile, Mauro devised a disciplined system that factored in the control-freak tendencies of Bill: I sent several chapters at a time to Peter. After using his chamois cloth to clean up grammatical and organizational stains, Peter sent the material back to me. Then I revised his revisions as necessary, accepting roughly 95% of his edits. Occasionally, I flagged a tweak that I felt would anger Bill, or increase any paranoia. Next, I sent the latest version to my NFL historian Dan Daly, who doubled as our fact-checker while providing football insight and context. Finally, I presented the polished product to Bill for his input. After incorporating Coach's requests -- or trying to dissuade him if I felt strongly against any of them -- the chapter was ready for Crown's production team. Peter made countless terrific tweaks throughout the manuscript, but his work in Chapter 6 illustrated the value of a talented editor. The pages I had originally sent to him contained a ton of football jargon, describing Bill's early lessons in a complex system for gauging personnel. But Peter's intricate edits made the material more readable without dumbing it down. It's no wonder that although Peter resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he makes his living by landing assignments from the mecca of publishing. As a former in-house editor, he also proved valuable to Parcells by giving the publisher's perspective on certain situations. In the above picture, Peter and I have just finished a meal at a Le Midi, a French restaurant in downtown Manhattan recommended by my publishing lawyer, Eric Rayman. The two had never met until I introduced them on this day, September 19, 2014. It turned out that Peter had edited one of Eric's favorite authors, Douglas Adams, the late British humorist.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409707818693-C7FUCM1JOM36RSM0NJTG/mummy.JPG Acknowledgements Photos - Dorcas Demasio, a.k.a. Queen Dorcas For Parcells's joint dedication page, Bill chose his father figure and high school coach, Mickey Corcoran: "a perfect role model for an aspiring young coach." I selected my mother, "a special woman who started calling her son a writer several years before he officially became one." As mentioned in the Authors page detailing the roots of our partnership, Bill didn't agree to collaborate until I had sent him a 20-page summary about her life. Dorcas Demasio had moved from Ghana to Harlem, USA in 1975, and raised five children, including three boys. Working around the clock, Queen Dorcas, as she's known, put all of us through college. She herself ended up with three degrees, including a Bachelor's from NYU and Master's from Columbia University. Possessing an indomitable Christian faith that had helped her overcome the long odds, she became an ordained minister after graduating from New York Theological Seminary. But those contours don't quite do justice to Queen Dorcas's remarkable life story. After reading about her, Bill told me that he couldn't put the material down. And perhaps partly because he was moved by my backstory through my mother's life, Parcells was on! No one knows about the behind-the-scenes aspects of this project quite like Dorcas Demasio, if only because she insisted on -- and received -- daily updates. And I knew that a higher force was at work when I once woke up at 5AM to use the bathroom at my mother’s apartment during a visit: I heard her praying in her room for Bill Parcells, Tina Constable, Mauro DiPreta and other key players in the project. Wow!   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409707364883-YVIFT1NIMGTV8HK2GXIU/kafui+and+her+two+dogs.jpg Acknowledgements Photos - Dr. Kafui Demasio Every several months during the project, Kafui told me that I was squandering money by living on the Upper West Side while working on the book. She suggested that I temporarily move into her Westchester home, and save on rent. I resisted for a few years before realizing that I needed to get my expenses under control. I loved my neighborhood, located a few blocks from Central Park, Lincoln Center, the post office, a subway station and a movie theater. Nonetheless, Kafui -- who's been named one of the best obstetricians in the state -- owned a lovely, spacious home only a 45-minute train ride from Manhattan. So by 2012 -- the late stage of the book -- I decided to temporarily join her son, Zeke, and their two Golden Retrievers in North White Plains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409706795169-93EJB0BR3HX4LO7G08XK/alexa+in+central+park.jpg Acknowledgements Photos - Alexa Roubachewsky Alexa and I at one of our favorite spots in Central Park, Sheep Meadows, a few blocks from my apartment building: It's not easy to maintain a serious relationship when you're immersed in a book. Alexa Roubachewsky was one of the few people who could cause me to take a relatively long break. But I failed to take enough of them during the project. And she once told me to "marry Bill Parcells" instead of her. I conveyed the remark to Bill after an interview session in Florida. He grabbed my cell phone, and dialed her, but she didn't pick up. Who knows what he would have told her? Ha!   