Bill Parcels had a .500 record in his four years with the Patriots, bringing the team to the Super Bowl in 1996. But he also had success before and after his Patriot days. Take a look through at the career of this Hall of Famer.

Parcells played football at Wichita State University, graduating in 1964. He became head coach of Air Force Academy in 1978. In 1980, Parcells joined the coaching staff of the New England Patriots as a linebackers coach. He went to the New York Giants as an assistant the following season.

Parcells became the head coach of the New York Giants in 1983. With Bill Belichick as his defensive coordinator, Parcells led the Giants to two Super Bowl championships, the first coming in 1986.

Bill Parcells held up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning his second Super Bowl with the Giants on January 25, 1990.

Parcells retired to the broadcast booth because of a heart condition, but after two years away from the league, he returned as the head coach of the Patriots in 1993.

With first-round draft pick Drew Bledsoe (left) at quarterback, Parcells led the Patriots to a 10-6 record in his second year. The coach led New England to the Super Bowl in 1996, where the Patriots lost to the Green Bay Packers, 35-21.

Parcells left New England shortly thereafter over disagreements with ownership on the amount of control he had over the team. His famous line upon departure: “If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.”

Parcells was done with New England, but his contract prevented him from working anywhere else. To work around the contract, the Jets hired Parcells’s assistant, Bill Belichick, as their coach, and hired Parcells in an advisory role. The Patriots threatened legal action, and NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue brokered a deal between the sides. Parcells became coach of the Jets, while Belichick’s history with the Patriots is now legendary.

Parcells turned the Jets around, getting them to 12-4 in his second year. However, Super Bowl expectations in 1999 were unfulfilled when quarterback Vinny Testaverde ruptured his achilles tendon.

After retiring for the second time, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones (left) welcomed Parcells as his new head coach on Jan. 2, 2003.

Bill Parcells and Drew Bledsoe were reunited in the 2005 season. Parcells coached four seasons in Dallas, leading them to a 34-32 record. He was 0-4 in the postseason.

Parcells went on to become the Dolphins executive vice president of football operations in 2007 and helped construct a team that went from 1-15 in 2007 to 11-5 in 2008, but didn’t find much other success in Miami. He stepped away from the front office to become a consultant in 2010.