Phillips in 2010 with former President George H. W. Bush
Personal information
Born:
(1923-09-29)September 29, 1923 Orange, Texas, U.S.
Died:
October 18, 2013(2013-10-18) (aged 90) Goliad, Texas, U.S.
Height:
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
College:
Stephen F. Austin
Career history
As a coach:
Nederland HS (TX) (1951–1956) Head coach
Texas A&M (1957) Assistant coach
Jacksonville HS (TX) (1958) Head coach
Amarillo HS (TX) (1959–1961) Head coach
Texas Western (1962) Head coach
Port Neches-Groves HS (TX) (1963–1964) Head coach
Houston (1965–1966) Defensive coordinator
San Diego Chargers (1967–1971) Defensive coordinator
SMU (1972) Defensive coordinator
Oklahoma State (1973) Assistant coach
Houston Oilers (1974) Defensive coordinator
Houston Oilers (1975–1980) Head coach
New Orleans Saints (1981–1985) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
Tennessee Titans Ring of Honor
Texas Sports Hall of Fame
Head coaching record
Regular season:
NFL: 82–77 (.516)
Postseason:
NFL: 4–3 (.571)
Career:
NFL: 86–80 (.518) NCAA: 4–5 (.444)
Coaching stats at PFR
Oail Andrew "Bum" Phillips Jr. (September 29, 1923 – October 18, 2013) was an American football coach at the high school, college and professional levels. He served as head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1980 and the New Orleans Saints from 1981 to 1985.
Oail Andrew "Bum" Phillips Jr. (September 29, 1923 – October 18, 2013) was an American football coach at the high school, college and professional levels...
from 1973 to 1974, under his father, BumPhillips, who was OSU defensive coordinator at that time. In 1975, Phillips coached the defensive line at the University...
Look up bum, Bums, or bums in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bum or bums may refer to: Buttocks, two rounded portions of the anatomy on the posterior...
Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips and the grandson of former Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints head coach BumPhillips. Wes Phillips was born in Houston...
losing to the Oakland Raiders. From 1978 to 1980, the Oilers, led by BumPhillips and in the midst of the Luv Ya Blue campaign, appeared in and lost the...
leading the league in rushing yards and touchdowns. With head coach BumPhillips, Campbell's emergence in Houston coincided with the Luv Ya Blue era,...
December 9, 1999. It was changed to Oilers/Titans Ring of Honor in 2008. BumPhillips, Jeff Fisher and Floyd Reese were inducted in 2021. Billy "White Shoes"...
success would bring a bright future to New Orleans the Saints hired BumPhillips to be their new head coach. With the first pick overall the Saints draft...
Retrieved October 28, 2013. "BumPhillips Coaching results". Pro Football Reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2013. "Wade Phillips Coaching results". Pro Football...
steal for Houston, where Culp became a Hall of Fame performer when coach BumPhillips moved Culp to nose tackle in the 3-4 defense in 1975. In 1976, the Kansas...
which saw them win once the rest of the way. In 1974, Gillman hired BumPhillips (the defensive coordinator for the 1967-71 Charger teams) to serve as...
position late in the season and started the final five games. Coach BumPhillips offered to resign when Benson completed his purchase, but Benson declined...
Wade Phillips was an assistant coach with the Oilers during Mauck's playing tenure, and his father, BumPhillips, was the head coach. BumPhillips was...
for Leonard to speak with Bum and Debbie Phillips. When asked how they felt about an opera based on Bum's life, BumPhillips replied, "I can't sing a lick...
The Phillips 3–4 defense is currently run by the San Diego Chargers as well as the Dallas Cowboys formerly coached by Wade Phillips, the son of Bum Phillips...
the early 1970s, the Houston Oilers had fallen on hard times. In 1975, BumPhillips was hired as the coach and ushered in a new era for the Oilers. With...
(1976–1977) Dick Nolan (1978–1980) Dick Stanfel # (1980) BumPhillips (1981–1985) Wade Phillips # (1985) Jim Mora (1986–1996) Rick Venturi # (1996) Mike...
(1976–1977) Dick Nolan (1978–1980) Dick Stanfel # (1980) BumPhillips (1981–1985) Wade Phillips # (1985) Jim Mora (1986–1996) Rick Venturi # (1996) Mike...
select Taylor. One of the two GMs who said they would not take Taylor was BumPhillips, who had just been hired as coach and general manager by the New Orleans...
of Bloodstone Ventures; researcher Robert Nichols – Texas politician BumPhillips – former head coach and general manager of the Houston Oilers Colin Ridgeway...
Sid Gillman 1975 1975 NFL AFC Central 3rd 10 4 0 Robert Brazile (DROY) BumPhillips 1976 1976 NFL AFC Central 4th 5 9 0 1977 1977 NFL AFC Central 3rd 8 6...
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