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1429929276470-G9GL39D9BWY09OTXJOWD/best+fame.JPG Acknowledgements Photos - Fame Cohen I met this idiosyncratic woman early in the book project while we attended the same gym: Reebok on the Upper West Side. Fame Cohen was also an artist -- a talented rapper, songwriter and disc jockey who happened to be female and Jewish. Because I had turned the gym's lounge into my quasi-office, Fame often ran into me in between workouts. And she would break the monotony of researching and transcribing -- initiating discussions that would go much longer than planned. The Bronx native possessed many of Parcells's Type-A characteristics, and enjoyed hearing about the book. So our engaging conversations made her one of the only gym members who I allowed to penetrate the shield necessary for an author to complete a 500-plus page manuscript. When Fame received the book in October of 2015, she sobbed in delight. The only reaction that was more visceral came from my 79-year-old mother who started dancing while clutching the tome. During Parcells's launch, Fame urged her friends and colleagues to check out the book. She purchased several copies during the holidays to give away as gifts. Fast forward to February of 2015: Fame had moved to the Los Angeles area to work as an executive for a startup named Slyde, which had created a mobile app that delivers exclusive content by music artists. With New York undergoing its worst winter in decades, she encouraged me to take my first real break in several years. I heeded her suggestion in late March, spending a few days in Miami with Rhahime Bell (the book's main financier) and then more than a week in West Hollywood where I enjoyed the balmy weather. In this photo -- snapped on April 5, 2015 -- Fame and I sit an Italian restaurant near Beverly Hills's Rodeo Drive, and discuss her new endeavor.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409707051475-OLPGP0XLX3OPETNLTESO/craig+moskowitz.JPG Acknowledgements Photos - Dr. Craig Moskowitz Although my neighbor lacked the literary credentials of my editorial team, his feedback was just as valuable. And in a real-world sense, it may have even been more important. An ophthalmologist, Craig Moskowitz -- who also loaned me a substantial amount during the project -- exemplified Parcells's target audience: a sports fan who enjoys quality books across multiple genres. He read tons of my material, and offered detailed takes. For example, in Chapter 14, I embraced Craig's suggestion to identify Bill's left anterior descending artery as "the widow maker." The top-notch eye doctor might as well have doubled as my agent, sometimes making outlandish comparisons of my unedited chapters to the bestselling books on his bedside. But he gained currency by being candid if he disliked something in particular. Craig was an author's amigo, persuading me to take timely breaks and watch sports at his apartment two floors above mine; or drink wine with some eye candy, umm, I mean a couple of his well-rounded friends pictured here: Malin (left) and Jasmine.     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409707083298-VZGT1J6753418XYMT76O/eye+candy.JPG Acknowledgements Photos - Trading Places Switching seats with Dr. Craig Moskowitz, I obtained the opinions of Malin and Jasmine about whether Parcells could draw women who weren't football nuts. At least, these two promised to purchase the book, and spread the word among their friends.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409706913072-13NBMQQUH5YBXGGHVW9A/john+huey.JPG Acknowledgements Photos - John Huey Time Inc honcho John Huey after getting an update on the project at a Sushi restaurant in my neighborhood: John occasionally took such time off from his busy schedule overseeing Time Inc, the magazine behemoth that owns publications like Fortune, People, Sports Illustrated and Time. I had joined SI in 2005 when John Huey and Norm Pearlstine -- the departing chief -- authorized the move despite an official hiring freeze at the magazine. After my first piece, a cover story on Troy Polamalu, John sent me a congratulatory email. Even when I officially left SI a couple years later, and started working on Parcells, Time Inc's boss of bosses remained supportive. Well before leaving his position in late 2012, John considered me still part of the Time Inc. family, introducing me to Time magazine's chief editor so that I could freelance if my intensive schedule allowed. While expressing interest in my project being acquired by Sports Illustrated Books, he predicted that a major publisher would buy it. John -- who had penned Sam Walton's blockbuster autobiography -- read my first chapter and boosted my confidence by remarking that I was off to a strong start. He suggested a question for Bill about his earliest memories in football. Coach's response led to a funny story about his most enjoyable football game as a kid. The anecdote appears on page 5 of Parcells.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409706956136-XBGV4MNITEHFQ947WTKM/apartment.JPG Acknowledgements Photos - Living Room Since I stuck to thanking human beings in the Parcells acknowledgement, I'm using this photo gallery to give a shout-out to my apartment. Environment and even ambience are crucial to writing. And sometimes, the best place to be was at home. Pictured here is my living room, which includes my modest book collection. The bookshelf to the right contains strictly sports books. The one to the left comprises non-sports works. Occasionally, I browsed through my David McCullough collection, which reminded me that I had tons of work to do.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409706986620-BX7S59R7AHA3QC9A91T3/desk+at+west+68th+ST.JPG Acknowledgements Photos - Home Desk Special gratitude goes to my home desk. The file shelf on the far left of the photo contains all sorts of stuff related to the book. No, that antique phone isn't what I would use to dial Bill -- it was for decorative purposes. But the manilla envelope to the lower right of the photo includes the handwritten All-Parcells team. The framed shot on the wall has flowers growing amid rocks, and helped me with writer's block. The powerful message, under the title "Determination," is too small to see here. It says: "Yes, there are obstacles and lots of excuses. Some people get sidetracked, and never make it. Others -- the ones we admire -- get the job done anyway. It's called determination."       