Bill Parcells will enter the Patriots Hall of Fame as a contributor, team owner Robert Kraft announced Tuesday at the NFL owners’ meetings in Palm Beach, Fla.
Parcells, who was the Patriots coach from 1993-96 and helped lift the franchise out of the NFL’s lowest ranks, has been a finalist for the honor for five years.
“I thought it would be great given what he’s done for the team if he would accept entry as a contributor into the Patriots Hall of Fame,” Kraft told reporters Tuesday.
Kraft bought the team in 1994, and that year, Parcells guided the Patriots to a 10-6 record and their first playoff game in eight years.