Patriots’ coaching legend Dante Scarnecchia spent 34 of his 36 NFL seasons in New England beginning in 1982. He appeared in seven Super Bowls and won five of them, all of his championship rings donning the Flying Elvis.
Scarnecchia will be inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame in Foxborough, Mass. Saturday afternoon. Owner Robert Kraft personally chose him as the Hall’s 33rd inductee in April.
The 75-year-old spoke to the media Friday afternoon after being fitted for his red Patriots Hall of Fame jacket, reminiscing on his accomplishments leading to this point in his life.
“I’ve been blessed more than anybody should,” Scarnecchia told reporters at Gillette Stadium’s Patriots Hall of Fame.