https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409706991393-ZACJ444J9NKMQOR4CSA9/working+at+central+park.JPG Acknowledgements Photos - Central Park Office In balmy weather, I often decided to work in one of Central Park's relatively quiet areas. The bench in this picture was a sweet spot between Strawberry Fields and the Central Park Lake. Since I owned a second battery, I could stay on my computer all day long. And an air card provided Internet access, where Wi-Fi didn't exist. To maintain the starving artist image -- and counter the Louis Vuitton bag Alexa had gotten me for my birthday -- I sipped from a 2-liter bottle of Diet 7 Up. I know, I know. Not classy:) In time, some familiar passersby inquired about what I was up to. And every once in a while, they'd ask, "How's the book going?" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409707022554-KEK1M5OMKHED13USN5FM/notebooks+piling+up.JPG Acknowledgements Photos - Notebooks At the start of the project, David Maraniss spent an hour on the phone with me, giving insight into the making of his Vince Lombardi masterpiece. As a first-time author, I was delighted to discover that my dozens upon dozens of notebooks filled with handwriting weren’t such a nutty idea. In fact, the author extraordinaire had organized his material in similar fashion for When Pride Still Mattered. David confirmed that transcribing interviews in longhand was painstaking and time-consuming, yet led to a stronger command of the material. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409707318322-8LGQMV3XNRLCPJOLVZHC/zeke%27s+jhs+graduation.JPG Acknowledgements Photos - Ezekiel Demasio Me and mom at Zeke's junior high school graduation on June 21, 2011: Parcells limited the opportunities for me to spend quality time with my cousin's son, particularly watching his basketball games. But Zeke improved enough to generate college scholarship offers -- not just athletic but academic. And now that Zeke is a senior, I have more time to watch him plays hoops before he takes the college leap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409707388592-SV3S5SM8VON04CYWHKF0/moving+into+kafui%27s.JPG Acknowledgements Photos - Moving To Kafui's Home Somehow, I recreated the organization of my book shelves when I moved from Manhattan to my cousin's home in Westchester.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409707406917-2DMN9ZG18SD7ZVTEA8W2/notebooks+at+kafui%27s.JPG Acknowledgements Photos - Notebooks to Kafui's Home i also somehow recreated the organization of my notebooks in Kafui's home. The net in front of me is part of an electronic basketball game belonging to Zeke. Whenever I searched for a notebook, I couldn't resist taking a few jumpers. And occasionally, I challenged Zeke to shooting contests at the machine, trying to prove to my cousin that I had a few skills back in the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409707083920-37Z5RU3ICT5T4DXWP70P/bubu%27s+birthday+party.jpg Acknowledgements Photos - Bubu Demasio Family: Rhahime Bell, who financed much of Parcells, and my younger brother, Bubu (middle). In this picture, we're celebrating Bubu's birthday at his Harlem apartment. Bubu is an IT expert for the Federal Reserve. When I told him about my plans to create parcellsbook.com, he introduced me to Squarespace, the popular website-building company. So Bubu gets major props for helping me create parcellsbook.com. And Rhahime's brother, Kenyatta Bell, a beverage entrepreneur and real-estate agent, gave a wide range of support.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409707428203-K8HCW1TM5C86R9VLP4PS/alexa+in+dc.jpg Acknowledgements Photos - Visiting Alexa In D.C. Being obsessed with a book poses challenges to a relationship. Another hurdle involves living in a different city from the person you're dating. I visited Alexa in D.C. only once in a blue moon like here when we went to the Smithsonian Museum. Conversely, Alexa would visit me in Manhattan every other week. She inevitably had enough of the rigamarole, and we split up just before I finished the book, and stayed friendly. But I still have to give her props for being supportive while providing some balance in my life for several years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1412495912943-NIJUHVWZANK7T0CFW979/Unknown-1.jpeg Acknowledgements Photos - Crown's production team The manuscript was already several weeks late on June 30, 2014 when I transmitted it to Crown Archetype for the publisher's production team to turn the pages into a book. And within days, we faced another quandary: at roughly 230k words, the material was a good amount longer than planned (200k words). But Bill and I maintained an agreement with Crown -- that few changes beyond copyediting would be made upon submission. So on July 10, Tina Constable sent the material back to me and my editorial team, led by Peter Guzzardi with a challenging assignment: tighten the manuscript in consultation with Bill Parcells by July 18, topping it off at no more than 220k words. At least, the manuscript had already been copyedited, an essential step in processing it. To make the new deadline -- and allow Crown's production team to do its thing -- we needed to break the manuscript into three parts while maintaining our disciplined, intricate system: me tweaking some of Peter's edits before sending them to Bill for any objections; and then having our NFL historian, Dan Daly, vet the material. Since Bill preferred scrutinizing the pages in print rather than on the computer, I rushed to Saratoga Springs to spend the week there. After working around the clock with Bill and my crew, I sent the material to Crown in three chunks. We were all pleased that the manuscript, shortened to roughly 216k words, was even sharper than before. Nevertheless, since it had been