Ricky Pardy (born September 24, 1961) was the head football coach for the Marist College football program from 1989 to 1991. Here he became the youngest head coach in the NCAA at 27 years old. After leaving Marist, he was the head coach at Bates College. He led the Marist Red Foxes to their program's first conference championship in 1990 when they finished 4–0 in Atlantic Central Football Conference play.

Rick Pardy
Biographical details
Born (1961-09-24) September 24, 1961 (age 62)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1991Marist
1992–1997Bates
Head coaching record
Overall19–57–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 ACFC (1990)
1 Colby-Bates-Bowdoin (1995)

Pardy attended Ithaca College where he was an All-American offensive lineman.

Pardy is not related to his successor at Marist, Jim Parady, despite their similarly spelled surnames.

Head coaching record edit

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Marist Red Foxes (Atlantic Collegiate Football Conference) (1989–1991)
1989 Marist 4–5–1 3–2 3rd
1990 Marist 7–2–1 5–0 1st
1991 Marist 6–4 2–1 2nd
Marist: 17–11–2 10–3
Bates Bobcats (Colby-Bates-Bowdoin) (1992–1997)
1992 Bates 0–8 0–2 3rd
1993 Bates 0–8 0–2 3rd
1994 Bates 0–8 0–2 3rd
1995 Bates 1–7 1–1 T–1st
1996 Bates 0–8 0–2 3rd
1997 Bates 1–7 1–1 2nd
Bates: 2–46 2–10
Total: 19–57–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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