Bum Phillips dead at 90

BaseballMan · 10-19-2013, 02:09 AM

Great coach for the oilers but couldnt get that door to the super bowl kicked in.
Said "the cowboys may be america's team but the oilers are Texas's team. Jerry Glanville was kinda like him but Phillips was an original. He coached at my high school's rival school Amarillo High but that was way before my time.

CONN CHRIS · 10-19-2013, 08:02 AM

RIP Bum. They don't make 'em like him any more.

"There's two kinds of coaches, them that's fired and them that's gonna be fired."

(when asked by Bob Costas why he took his wife on all of the Oilers' road trips) "Because she's too ugly to kiss goodbye."

"I never scrimmage Oilers against Oilers...what for? Houston isn't on our schedule."

Questdog · 10-19-2013, 09:37 AM

Bum was fun, for sure....Glanville was an idiot....

Orcin · 10-19-2013, 09:50 AM

You will be missed, Bum.

Among his best Bumisms (from the news wire story): On Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula: "He can take his'n and beat your'n and take your'n and beat his'n." On Earl Campbell's inability to finish a mile run: "When it's first-and-a-mile, I won't give it to him."

BaseballMan · 10-19-2013, 05:15 PM

Did Bum and Wade Phillips ever coach together. Would have been great for wade to have coached the oilers with Bum the GM or Bum coaching a team with Wade the defensive coordinator.

Questdog · 10-19-2013, 05:53 PM

After 1975, Wade was always employed by his father until his dad left New Orleans and Wade stepped in as interim coach. He was the defensive coordinator for Bums entire stay at New Orleans.

BaseballMan · 10-19-2013, 07:56 PM

I think the saints almost made it to the playoffs in 83 with Bum as a coach and Earl Campbell and Ken Stabler on offense. Of course all 3 careers were almost over by then. Hard to believe Campbell's career was so short.

Curve Ball Dave · 10-20-2013, 12:19 PM

Luv Ya Blue.

The Oilers had the misfortune of being the best team in the AFC at a time the Steelers were one of the best teams of all time. How Dan Pastorini came out of those two championship games alive, I'll never know.

We'll miss ya Bum.

BaseballMan · 10-20-2013, 02:49 PM

I remember in the first championship game against the steelers Pastorini had a flak jacket and the steelers scored twice really quick and won like 34-5 in the rain.
The oilers were like the rams that always seemed to lose to the vikings or cowboys.
In 1980 they should have gone further but ran into the raiders who were on the way back.

WFIL73 · 10-27-2013, 03:46 PM

I think Bum was the first coach I can remember as a kid because he wore the cowboy hat.

10-19-2013, 02:09 AM	#1
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,477	Bum Phillips dead at 90 Great coach for the oilers but couldnt get that door to the super bowl kicked in. Said "the cowboys may be america's team but the oilers are Texas's team. Jerry Glanville was kinda like him but Phillips was an original. He coached at my high school's rival school Amarillo High but that was way before my time.

10-19-2013, 08:02 AM	#2
CONN CHRIS Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 28,835	RIP Bum. They don't make 'em like him any more. "There's two kinds of coaches, them that's fired and them that's gonna be fired." (when asked by Bob Costas why he took his wife on all of the Oilers' road trips) "Because she's too ugly to kiss goodbye." "I never scrimmage Oilers against Oilers...what for? Houston isn't on our schedule." __________________ Check Out My Cards!

10-19-2013, 05:53 PM	#6
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	After 1975, Wade was always employed by his father until his dad left New Orleans and Wade stepped in as interim coach. He was the defensive coordinator for Bums entire stay at New Orleans. Last edited by Questdog; 10-19-2013 at 05:59 PM.

10-20-2013, 12:19 PM	#8
Curve Ball Dave Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,337	Luv Ya Blue. The Oilers had the misfortune of being the best team in the AFC at a time the Steelers were one of the best teams of all time. How Dan Pastorini came out of those two championship games alive, I'll never know. We'll miss ya Bum. __________________ "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing"-Warren Spahn.

10-19-2013, 09:37 AM	#3
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Bum was fun, for sure....Glanville was an idiot....

10-19-2013, 09:50 AM	#4
Orcin Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,847 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	You will be missed, Bum. Among his best Bumisms (from the news wire story): On Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula: "He can take his'n and beat your'n and take your'n and beat his'n." On Earl Campbell's inability to finish a mile run: "When it's first-and-a-mile, I won't give it to him."

10-19-2013, 05:15 PM	#5
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,477	Did Bum and Wade Phillips ever coach together. Would have been great for wade to have coached the oilers with Bum the GM or Bum coaching a team with Wade the defensive coordinator.

10-19-2013, 07:56 PM	#7
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,477	I think the saints almost made it to the playoffs in 83 with Bum as a coach and Earl Campbell and Ken Stabler on offense. Of course all 3 careers were almost over by then. Hard to believe Campbell's career was so short.

10-20-2013, 02:49 PM	#9
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,477	I remember in the first championship game against the steelers Pastorini had a flak jacket and the steelers scored twice really quick and won like 34-5 in the rain. The oilers were like the rams that always seemed to lose to the vikings or cowboys. In 1980 they should have gone further but ran into the raiders who were on the way back.

10-27-2013, 03:46 PM	#10
WFIL73 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 89	I think Bum was the first coach I can remember as a kid because he wore the cowboy hat.