sent in piecemeal -- with countless tweaks -- I worried about how Crown's production team would be able to merge it all into one document. Bill had read the manuscript several times before approving it. And too many omissions of the precise revisions might anger him into disowning the project. I expressed my concerns to Jacob Lewis, an editorial director at Crown, who for various reasons became essentially the third person shepherding the book at the publishing house. Considering that the original manuscript had been copyedited, it would be human nature to have some things slip through the cracks. Nonetheless, Jacob chuckled when I pointed this out, showing confidence in his crew despite the challenges we had imposed on it. He predicted that when Bill and I reviewed the galley proofs in about a week, the roughly 540 pages would be virtually a cleaned-up version of what I had sent. As explained in our Behind The Scenes category, the galley proofs show how each page will look in book form while giving authors a final chance to correct any mistakes. When I received the galley proofs and leafed through a good portion of it, I was delighted and pleasantly surprised: It looked like all the revisions by me and my editorial team were had been accounted for, affirming Jacob's expectations. I knew that whenever Bill unleashed his microscope on the galley proofs, he would be equally impressed. The copyeditor, Aja Pollock, had taken the manuscript to a higher level after asking several smart questions, and making dozens of slight yet important changes. Despite knowing a thing or two about the English language, I learned plenty of new stuff from her. For example, "persona non grata" is an adjective -- not a noun as I had used it to describe Charlie Weis in Chapter 22: Bill Parcells booted him from Jets headquarters during the soap-opera involving Bill Belichick's bizarre departure to the Patriots. Aja also enhanced our accuracy, an important contribution since we viewed the book as akin to a historical document. On August 1, 2014, I made another trip to Saratoga Springs -- to combine on the galley proofs with Bill. We faced our own challenge of reading every word within a week. Given the time constraints, I scrutinized the manuscript in my hotel room day and night, breaking only for daily, 30-minute workouts so I wouldn't lose my mind; Bill read at home, even taking time off from attending his beloved Saratoga Race Course. We exchanged several telephone calls before meeting up to confirm any errors. The biggest mistake in the galley proofs belonged to Bill and me: the timeline in the Army chapter -- 3 -- was off by a year. I had placed Bill at West Point in 1966 as Wikipedia states instead of 1967. We didn't catch the gaffe until reading the galley proofs, ideally a stage for spotting only typos and such. Because of a domino effect on the material, the one-year discrepancy required me to reorganize the chapter, imposing yet another inconvenience upon Crown's production team. This oversight gave extra work to Mark Birkey, who I describe in the Parcells Acknowledgements as being "a persnickety and versatile production editor." I could have also added "indefatigable." Mark's talents were crystallized when I sent Crown my captions for the photo insert. I wanted to make them more in-depth than the typical ones. Mark improved on the idea, making several smart changes under a tough deadline. I would be happy to have Mark and Aja participate in my next book. Crown's designer Barbara Sturman helped turn the the photo insert into essentially a collectible. Despite her expertise -- and my status as a rookie author -- she sought my input on the layout, going strictly in chronological order, starting with Bill at age two. Jenni Zellner, an editorial assistant, acted like a pleasant pit bull -- if that's not oxymoronic -- about deadlines and material that the production crew needed. Her silky voice made it impossible to get annoyed at her occasional, ratcheting-up-the-pressure voicemails. For some of the other folks at Crown / Random House who played key roles in the book, you can check out my original Acknowledgements in our Extracts category, or use the "Look Inside" feature to view it in Parcells. My first experience in book publishing was an eye-opener about the difference that these hardworking, talented folks can make in the quality of your product, and ultimately, its success. It's no wonder that Crown Archetype has a reputation for producing so many quality books. https://www.parcellsbook.com/new-album daily 0.75 2023-06-06 https://www.parcellsbook.com/top-10-photos daily 0.75 2016-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409800250905-ESN83R75E1YT9E3VJMGT/baby+pic.jpg Top 10 Photos - Baby "Bill" Duane Charles Parcells at age two. Duane grew to dislike his birth name, deeming it unusual and perhaps feminine. In the eighth grade, he was constantly mistaken for someone named Bill, but he declined to correct anyone. Within a year, only Ida and Charles called their son by his real name. Courtesy of Bill Parcells Note: For more images, click on each photo -- or one of the arrows up top.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409800250905-ESN83R75E1YT9E3VJMGT/baby+pic.jpg Top 10 Photos - Baby "Bill" Duane Charles Parcells at age two. Duane grew to dislike his birth name, deeming it unusual and perhaps feminine. In the eighth grade, he was constantly mistaken for someone named Bill, but he declined to correct anyone. Within a year, only Ida and Charles called their son by his real name. Courtesy of Bill Parcells Note: For more images, click on each photo -- or one of the arrows up top.