Dennis Goehring
David Klinger
Texas A&M Football
Jack Pardee: Remembering legendary coach, man of character
Key quotes from Dennis Goehring interview:
"The first time you meet him you know he's a good guy.""He is a guy that you really respected, you liked, and you'd do anything for."
"Nobody has ever had an unkind word for Jack Pardee."
"He was a great fullback and linebacker."
"I think he derived a lot of his concepts, ideas, and formations from the old six man days."
"For a linebacker he was pretty innovated. I thought that was the key to his success."
"He is the only coach in America that was Coach-of-the Year in three different leagues."
"Everything he got involved in he was proud of."
"He was proud of his days at Texas A&M."
"Jack always believed in motivating people by conversation and not beating up on them."
"He was a great family man and a devout christian."
Key quotes from David Klingler interview:
"I got to know Jack better than most...talk about a calm and gentle man of very few words."
"When he walked in the room, the room changed. [He was] just a man of impeccable character."
"I am who I am because of who Jack Pardee was."
"There are not enough words to describe the quality of character [Jack had]."
"He was a guy who had every reason to be prideful and boastful... but never once did you hear him say anything like that."
"I do recognize how much coaches can change a kids life. I know that because Jack did that for me."
"He never wanted to talk about his successes. He wanted to talk about how you were doing."
"Jack Pardee will be sorely missed. He was a great Christian man and an example of how we all want to live."
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