Post by JohnM on Sept 1, 2023 12:32:09 GMT -5
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Bill Parcells has lent millions to former Giants players in ‘financial crisis’:
Longtime New York area sports scribe Gary Myers has a book coming out about the Super Bowl champion 1986 Giants, entitled “Once a Giant: A Story of Victory, Tragedy, and Life After Football“.
Myers went on WFAN’s “Boomer & Gio” Friday morning, with Jerry Recco and Joe Benigno filling in, and spoke about how Parcells has been a financial lifeline of last resort for upwards of 20 of his former players.
“People are going to find out how Bill Parcells has made this transition from a guy who had love-hate relationships with his players to the patriarch of that ’86 team, now that Wellington Mara has been gone for awhile and Bill has had his 82nd birthday recently,” Myers said.
Myers continued with specific magnanimous figures on the part of Parcells.
“It’s just incredibly generous what he’s done with these guys. Bill has loaned out $4 million to 20 players that played for him, who come to him in this financial crisis. Bill knows when they come to him it’s a last resort,” Myers said.
“I said to him, ‘Bill, you know, $4 million, you don’t expect anybody to pay you back. Why are you doing that?’
“And he said, ‘These guys have sacrificed so much for me with their bodies and their commitment.'”
Myers explained that Parcells has established something of a fund to help out the people who have stayed close to him.
“He’s put away money he needs for the rest of his life, he’s given money to his kids, and what he has left he’s designated to help those close to him who need it. I think it’s unprecedented,” Myers said.
“I don’t think I know of any other coach who sits down and writes checks to his former players who are really in financial need. It’s really a cool story.”
For his book, Myers interviewed a wide range of figures including Parcells, Bill Belichick, Lawrence Taylor, Mark Bavaro, Carl Banks and Phil Simms.
Bill Parcells has lent millions to former Giants players in ‘financial crisis’:
Longtime New York area sports scribe Gary Myers has a book coming out about the Super Bowl champion 1986 Giants, entitled “Once a Giant: A Story of Victory, Tragedy, and Life After Football“.
Myers went on WFAN’s “Boomer & Gio” Friday morning, with Jerry Recco and Joe Benigno filling in, and spoke about how Parcells has been a financial lifeline of last resort for upwards of 20 of his former players.
“People are going to find out how Bill Parcells has made this transition from a guy who had love-hate relationships with his players to the patriarch of that ’86 team, now that Wellington Mara has been gone for awhile and Bill has had his 82nd birthday recently,” Myers said.
Myers continued with specific magnanimous figures on the part of Parcells.
“It’s just incredibly generous what he’s done with these guys. Bill has loaned out $4 million to 20 players that played for him, who come to him in this financial crisis. Bill knows when they come to him it’s a last resort,” Myers said.
“I said to him, ‘Bill, you know, $4 million, you don’t expect anybody to pay you back. Why are you doing that?’
“And he said, ‘These guys have sacrificed so much for me with their bodies and their commitment.'”
Myers explained that Parcells has established something of a fund to help out the people who have stayed close to him.
“He’s put away money he needs for the rest of his life, he’s given money to his kids, and what he has left he’s designated to help those close to him who need it. I think it’s unprecedented,” Myers said.
“I don’t think I know of any other coach who sits down and writes checks to his former players who are really in financial need. It’s really a cool story.”
For his book, Myers interviewed a wide range of figures including Parcells, Bill Belichick, Lawrence Taylor, Mark Bavaro, Carl Banks and Phil Simms.