"Parcells: A Football Life"

The book includes the "All-Parcells" team and Bill's "Unsung Opponents." To avoid cluttering Coach's book with compilations, we instead decided on using this website for the "All-Parcells Opponents" -- the best players he's ever coached against. The name of each athlete who made the cut is linked to the person's Wikipedia page. You can find Bill's handwritten lists in our "Behind The Scenes" category, and its section on "The Process." Or if you prefer, jump ahead to this roundup's original version.

THE ALL-PARCELLS OPPONENTS

OFFENSE

QUARTERBACKS

JOE MONTANA, San Francisco 49ers (1979-1992), Kansas City Chiefs (1993-1994)

JOHN ELWAY, Denver Broncos (1983-1998)

TOM BRADY, New England Patriots (2000-present)

OFFENSIVE TACKLES

ANTHONY MUNOZ, Cincinnati Bengals (1980-1992)

JACKIE SLATER, Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams (1976-1995)

JIMBO COVERT, Chicago Bears (1983-1990)

GUARDS

RUSS GRIMM, Washington Redskins (1981-1991)

MIKE MUNCHAK, Houston Oilers (1982-1993)

BRUCE MATTHEWS, Houston Oilers / Tennessee Titans / Tennessee Titans (1983-2001)

CENTERS

DWIGHT STEPHENSON, Miami Dolphins (1980-1987)

MIKE WEBSTER, Pittsburgh Steelers (1974-1988), Kansas City Chiefs (1989-1990)

KENT HULL, Buffalo Bills (1986-1996)

RUNNING BACKS

EARL CAMPBELL, Houston Oilers (1978-1984), New Orleans Saints (1984-1985)

BARRY SANDERS, Detroit Lions (1989-1998)

TONY DORSETT, Dallas Cowboys (1977-1987), Denver Broncos (1988)

WALTER PAYTON, Chicago Bears (1975-1987)

TIGHT ENDS

KELLEN WINSLOW SR., San Diego Chargers (1979-1987)

JIMMIE GILES, Houston Oilers (1977), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1978-1986), Detroit Lions (1986-1987), Philadelphia Eagles (1987-1989)

WIDE RECEIVERS

JERRY RICE, San Francisco 49ers (1985-2000), Oakland Raiders (2001-2004), Seattle Seahawks (2004)

ROY GREEN, St. Louis / Phoenix Cardinals (1979-1990), Philadelphia Eagles (1991-1992)

JAMES LOFTON, Green Bay Packers (1978-1986), Los Angeles Raiders (1987-1988), Buffalo Bills (1989-1992), Los Angeles Rams (1993), Philadelphia Eagles (1993)

 

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE ENDS

REGGIE WHITE, Philadelphia Eagles (1985-1992), Green Bay Packers (1993-1998), Carolina Panthers (2000)

RICHARD DENT, Chicago Bears (1983-1993), San Francisco 49ers (1994), Indianapolis Colts (1996), Philadelphia Eagles (1997)

DWIGHT FREENEY, Indianapolis Colts (2002-2012), San Diego Chargers (2013-present)

DEFENSIVE TACKLES

RANDY WHITE, Dallas Cowboys (1975-1988)

DAN HAMPTON, Chicago Bears (1979-1990)

JOHN RANDLE, Minnesota Vikings (1990-2000), Seattle Seahawks (2001-2003)

NOSE TACKLES

HENRY THOMAS, Minnesota Vikings (1987-1994), Detroit Lions (1995-1996), New England Patriots (1997-2000)

TED WASHINGTON, San Francisco 49ers (1991-1993), Denver Broncos (1994), Buffalo Bills (1995-2000), Chicago Bears (2001-2002), New England Patriots (2003), Oakland Raiders (2004-2005), Cleveland Browns (2006-2007)

MICHAEL CARTER, San Francisco 49ers (1984-1992)

MIDDLE LINEBACKERS

MIKE SINGLETARY, Chicago Bears  (1981-1992)

RAY LEWIS, Baltimore Ravens (1996-2012)

SETH JOYNER, Philadelphia Eagles (1986-1993), Arizona Cardinals (1994-1996), Green Bay Packers (1997), Denver Broncos (1998)

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS

ANDRE TIPPETT, New England Patriots (1982-1993)

TED HENDRICKS, Baltimore Colts (1969-1973), Green Bay Packers (1974), Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders (1975-1983)

RICKEY JACKSON, New Orleans Saints (1981-1993), San Francisco 49ers (1994-1995)

SAFETIES

KENNY EASLEY, Seattle Seahawks (1981-1987)

RONNIE LOTT, San Francisco 49ers (1981-1990), Los Angeles Raiders (1991-1992), New York Jets (1993-1994)

STACEY TORAN, Los Angeles Raiders  (1984-1988)

CORNERBACKS

DARRELL GREEN, Washington Redskins (1983-2002)

LESTER HAYES, Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders (1977-1986)

ALBERT LEWIS, Kansas City Chiefs (1983-1993), Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders  (1994-1998)

PLACE KICKER

MORTEN ANDERSON, New Orleans Saints (1982-1994), Atlanta Falcons (1995-2000), New York Giants (2001), Kansas City Chiefs (2002-2003), Minnesota Vikings (2004), Falcons (2006-2007)

PUNTER

REGGIE ROBY, Miami Dolphins (1983-1992), Washington Redskins (1993-1994), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995) Houston Oilers / Tennessee Titans (1996-1997), San Francisco 49ers (1998)