A red jacket will soon be over the shoulders of retired New England Patriots assistant coach Dante Scarnecchia.
The 75-year-old has been selected by team owner Robert Kraft for induction into the Patriots Hall of Fame as a contributor, it was announced Thursday following the nomination committee’s annual meeting.
“Dante Scarnecchia is recognized as one of the greatest assistant coaches of all time,” Kraft said in a statement. “He is the first Patriots assistant coach to receive this honor and I can’t think of a more deserving person. You would be hard pressed to find anyone who made greater on-field contributions over his 34 seasons with us, which propelled us to 10 of our 11 Super Bowl appearances and helped us claim five of our six Super Bowl championships.