Jack Pardee: NFL Coach of the Year and Member of the Four Horsemen Dies

Jack Pardee was an American football linebacker and coach. Born on April 19, 1936, in Exira, Iowa, he played at Texas A&M for Bear Bryant.

He was an All-American in 1956 and a Pro Bowl linebacker for the Rams and Redskins. As a coach he won the AP NFL Coach of the Year award in 1979 with the Washington Redskins. He is the only coach to lead teams in college football, the NFL, USFL, WFL and CFL.

He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986. Pardee died of cancer in Centennial, Colorado, on April 1, 2013, at age 76.

Achievements: NFL Coach of the Year (1979), College Football Hall of Fame (1986).

Birth: April 19, 1936 - Exira, Iowa.

Profession: Football player and coach.

Interesting Facts: He played with Bear Bryant's Junction Boys.