Later Life and Family
Pettibone left Corvallis, Oregon to become the assistant athletic director at the University of Oklahoma in 1996. He spent one year at Oklahoma, and then was terminated in the wake of budget cuts in the department.
Pettibone currently works for Jeld-Wen, and initially worked out of Norman, Oklahoma, for one year before moving to Jacksonville, Oregon. He has since moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado where he currently lives with his wife, Susy. In addition to his responsibilities with Jeld-Wen, he also has maintains a personal football evaluation service for high school and junior college athletes to help them determine what level their playing ability falls under, and how to navigate the college recruiting process. His only daughter, Shanda, has worked for the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Broncos, and Dallas Cowboys. She is currently with the American Airlines Center in Dallas, home to the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars.
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