Bill Belichick is among the most popular coaches in the NFL presently. The New England Patriots Head Coach has been there in the league as a coach since 1975. Belichick has grabbed the limelight for his coaching several times. However, his profession is not the only reason why he has grabbed eyeballs. He has made headlines for his love life as well.
Born in April 1952, Bill Belichick had his longest relationship with his ex-wife Debby Clarke. As per reports, the duo were high school sweethearts and met for the first time at Annapolis High School. After dating for years, the former couple decided to take their relationship to the next level. Belichick and Debby tied the knot in 1977.
The NFL coach and Debby Clarke were undoubtedly a lovely couple. However, despite being deep in love, their romance didn’t last forever.
A look at Bill Belichick’s cheating scandal
After getting married in 1977, Bill Belichick and Debby Clarke were together for 29 years. The Patriots coach and his then-wife had three kids together, Amanda Belichick, Stephen Belichick, and Brian Belichick. However, their marriage was not perfect and there was tension in their love life for quite some time.
The rumors about their divorce have been there since 2005. However, the 71-year-old coach and Clarke got divorced in 2006. At first, neither Bill Belichick nor his ex-wife revealed the reason behind their sudden separation. However, reports after their divorce suggested that the duo parted ways as Belichick cheated on Nashville-born Debbie.
As per reports, Bill Belichick had an affair with a woman named Sharon Shenocca. She was a receptionist for the New York Giants at that time. Reports suggested that the Tennessee-born HC spent thousands of dollars on Shenocca. However, there’s no exact information about when the duo began seeing each other.
Some reports suggest that Belichick and Sharon met for the first time in the 1980s when he was the Giants’ defensive coordinator. Other reports stated that their affair was the reason behind the HC’s divorce from Clarke. However, the former couple hasn’t said anything about the reason behind their divorce.
Bill Belichick was the “other man” in Sharon Shenocca’s marriage
The news about Bill Belichick cheating on Debby Clarke had been everywhere after their divorce. However, later on, it turned out that Sharon Shenocca was also cheating on her husband. She was married to her husband, Vincent Shenocca and had an extra-marital affair with the former Cleveland Browns HC.
After the news of Belichick’s affair with Sharon, her husband divorced her as well. Vincent accused the NFL coach of sending cash-filled envelopes to Sharon. Bill Belichick even reportedly bought her a luxury house worth $2.2 million at Park Slope TownHouse.
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During Sharon and Vicent’s divorce, Belichick was referred to as the “other man” in their marriage. A New Jersey judge even gave orders to question the former Jets defensive coordinator. However, the divorce eventually happened without Bill Belichick appearing in court.
After all this, Bill Belichick got into yet another relationship with his ex-girlfriend Linda Holliday. However, he parted ways with her as well in 2023 after 16 years of dating. Now, the Patriots coach is single and is focusing on his professional life.