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Born in Tennessee and raised in Annapolis, Bill Belichick first lived in Massachusetts during a postgraduate year at Andover’s Phillips Academy in the early 1970s. Bill’s dad played for the Detroit Lions during the 1941 season and coached at the Annapolis Naval Academy, and Belichick played for Wesleyan University during his time there. After graduating, though, he stepped off the field as a player and was hired as an assistant to Colts coach Ted Marchibroda.It wouldn’t be until 1996 that Belichick would return to Massachusetts, when he served as an assistant head coach for the Pats with Bill Parcells. After a brief two-year period with the Parcells and the New York Jets, Belichick chose to leave the city and return to Boston, becoming head coach in 2000. He’s held that position ever sincethe longest any coach has stayed with the team.In hindsight, it seems like Belichick made the right decision. Under his coaching, the team has attended four Super Bowls, winning three of them, as well as finishing with an undefeated season in 2007. Belichick was also responsible for an infamous bit of Pats history, similar to the 1982 Snowplow Game, which the media called “Spygate.” The incident involved illegal taping of the Jets’ defensive signals, which was even more divisive considering Belichick’s history with both teams. When the Jets protested, Belichick was fined 500,000 and the Patriots were charged 250,000.Belichick’s coaching hasn’t always made him friends, but it’s gotten results, and many Patriots fans undoubtedly wish him another prosperous ten years with the team.