After Essendon
Pascoe left Essendon at the end of 1958, and was appointed coach of Hobart Football Club in the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) in 1959.
The extent of Essendon's loss is reflected in the fact that, in his first year in Tasmania:
- His team won the TANFL premiership, with Pascoe as captain-coach, beating New Norfolk 9.14 (68) to 2.9 (27).
- His premiership team won the Tasmanian State Grand Final, with Pascoe as captain-coach, beating North Western Football Union (NWFU) premiers Burnie 14.11 (95) to 9.14 (68).
- He played Interstate football for Tasmania.
- He was the leading goal-kicker in the TFL (75 goals).
- He was voted the League's best and fairest for 1959 and was awarded the William Leitch Medal.
He coached Hobart from 1959 to 1965 as a captain-coach; and, later, as a non-paying coach from 1978 to 1979. The team, under his coaching, won the TANFL Premierships in 1959, 1960, and 1963.
He played for Hobart from 1959 to 1966, having relinquished the coaching position to John Watts in 1966.
In all, he played 177 senior games for Hobart Football Club, starring in his last game, Hobart's 1966 Grand Final one point win over Glenorchy 10.14 (74) to 11.7 (73).
He unsuccessfully applied for Essendon's vacant Senior coaching position in 1971; the position was awarded to John Birt.
In 2002, he was chosen as first ruck in Hobart's official "Best Team (1947 to 2002)".
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