Former Redskin Jack Pardee Terminally Ill

[budw38]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

That Cowboys loss may have saved his job and changed the direction of the franchise.

Interesting article about his firing. I had no idea Dan Reeves was a possible HC. candidate here

WashingtonPost.com: Pardee Fired by Redskins

Very sad to hear, Always liked Pardee . Member of the Over The Hill Gang . I actually remember the possible coaches , me being Mr. know it all back then , did not want Reeves ..... or " pass happy Gibbs " . Wishing the best for Coach Pardee and his family.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by budw38

Very sad to hear, Always liked Pardee . Member of the Over The Hill Gang . I actually remember the possible coaches , me being Mr. know it all back then , did not want Reeves ..... or " pass happy Gibbs " . Wishing the best for Coach Pardee and his family.

There had to be a lot of backlash against a former Cowboy in Reeves possibly being the Redskins HC. No?

[calia]

Sad to hear. But I will say, the article had one thing that leapt off the page to me: "Pardee's firing came 15 days after the Redskins finished the season with a 6-10 record, the team's worst in 17 years. Pardee was 24-24 in three years as the Redskin head coach."

6-10 was the worst in 17 years (in 1981). Whoa. I have been a fan since about 1974, and I have always been nostalgic about my early years as a fan. And now I recall why.

[Leader In Sports]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

There had to be a lot of backlash against a former Cowboy in Reeves possibly being the Redskins HC. No?

Norv Turner

I had not heard about this until reading it online the same day as this thread started. I emailed the link to several of his long term teammates who were unaware of his illness until then.

[budw38]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

There had to be a lot of backlash against a former Cowboy in Reeves possibly being the Redskins HC. No?

I do remember many not wanting a " cowboy " to coach the B & G . I was only 14 at the time , so I can't recall many details . We got the right guy , J Gibbs was much better than I would have believed !!