| Rick Pardy | |
| Birth Date: | 24 September 1961 |
| Alma Mater: | Ithaca College (1983) University at Albany, SUNY (1985) |
| Player Years1: | 1979–1982 |
| Player Team1: | Ithaca |
| Player Positions: | Offensive lineman |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1983–1984 |
| Coach Team2: | Albany (DE) |
| Coach Years3: | 1985–1986 |
| Coach Team3: | Hamilton (DB) |
| Coach Years4: | 1987–1988 |
| Coach Team4: | Hamilton (DC) |
| Coach Years5: | 1989–1991 |
| Coach Team5: | Marist |
| Coach Years6: | 1992–1997 |
| Coach Team6: | Bates |
| Coach Years7: | 1998–2000 |
| Coach Team7: | Marist (assoc. HC/DC) |
| Coach Sport8: | Track and field |
| Coach Years9: | 1983–1984 |
| Coach Team9: | Albany (assistant) |
| Coach Years10: | 1985–1986 |
| Coach Team10: | Hamilton |
| Coach Years11: | 1992–1997 |
| Coach Team11: | Bates (assistant) |
| Overall Record: | 19–57–2 (football) |
| Championships: | Football 1 ACFC (1990) 1 Colby-Bates-Bowdoin (1995) |
| Awards: | As player All ICAC (1982) All-American (1982) NCAA Division III (1979) |
Rick Pardy (born September 24, 1961) is an American former college football coach. He was the head football coach for Marist College from 1989 to 1991 and Bates College from 1992 to 1997.[1] [2] [3] With Marist he became the youngest head coach in the NCAA at 27 years old. He led the Marist to the program's first conference championship in 1990 when they finished a perfect 5–0 in Atlantic Central Football Conference (ACFC) play.[4] [5]
Pardy attended Ithaca College where he was an All-American offensive lineman. After his graduation, he was hired as the defensive ends coach for Albany. In 1985, he joined Hamilton where he was hired as the defensive backs coach before being promoted to defensive coordinator in 1987 at only 25 years old. After being the head football coach for Marist and Bates, he returned to Marist as defensive coordinator and associate head coach.[6]