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Stan Parrish, coach on Michigan football’s 1997 championship team, dies at 75

Detroit Free Press

Stan Parrish, quarterback coach of Michigan football’s 1997 national championship team, died on Monday. He was 75.

Parrish joined the Wolverines staff in 1996, where he spent six years and coached some of the top quarterbacks in program history, including Brian Griese, Tom Brady and Drew Henson.

After four years as quarterbacks coach, Parrish was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2000. The program finished with a 57-16 record across his tenure.

The Cleveland native then moved to the NFL, spending two years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including the 2002 season where he coached quarterback Brad Johnson and helped the organization to its first Super Bowl title.