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409800699288-GLKY7CCJW3Z4O6NGQUWK/032_Parc+_9780385346351_ins_r1.jpg Top 10 Photos - The Hasbrouck Heights Peanuts in 1952 (From left) Danny Astrella, thirteen; George Swede, thirteen; Don Parcells, nine; Duane Parcells; eleven. George’s eight-year-old brother, Jerry, kneels in front of the baseball gang. After a tryout, Duane made the team as a second baseman—his first organized competition. The peewee club had been created in 1950 because Little League hadn’t yet reached Hasbrouck Heights. Courtesy of George Swede https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409800746057-YPFY07W7F9FNSHBFOTU7/033_Parc+_9780385346351_ins_r1.jpg Top 10 Photos - Bill Parcells In Bell Bottoms With His Family The Parcells family—Bill and Judy with daughters Suzy, Jill, and Dallas—outside their new home in Lubbock, Texas, after Bill joined Texas Tech in 1975 as linebackers coach. During his college coaching career, Bill, who once described Lubbock as being “in the middle of nowhere,” would move the family every two years or so for a new job. Courtesy of Judy Parcells https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409801004977-1VA9KF21OH9XDKUHPH2H/009_Parc+_9780385346351_ins_r1.jpg Top 10 Photos - Football Royalty Giants leader Bill Parcells whispers to Steelers legend Chuck Noll, the owner of four Lombardi Trophies, before the 1985 regular-season finale at Giants Stadium. Noll was among several top football minds whom the young Giants head coach would seek out for pointers. Harry Hamburg, New York Daily News Archive, Getty Images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409801241475-OFV2FXF229DTJN7IVDJW/035_Parc+_9780385346351_ins_r1+copy.jpg Top 10 Photos - Short Shorts Three future Hall of Famers chat during Giants training camp in August 1986, decades before the popularity of baggy shorts. Lawrence Taylor stands between head coach Bill Parcells and defensive coordinator Bill Belichick. Jerry Pinkus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409801243412-Y6PAJPLBGMHLLLNIHPOG/010_Parc+_9780385346351_ins_r1.jpg Top 10 Photos - Archrivals In Black and White Archrivals Bill Walsh and Bill Parcells side by side during pregame activities at Giants Stadium on October 5, 1987. On Monday Night Football, Walsh’s 49ers would defeat Parcells’s Giants 41–21. Their high-profile rivalry produced some of the NFL’s most memorable games, occasionally leading to Super Bowl titles. By 2006, roughly three-fourths of NFL head coaches were linked to one man or the other. Michael Zagaris, Getty Images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409801245479-AKFVLIIMNGX0BQ2WQ4OD/019_Parc+_9780385346351_ins_r1.jpg Top 10 Photos - Ready For The Elements In snowy conditions with windchill temperatures of 21 degrees at Mile High Stadium, on December 10, 1989, Parcells guided Big Blue to a 14–7 victory over Denver. During a sit-down with Woody Hayes in early 1978, the Ohio State legend told the then rookie head coach of Air Force, “If you’re gonna play in the Atlantic, you gotta train in the Atlantic!” Several years later, when Parcells joined forces with Giants GM George Young, the pair targeted athletes capable of excelling in inclement weather. John Leyba, Denver Post, Getty Images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409801269712-HJK7P9T59HIIS4HCCPLY/N98361C02-1-1+copy.jpg Top 10 Photos - Leading The Charge Bill Parcells leads his cocksure, charged-up players, including center Kevin Mawae (#68) and special-teams ace Corwin Brown (#44), at the Meadowlands for their 1998 regular-season finale on December 27. Gang Green would trounce Pete Carroll’s Patriots, 31–10, concluding a historic year highlighted by the franchise’s first- ever division title. Only a couple seasons removed from ignominy, the Jets took most of their club-record twelve victories by at least a touchdown, strutting into the playoffs. Thomas E. Franklin, Bergen Record https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409801290679-U2PI6404XUB0FKHYMEFG/011_Parc+_9780385346351_ins_r1.jpg Top 10 Photos - Legendary "Enemies" Enjoy Each Other's Company Two “enemies” embrace and share laughs at the Hall of Fame ceremonies on August 2, 2013, in Canton, Ohio. Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells sat at the same table during the Ray Nitschke Memorial Luncheon and spoke more to each other that day than they had done in decades as NFC East rivals: Parcells’s Giants and Gibbs’s Redskins underwent epic clashes that determined championships and legacies. Parcells explains, “You learn to respect your enemies but execute all traitors, and that’s how I felt about Joe. I always held him in high regard.” Ben Liebenberg, AP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1409801709017-8SF7LYU9AHD7TF532JJ1/043_Parc+_9780385346351_ins_r1.jpg Top 10 Photos - Giant Trophies The only men to have captured Lombardi Trophies as Giants head coaches—Bill Parcells and Tom Coughlin, each of whom won two Super Bowl titles—stand next to their glistening prizes on June 10, 2014, at team headquarters in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Parcells dislikes comparing his disciples but concedes that Coughlin is the most similar to him. The Giants wideouts coach from 1988 to 1990 describes Parcells as the person who taught him far more about football than anyone else: “The best.” Evan Pinkus, AP https://www.parcellsbook.com/galley-proofs daily 0.75 2016-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1415919061130-MWHUAJEII18QK3V4VGVQ/image-asset.jpeg Galley Proofs - Bill's autograph on the title page A galley proof is essentially how each page of the manuscript will look in final form. Also called a galley or page proof, it's used for promotional purposes and designed for review by authors, editors and proofreaders. So the galley proof often employs wide margins to facilitate corrections and notes. This late stage of the process allows the author a final opportunity to check for errors. In early August of 2014, Bill and I spent almost a week combining on the 544-page galley proof in Saratoga Springs. After the conclusion of the intensive period, I requested Bill's autograph on the title page. I pointed out that he would end up signing plenty of books -- and only one manuscript. Obliging me, he did a neat thing: Coach used his birth name -- Duane Charles Parcells -- putting "Bill" in parenthesis. For almost all his autographs, Coach scribbles down his famous name. Conversely, he signs his real one on contracts, and just a few items. Bill initially wrote on the title page of the galley proof: "A test of my integrity." I asked him to explain his comment. So he added a dash mark: "This was a hard undertaking." Note: For one more example involving the galley proofs, click on the above image or on one of the arrows up top.