Bill Parcells retirement-Oklahoma coaches mentioned

IRVING, Texas (AP) _ The Dallas Cowboys lost 65-year-old coach Bill Parcells to retirement. <br/><br/>So who's next for the Cowboys? <br/><br/>The next coach will be only the seventh in team history

Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, 6:30 am

By: News On 6

IRVING, Texas (AP) _ The Dallas Cowboys lost 65-year-old coach Bill Parcells to retirement.

So who's next for the Cowboys?

The next coach will be only the seventh in team history and the sixth hired by team owner Jones.

Tom Landry made the Cowboys coaching job synonymous with winning during his 29 years.

Former Oklahoma State coach Jimmy Johnson and ex-Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer kept it up by combining to win three Super Bowls. The Cowboys haven't won a playoff game since 1996, under Switzer.

Chan Gailey, Dave Campo and now Parcells couldn't end the skid.

The Associated Press reports Jones could go for proven commodities like Tennessee's Jeff Fisher or Bill Cowher, who recently resigned from Pittsburgh.

Jones might also chase a big-name college coach, from Notre Dame's Charlie Weis, OU's Bob Stoops to Southern California's Pete Carroll.

Jones could pursue Chicago defensive coordinator Ron Rivera, or former NFL coaches like San Diego defensive coordinator Wade Phillips or San Francisco offensive coordinator Norv Turner. Turner called plays for the Cowboys Super Bowl team in 1992.