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'''Larry Peccatiello''' (born December 21, 1935) is a former [[American football]] coach. He was an assistant coach with the [[Washington Redskins]] from 1981 to 1993. For most of that time, he was [[defensive coordinator]], either alone or sharing it with [[Richie Petitbon]]. He was Petitbon's defensive coordinator during his lone season as head coach in 1993.
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'''Larry Peccatiello''' (born December 21, 1935) is aan American former professional [[American football|football]] coach in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was an assistant coach with the [[Washington Redskins]] from 1981 to 1993. For most of that time, he was the [[defensive coordinator]], either alone or sharing it with [[Richie Petitbon]]. He was Petitbon's defensive coordinator during his lone season as head coach in 1993.
 
After Petitbon was fired after the 1993 season, incoming coach [[Norv Turner]] jettisoned the remaining staff. From 1994 to 1996, he was [[defensive coordinator]] for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] under head coach [[Dave Shula]]. When Shula was fired following the 1996 season, incoming coach [[Bruce Coslet]] jettisoned the remaining staff.
 
From 1997 to 2001, he served in the same role for the [[Detroit Lions]], after which he retired. He was first hired by Lions head coach [[Bobby Ross]], and also served under [[Gary Moeller]] when Ross resigned during the 2000 season.<ref>[httphttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8bkcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6XsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4419,7403858&dq=larry-peccatiello&hl=en Bengals add coach]</ref><ref>[httphttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EqUaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Bi4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2852,2814779&dq=larry-peccatiello&hl=en Coslet fires four coaches]{{Dead link|date=November 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[http://virginiasportshalloffame.com/hall/induct_peccatiello.html Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Induction]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 
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Peccatiello earned three [[Super Bowl ring]]s during his time with the Redskins. In 2010, Peccatiello was inducted into the [[Virginia Sports Hall of Fame]]. Additionally, Peccatiello has been inducted into the Newark, New Jersey Hall of Fame, as well as The College of William & Mary Hall of Fame. In 2022, Peccatiello was one of 10 inductees to "Washington's Greatest" in honor of the 90th Anniversary of the team.
 
==Coaching timeline==
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*1985–1993 [[Washington Redskins]] - DC
*1994–1996 [[Cincinnati Bengals]] - DC
*1997–20011997–2000 [[Detroit Lions]] - DC
 
==References==
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{{Super Bowl XXII}}
{{Super Bowl XXVI}}
{{Washington Commanders 90 Greatest}}
 
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football coach
| DATE OF BIRTH = December 21, 1935
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Newark, New Jersey
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[[Category:Washington Redskins coaches]]
[[Category:William & Mary Tribe football coaches]]
[[Category:William & Mary Tribe football players]]
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