Beneath Bill Parcells’ gruff exterior there exists a teddy bear.
” Friday morning, with Jerry Recco and Joe Benigno filling in, and spoke about how Parcells has been a financial lifeline of last resort for upwards of 20 of his former players.
“People are going to find out how Bill Parcells has made this transition from a guy who had love-hate relationships with his players to the patriarch of that ’86 team, now that Wellington Mara has been gone for awhile and Bill has had his 82nd birthday recently,” Myers said.“It’s just incredibly generous what he’s done with these guys. Bill has loaned out $4 million to 20 players that played for him, who come to him in this financial crisis.
“I don’t think I know of any other coach who sits down and writes checks to his former players who are really in financial need. It’s really a cool story.” For his book, Myers interviewed a wide range of figures including Parcells, Bill Belichick, Lawrence Taylor, Mark Bavaro, Carl Banks and Phil Simms.
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