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Larry Pasquale
Larry
Pasquale is in his seventh season with the YES Network, bringing 39 years of
coaching experience to the network's flagship football programs, "This Week
In Football." Pasquale's "Coach's Class" segment
and weekly Jets and Giants game plans also appear on YESNetwork.com.
Pasquale began his broadcasting career as an analyst for the New York Jets
on MSG Radio, but before moving behind the mike, he was one of the most respected
special teams coaches in the NFL. He was named Special Teams Coach of the Year
in 1990, and was nominated for the award again in 1995 and '97.
Pasquale coached the St. Louis Rams' special teams in 2000, helping lead the Super Bowl champions to their second consecutive playoff appearance. That season, Rams kicker Jeff Wilkins didn't miss a field goal or extra point, and the Rams led the league in kickoff touchbacks. In addition, punt returner Az-Zahir Hakim led the NFC in average yards per return.
Before his tenure in St. Louis, Pasquale served under current New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin from 1995-99 in Jacksonville, and turned the Jaguars into one of the most venerable special teams units in the NFL.
Pasquale entered the NFL in 1979 as special teams coach for the Detroit Lions. In 1980 he joined the New York Jets as wide receivers coach, then took over the Jets' special teams for the next nine seasons.
With the Jets, Pasquale led an impressive run of high special teams rankings. The Jets had the NFL's top-ranked punt-coverage teams in 1981 and from 1986 to '88, and were ranked second in 1989. In 1984, the Jets also had the top-ranked kickoff return team. Under Pasquale, the Jets had an 80 percent success rate on fake field goals and fake punts, while never allowing an opponent to convert a faked kick.
In 1990 and '91 Pasquale coached San Diego's special teams, boosting the
Chargers to the top of the NFL in kickoff return average and punt coverage in
his first season. He coached Philadelphia's special teams from 1992 to '94.
During his coaching career, Pasquale's special team units produced 42 touchdowns in the regular season and preseason, while allowing only four blocked punts.
Prior to coaching in the NFL, Pasquale was the wide receivers and special
teams coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 1978
and '79. He also coached 11 years of college, with stints at the United States
Naval Academy and Boston University, where he coached No. 1 draft choice Bruce
Taylor, and four years of high school football at Chappaqua (N.Y.), Greenwich
(Conn.), and Danbury (Conn.).
Pasquale played college football at the University of Bridgeport (Conn.), where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in physical education. He completed post-graduate work at Columbia and Fairfield University.
Pasquale, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native, and his wife, Joann, have two daughters,
Lisa and Lauren, a son, Darrell, a son-in-law, Ben, and six grandchildren:
Andrew, Carter, Lindsay, Michaela, Amelia Grace, and Juliet Ella.
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