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1415919061130-MWHUAJEII18QK3V4VGVQ/image-asset.jpeg Galley Proofs - Bill's autograph on the title page A galley proof is essentially how each page of the manuscript will look in final form. Also called a galley or page proof, it's used for promotional purposes and designed for review by authors, editors and proofreaders. So the galley proof often employs wide margins to facilitate corrections and notes. This late stage of the process allows the author a final opportunity to check for errors. In early August of 2014, Bill and I spent almost a week combining on the 544-page galley proof in Saratoga Springs. After the conclusion of the intensive period, I requested Bill's autograph on the title page. I pointed out that he would end up signing plenty of books -- and only one manuscript. Obliging me, he did a neat thing: Coach used his birth name -- Duane Charles Parcells -- putting "Bill" in parenthesis. For almost all his autographs, Coach scribbles down his famous name. Conversely, he signs his real one on contracts, and just a few items. Bill initially wrote on the title page of the galley proof: "A test of my integrity." I asked him to explain his comment. So he added a dash mark: "This was a hard undertaking." Note: For one more example involving the galley proofs, click on the above image or on one of the arrows up top.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1415919165916-ETBN2KDVTLE3VTQKV22T/bill%27s+unsung+opponents.jpg Galley Proofs - Late addition to Bill's Unsung Opponents As we were scrutinizing the galley proofs, Bill said to me, "You forgot to put Roy Green on my 'Unsung Opponents.'" Translation: Bill caught his oversight of the ex-wideout while examining the compilation of underrated players who he had coached against. So I marked up page 517 -- the first of two pages in the book covering Bill's Unsung Opponents. Among several pithy summaries, Bill's quote on the former Cardinal and Eagle was the longest: "He came into the league as a nickelback, and moved to wide receiver. Blazing fast. He kept me up at night for about eight years."   https://www.parcellsbook.com/new-gallery daily 0.75 2019-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1415919004778-0VGS8ODF4TC1UD2CFSH5/image-asset.jpeg The Process - Ira Berkow's critique Some people questioned the sanity of working on the project for almost five years before seeking a publisher. Bill once said half-jokingly, "What if no one wants to buy the book?" Ha! My confidence stemmed from folks like the writer Ira Berkow who would occasionally read material, and provide candid feedback. I had first met Ira in 1995, when I was hired by the New York Times's sports department as a clerk, kind of a reporter-trainee. The renowned sports columnist obliged my request for writing pointers; and we occasionally discussed my articles at his favorite restaurants. Lucky me! The great Ira Berkow has penned 18 books, and won a Pulitzer Prize for one of his Times articles. Before retiring in February 2007, he was considered one of the best feature writers on the planet. In March of 2010, I sent Ira material on the first two topics I had tackled for the book: Bill's childhood and his relationship with Leon Hess. Within a couple days, Ira telephoned me to compliment the material in general while making some persnickety editing suggestions. Two years later, I attempted to hire Ira as my freelance editor for the role that inevitably went to Peter Guzzardi (after a sharp stint by Jamie Malanowski). Ira, still flourishing as a septuagenarian, was too immersed in his own projects. (He's currently working on turning Bill Madden's biography on George Steinbrenner into a play.) Despite declining my offer, Ira was willing to keep reading the material, and even lightly editing it gratis. In February of 2012, he read chapters on Bill's football sabbatical (Chapter 5) and heart surgery (Chapter 14). Ira sent them back to me with a detailed critique that included the above letter produced via typewriter. (As you can see, Ira's typewriter ribbon was in its final days.) I promptly Fedexed the letter to Bill, who had been friends with another great Times columnist, Dave Anderson, but also held Ira in high regard. With the positive feedback from the master, I knew that Bill and I were on our way! Note: For more cool images related to the process, click on the above shot, or on one of the arrows up top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1415919004778-0VGS8ODF4TC1UD2CFSH5/image-asset.jpeg The Process - Ira Berkow's critique Some people questioned the sanity of working on the project for almost five years before seeking a publisher. Bill once said half-jokingly, "What if no one wants to buy the book?" Ha! My confidence stemmed from folks like the writer Ira Berkow who would occasionally read material, and provide candid feedback. I had first met Ira in 1995, when I was hired by the New York Times's sports department