RAY PERKINS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Former Giants head coach Ray Perkins thinks Tom Coughlin has another 15, 20 years in him
Ray Perkins told the New York Post that he thinks “Tom Coughlin’s got another 15, 20 years in him,’’
The 70-year-old Perkins recently took on a new job as a head coach at a junior college, Jones County Junior College, and he himself wants to stay on the job for 20 years.
The audience laughed but he was serious, adding “He does. He works out, he takes care of himself...
Former 'Bama coach Perkins back on sidelines
ELLISVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Ray Perkins leans back in his chair, enthusiastically talking football in his Mississippi office at tiny Jones County Junior College.
A pair of palm trees stands in the heat outside -- a dead giveaway that this is a long way from Giants Stadium and the bright lights of the NFL. But for the 70-year-old Perkins, it's football paradise.
"It fits...
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July 03, 2012
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Perkins back on the sidelines at Mississippi JUCO
Ray Perkins leans back in his chair, enthusiastically talking football in his Mississippi office at tiny Jones County Junior College.
It certainly isn't Giants Stadium and the bright lights of the NFL. But for the 70-year-old Perkins, it's football paradise.
Perkins led the New York Giants from 1979 to 1982, the Alabama Crimson Tide from 1983 to '86 and the Tampa Bay...
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July 02, 2012
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Former Patriots head coach Ron Erhardt Passes Away at 80
Ron Erhardt, head coach of the New England Patriots from 1979-81, has passed away just three weeks after his 80th birthday.
Erhardt took over the Patriots after Chuck Fairbanks fled for Colorado following the 1978 home playoff loss to Houston.
In his first two seasons the team was a combined 19-13 and the 1980 team scored a then franchise record 441 points (not broken until 2007...
Ex-Giants coordinator Erhardt dies
Former New York Giants offensive coordinator Ron Erhardt has died at the age of 80.
The NFL team said the offensive architect of its first two Super Bowl titles died in Boca Raton, Fla., on Wednesday morning.
A former NFL head coach with New England, Erhardt worked for the Giants from 1982-91. He was hired by Ray Perkins and retained by Bill Parcells after Perkins left that season...
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March 21, 2012
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Former Giants offensive coordinator Erhardt dies
Former New York Giants offensive coordinator Ron Erhardt has died at the age of 80.
The NFL team said the offensive architect of its first two Super Bowl titles died in Boca Raton, Fla., on Wednesday morning.
A former NFL head coach with New England, Erhardt worked for the Giants from 1982-91. He was hired by Ray Perkins and retained by Bill Parcells after Perkins left that season...
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March 21, 2012
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Why Joe Paterno's Shoes Will Never Be Filled at Penn State
Ray Perkins can relate to what Penn State's Bill O'Brien is going through.
Not too long after Perkins took over as Alabama's head coach in 1983, legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant died.
Perkins went 32-15-1 in four seasons, but he was never able to get out of the shadow of Bryant. No one ever wants to replace a legend.
Now O'Brien is faced with taking...
30 years of 49ers-Giants playoff games
Jan. 3, 1982 Divisional playoff at Candlestick Park 49ers 38, Giants 24 Before The Catch, and their first Super Bowl victory, the 49ers needed to beat the Giants of coach Ray Perkins and quarterback Scott Brunner. (No...
NINE LOSSES IN A ROW! 48-16 may have sealed Morris' fate
Ray Perkins wore out his players in August summers with three-a-day training camps, by the time the Bucs were in September they were in mid-season form. By Novemember they were dead, and the Bucs defense would collapse. But at least they had an excuse. Not even the 1986 Bucs gave up 48 points twice in the same season. When you give up that many points, its not as simple as a ONE...
For Tampa Bay Buccaneers, It's the END OF DAYS
One sure sign the world could be coming to an end soon: Kregg Lumpkin caught the ball and got positive yards after the catch and achieved a first down by fighting for yardage. Somewhere, a group of Bucs fans is disputing the visual evidence. Some Bucs will be fired, because some Bucs quit. Michael Spurlock did his best "For Who? For What" impersonations. Hall of famer...
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