Bum Phillips
Bum Phillips
Oail Andrew "Bum" Phillipswas an American football coach at the high school, college and professional levels. He served as head coach in the National Football Leaguefor the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1980 and the New Orleans Saints from 1981 to 1985. He was the father of NFL coach Wade Phillips...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth29 September 1923
CityOrange, TX
CountryUnited States of America
Bum Phillips quotes about
class nfl long
He may not be in a class all by himself, but it don't take long to call the roll.
discipline last self
The only discipline that last is self discipline.
running pittsburgh super-bowl
The road to the Super Bowl runs through Pittsburgh, sooner or later you've got to go to Pittsburgh.
war media news
I don't need the news. If they have a war, I figure someone will tell me.
daylight roger
Rogers sees daylight. Campbell makes daylight.
rain mama said
Mama always said that if it can't rain on you, you're indoors.
football inspiring-football harder
The harder we played, the behinder we got.
leadership sports home
An expert is an ordinary fella away from home.
athlete houston schedules
I never scrimmage Oilers against Oilers...What for? Houston isn't on our schedule.
football play inspiring-football
Yep. And I noticed how slowly he went down each time, too. (When asked if he noticed how slowly Earl Campbell got up after each play.)
sports assumption trouble
The trouble with most coaches is that they start with the assumption that everybody is a turd. And that ain't right.
football judging people
I always thought I could coach. I just thought people were poor judges of good coaches.
texas done lines
I done drew the line. Just like the Alamo. You're either on one side of the line or the other. I don't want to ever leave Texas again.
football college games
I thought I did until I looked at some old game films. (When asked if he played college football)