as a clerk, kind of a reporter-trainee. The renowned sports columnist obliged my request for writing pointers; and we occasionally discussed my articles at his favorite restaurants. Lucky me! The great Ira Berkow has penned 18 books, and won a Pulitzer Prize for one of his Times articles. Before retiring in February 2007, he was considered one of the best feature writers on the planet. In March of 2010, I sent Ira material on the first two topics I had tackled for the book: Bill's childhood and his relationship with Leon Hess. Within a couple days, Ira telephoned me to compliment the material in general while making some persnickety editing suggestions. Two years later, I attempted to hire Ira as my freelance editor for the role that inevitably went to Peter Guzzardi (after a sharp stint by Jamie Malanowski). Ira, still flourishing as a septuagenarian, was too immersed in his own projects. (He's currently working on turning Bill Madden's biography on George Steinbrenner into a play.) Despite declining my offer, Ira was willing to keep reading the material, and even lightly editing it gratis. In February of 2012, he read chapters on Bill's football sabbatical (Chapter 5) and heart surgery (Chapter 14). Ira sent them back to me with a detailed critique that included the above letter produced via typewriter. (As you can see, Ira's typewriter ribbon was in its final days.) I promptly Fedexed the letter to Bill, who had been friends with another great Times columnist, Dave Anderson, but also held Ira in high regard. With the positive feedback from the master, I knew that Bill and I were on our way! Note: For more cool images related to the process, click on the above shot, or on one of the arrows up top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1415919287880-9T6S4BJYF86SNQHG54YN/all-bp+defense.jpg The Process - The All-Parcells Defense (in Bill's handwriting) Early during the project, I requested that Bill jot down the best players he's ever coached, so that the book would include an All-Parcells team. Bill reacted with disinterest; there were too many so-called Parcells Guys who had helped turn him into a legend. And although Coach used to mercilessly cut players, he was sensitive about leaving some of them off his official compilation. Instead of giving up, I subsequently asked Bill to make a list of up to three players at each position, starting with the top one he ever coached. He was still reluctant. Months and then years passed without any follow-through, causing me to think that the idea was futile. But in July of 2010, I noticed that Football Outsiders, the respected pigskin website, had compiled "The Bill Parcells All-Stars." Aaron Schatz, the creator of the online publication that focuses on advanced statistical analysis, selected five "skill players" on offense; a front seven for Bill's 3-4 defenses, a starting defensive backfield and three players for the key special-team spots. Feeling that Aaron had done a terrific job, I printed out the web page and mailed it to Bill. During our next interview session, I asked the Big Tuna for his thoughts on "The Bill Parcells All-Stars." To my surprise, he wasn't so impressed. Nonetheless, the Football Outsiders's compilation may have nudged him to set the record straight. About one year later, in late June 2010, Bill suddenly mailed his official All-Parcells team to me, handwritten on loose-leaf sheets, using a black felt-tip pen. He naturally started with defense. Three defensive players on the Football Outsiders's compilation conspicuously failed to make Bill's cut: defensive end Hugh Douglas (of Coach's 1997 Jets), cornerback Mark Haynes (1983 to 1985 Giants) and inside linebacker Ted Johnson (1995 to 1996 Patriots). Even so, Bill's roundup of outside linebackers evinced the difficulty of the task. He was supposed to max out at six players since his scheme placed two at a time on the gridiron. But look closely at this original list. You can see that under Bill's official group of inside linebackers, he added a seventh player: Mo Lewis, his ex-Jets star; and wrote in parenthesis: "Too many good ones."   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1415919338284-IMZ0YDN1KSOQ0LD62UYO/all-bp+offense.jpg The Process - The All-Parcells Offense (in Bill's handwriting) After receiving Bill's All-Parcells team in June 2010, I called him to confirm, and almost blew it by poking fun of his penmanship. Bill turned silent, apparently peeved at my comment. So I quickly changed the subject. Anyone familiar with Coach's teams will be able to decipher the names. And of course, purchasing the book will give you the official, typeset lists. Wideout Terrell Owens who played for Bill's 2006 Cowboys marks the most glaring omission from The All-Parcells Offense. The Tuna also left off three players who had made "The Bill Parcells All-Stars" published by Football Outsiders: guard Larry Allen (2003 to 2005 Cowboys), fullback Richie Anderson (1997 to 1999 Jets; 2003 to 2004 Cowboys) and guard Marco Rivera (2005 to 2006 Cowboys). While Bill and I were going over the galley proofs in early August, he uttered one of his occasional remarks creating a pickle: "Do we really have to include this All-Parcells team?" Ugh! I reminded Bill that we were at the final stage of the process: searching for errors in the manuscript, not revamping the vision of the book. To my relief, Coach replied, "Okay."   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1415919372374-DK4OEE8NNZ4EZJEETERE/bp+all-opponents.jpg The Process - All-Parcells Opponents (in Bill's handwriting) For space considerations, the All-Parcells Opponents, based on this looseleaf version by Bill, were left out of the book. The typewritten list can be found in our "Exclusive Material" section. To transport back there, click here.