1. Bernard Parmalee was born on September 16,1967 and is an American football coach and former running back who is the running backs coach for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.
15 Facts About Bernie Parmalee
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Bernie Parmalee previously served as the running backs coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2021 to 2023 and served as an assistant coach for Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins.
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Bernie Parmalee played college football for the Ball State Cardinals, where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001, and was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 1992.
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Bernie Parmalee played high school football at Lincoln High School in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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Bernie Parmalee played in college at Ball State University, where he is the 3rd leading rusher all-time and was named MAC Freshman of the Year in 1987.
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Bernie Parmalee played running back for the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets from 1992 to 2000.
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Bernie Parmalee played seven seasons with the Dolphins in 104 games, scoring fifteen rushing touchdowns and three receiving touchdowns while rushing for 1,959 yards and amassing 1,306 receiving yards.
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Bernie Parmalee coached both special teams and tight ends for the Miami Dolphins from 2002 to 2004.
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Bernie Parmalee coached both special teams and tight ends for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2005 to 2009.
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Irish tight ends did well under Bernie Parmalee's tutelage having produced multiple John Mackey Award finalists during his tenure.
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Bernie Parmalee was hired by the Raiders as their new running backs coach on January 25,2015.
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In 2018, Bernie Parmalee was hired to be the running backs coach for the Falcons.
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Bernie Parmalee coached Ito Smith in his first season where he tallied four rushing touchdowns, the most rushing touchdowns by a Falcons rookie since 2002.
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On October 12,2020, Bernie Parmalee was shifted from running backs coach to special teams coordinator, as part of a midseason shakeup of the coaching staff.
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On February 10,2021, Bernie Parmalee was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their running backs coach under head coach Urban Meyer.