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Joe Gibbs coached at FSU under Bill Peterson in 67-68
So did Bill Parcells
Bill Parcells had a huge recruiting blunder while he was at FSU. Jack Youngblood was from Jefferson County, right next to Tallahassee. He wanted to play at FSU. Parcells went out to see Jack. Met with him and went back and told Peterson that Jack was a big boy, but "his arms were too short".
The turds were his only offer, so he went there. He went on to be an All American at UF, first round draft pick, and an NFL Hall of Famer, among many other accomplishments. Could have been a legend at FSU, if not for Parcells. Jack and Bill even joked about it at Parcells NFL HOF induction.
The list of future HC that Peterson hired and mentored is astounding. The last 3 listed here coached with him at Rice; all the rest coached at FSU.
Bobby Bowden
Don James
Bill Crutchfield
Vince Gibson
Al Conover
Gene McDowell
Joe Avezzano
Y.C McNew
John Coatta
Joe Gibbs
Dan Henning
Bill Parcells
Ken Meyer
Kay Stephenson
Bobby Ross
Coach Peterson's accomplishments are dramatically "underrated" in the modern history of college ball. He helped revolutionize the "passing game" in college football while running a balanced attack". And his coaching football tree is a "who's who" of now recognized Coaching Giants.
Gibbs is credited for creation of the H back position - in direct response to Lawrence Taylor.
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