Larry Peccatiello is a former American Football coach. He was an assistant coach with the Washington Redskins from 1981-93. 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.
After Petitbon was fired after the 1993 season, incoming coach Norv Turner jettisoned the remaining staff. From 1994-96, 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 1997-2001, 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. [1] [2] [3]
Peccatiello earned 3 Super Bowl rings during his time with the Redskins.
Coaching Timeline[]
- 1958-1968 College of William & Mary - DC
- 1969-1970 United States Naval Academy - DC
- 1971 Rice University - DC
- 1972-1975 Houston Oilers - LB
- 1976-1980 Seattle Seahawks - LB/DC
- 1981-1992 Washington Redskins - LB/Co-DC
- 1993 Washington Redskins - DC
- 1994-1996 Cincinnati Bengals - DC
- 1997-2001 Detroit Lions - DC
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| Preceded by Ron Lynn |
Cincinnati Bengals Defensive Coordinator 1994-1996 |
Succeeded by Dick LeBeau |
| Preceded by Jim Eddy |
Detroit Lions Defensive Coordinators 1997-2001 |
Succeeded by Vince Tobin |
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