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1415919396838-6OT8AA0L6COHJAZBT38H/BP%27s+unsung+team.jpg The Process - Bill's raw "Unsung Opponents" This marks the first of three looseleaf sheets that Bill used for his "Unsung Opponents" -- the most underrated players he's coached against, and a brief remark about each guy. For the book, I alphabetized the compilation while confirming the teams. Given Bill's preternatural memory, my main chore involved merely finding out the years per team for each player. Bill essentially made a last-minute addition to the galley proofs. For an explanation of the publishing term, you can jump to the first page of our "Galley Proofs" section. Or to see the way that we literally amended Bill's compilation during the late stage of the process, click here.   https://www.parcellsbook.com/nunyodemasio daily 0.75 2017-03-27 https://www.parcellsbook.com/home2-1 daily 1.0 2024-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1529699395453-OVOVTMKM3YXDV32ZHYR7/army.jpg Home THROWBACK: West Point, NY. 1967: Bill Parcells and Norman Schwarzkopf versus Arthur Ashe and Bobby Knight in pick-up basketball. Make 'em, take 'em for 10 buckets. The future Coach K witnessed it all. What a sight! Watch this video Q&A of David Stern to learn more about the legendary hoop games as detailed in the Parcells book. https://www.parcellsbook.com/bills-favorite-chapter daily 0.75 2016-08-01 https://www.parcellsbook.com/interviewees daily 0.75 2019-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1414109474896-7B439VRKRJ2CFWHMI8P9/image-asset.jpeg Interviewees I interviewed approximately 40 people face to face: Early during the project, in July of 2009, Romeo Crennel and I met for lunch at a Manhattan restaurant in Greenwich Village. Romeo provided tremendous insight into Bill, including his ex-boss's strange habit of putting a pebble in his right shoe before practices to maintain his crabbiness. https://www.parcellsbook.com/bibliography daily 0.75 2019-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1414211107119-DRY8BJGQKSKVAEWOG7MW/image-asset.jpeg Bibliography https://www.parcellsbook.com/sean-taylor-1 daily 0.75 2014-10-13 https://www.parcellsbook.com/all-parcells-opponents daily 0.75 2014-11-16 https://www.parcellsbook.com/original-cover-image daily 0.75 2014-12-02 https://www.parcellsbook.com/nunyos-favorite-chapter-2 daily 0.75 2014-11-13 https://www.parcellsbook.com/authors daily 0.75 2019-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1411158748861-YT3SEFDSES9Q3655U9MK/billsbackyard.jpg Authors At Bill's backyard in Saratoga Springs early in the project. I never got to take a dip in his heated pool, but the location was a great spot for a couple of the Q&As. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1410818748355-5KMC5P5J988VZBTZAKQZ/billandnunyo.jpg Authors Bill and I posing after a 2011 interview session at a restaurant in Saratoga Springs, NY. We sometimes met at Bill's home in the small, upstate city known for its horse racing, but through late 2014, the Q&As also occurred in locales as disparate as Florida and New Jersey. https://www.parcellsbook.com/magazines-newspapers-and-online-articles daily 0.75 2016-01-04 https://www.parcellsbook.com/dvd-videos daily 0.75 2015-01-05 https://www.parcellsbook.com/website-resources daily 0.75 2014-10-23 https://www.parcellsbook.com/parcells-acknowledgements-1 daily 0.75 2016-01-04 https://www.parcellsbook.com/new-page-2 daily 0.75 2016-01-06 https://www.parcellsbook.com/book-reviews daily 0.75 2016-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1412694369457-9SKHCNZEW3CN0GC5VRX7/image-asset.jpeg Reviews https://www.parcellsbook.com/news daily 0.75 2016-08-13 https://www.parcellsbook.com/contacts daily 0.75 2019-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1411506057276-FQYRE0NGJ9TI9GD5FRDN/image-asset.jpeg Contacts https://www.parcellsbook.com/book-proposal daily 0.75 2014-11-17 https://www.parcellsbook.com/parcells-tweets daily 0.75 2015-01-04 https://www.parcellsbook.com/sports-illustrated-excerpt daily 0.75 2019-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1414955942025-87PT2S335QJBL0D8AWCP/image-asset.jpeg Sports Illustrated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1414286508630-RJ8X8QSQ3V8F51Z8H38M/image-asset.jpeg Sports Illustrated SI's excerpt involving the Jets provides an opportunity to highlight one of my favorite photos in the book: Big Bill leads his cocksure, charged-up players, including center Kevin Mawae (#68) and special-teams ace Corwin Brown (#44), at the Meadowlands for their 1998 regular-season finale on December 27. Gang Green would trounce Pete Carroll’s Patriots, 31-10, concluding a historic year highlighted by the franchise’s first division title. Only a couple seasons removed from ignominy, the Jets took most of their club-record twelve victories by at least a touchdown, and strutted into the playoffs. Nevertheless, Bill Parcells, a so-called master motivator, relentlessly kept his players on edge. Gang Green defeated Tom Coughlin’s Jaguars, 34-24, for its first postseason victory in 12 years before losing in the AFC Championship, 23-10, at Denver. This photo captures Bill's leadership and determination and perhaps even the galvanizing gifts that had enabled him to transform multiple franchises. Thomas E. Franklin, Bergen Record https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1414286218602-LZUWMJQLDKCOYJAWP2DW/image-asset.jpeg Sports Illustrated https://www.parcellsbook.com/parcellsisms-1 daily 0.75 2019-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1410926938731-BBNUKM382BPI4MRNXF6B/parcellismsonflap.jpg Parcellsisms https://www.parcellsbook.com/original-cover-image-1 daily 0.75 2014-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54026581e4b0cf67d96b53fb/1410822060307-4L3GBQK6YOPF0UY4KY70/originalcover Original Cover Image