Chester Louis "Chet" Parlavecchio (born February 14, 1960) is an

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coach and former

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in the

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(NFL) who later became an assistant special teams coach and linebackers coach with the

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. He also served as a defensive assistant at

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and as a head coach for various high schools in his native

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. He was drafted by the

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in the sixth round of the

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and later split the 1983 NFL season between the Packers and the

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. He played college football at

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. He graduated from

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.Lamberti, Mike
"Titans coach Parlavecchio and Belleville HS go way back"
''

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'', September 1, 2011. Accepted September 1, 2011. "The caller was none other than Chet Parlavecchio, the former head football coach at Bloomfield, Irvington, Passaic Valley, Clifton and Elizabeth before taking on the assignment of a lifetime this season as the assistant special teams coach with the Tennessee Titans.... Chet Parlavecchio's first encounter with Belleville High School football is one of legend, to be perfectly honest. It occurred in November, 1977, Parlavecchio's senior year at Seton Hall Prep."

Coaching career

Parlavecchio was named assistant special teams coach for the

on February 22, 2011, where he served under head coach

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. Prior to his taking this position, Parlavecchio spent nearly three decades as a physical education teacher and high school football coach in his native New Jersey. He was hired by Bloomfield High School in 1987 to rejuvenate their football program then went on to coach at Irvington High School,

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, Clifton High School and Elizabeth High School before leaving coaching following the 2009 season. He led each of those schools to at least one playoff appearance and won the North II, Group IV state championship with Elizabeth in 2006.Lamberti, Mike
"Chet Parlavecchio, former Bloomfield football coach, named assistant special teams coach for NFL's Tennessee Titans"
''Bloomfield Life'', February 25, 2011. Accessed March 24, 2012. "In 2006, he was back on the sideline at Elizabeth and found immediate success there, leading the Minutemen to a NJSIAA, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 championship." Parlavecchio also coached in the college ranks for a season, serving as a linebacker coach for the

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in 1993. After becoming the Titans’ linebackers coach in his second season, Parlavecchio was dismissed along with the rest of Munchak’s staff when the latter was fired. He would return to New Jersey and in 2015, he would return to Passaic Valley high school as its football coach. He would lead the school to one more playoff appearance in 2017, and would resign his position following the 2019 season.

Personal

Parlavecchio is married and has two adult children. His son, Chet Jr., has followed his father into coaching and is the head football coach at

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parlavecchio, Chet 1960 births Living people American football linebackers Penn State Nittany Lions football players Green Bay Packers players Seton Hall Preparatory School alumni St. Louis Cardinals (football) players Tennessee Titans coaches Players of American football from Newark, New Jersey