Babe Parilli

Vito "Babe" Parilli (May 7, 1930 – July 15, 2017) was an American professional football quarterback and coach who played for 18 seasons. He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats, twice earning consensus All-American honors and winning two consecutive bowl games.

Parilli's professional career spanned five seasons in the National Football League, ten in the American Football League, and three in the Canadian Football League. He achieved his greatest success in the AFL as the starting quarterback of the Boston Patriots from 1961 to 1967, earning three All-Star Game selections and leading the Patriots to their only AFL postseason and championship game appearance in 1963. Present for the entirety of the AFL's existence, Parilli played his final seasons with the New York Jets and was part of the team that won Super Bowl III.

After retiring as a player, he served as a coach in the NFL, World Football League, and Arena Football League from 1973 to 1997. Born and raised in Rochester, Pennsylvania, an industrial town northwest of Pittsburgh, Parilli was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982.