“Because she's too ugly to kiss goodbye.” ¯ Bum Phillips (1923-2013) on why he took his wife on all Houston Oiler Game Road Trips Former Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints coach Bum Phillips is dead. He was 90. Bum Phillips turned the Houston Oilers into a playoff team in the mid-1970s and he was a colorful and loved figure in the sports world and especially in the state of Texas. Mr. Phillips died Friday at the age of 90, according to his son Wade Phillips, the Texans defensive coordinator. After coaching high school for many years, Phillips spent a number of seasons coaching in college, including apprenticing under Bear Bryant at Texas A&M before moving on to Smu and...
- 10/20/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
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