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Bum Phillips
Oail Andrew "Bum" Phillips (29 de septiembre de 1923 - 18 de octubre de 2013) fue un entrenador de fútbol americano y el padre de Wade Phillips, el coordinador defensivo de Los Angeles Rams. "Bum" Phillips entrenó en la escuela secundaria, la universidad y los niveles profesionales.
| Bum Phillips | ||
|---|---|---|
| Información personal | ||
| Nacimiento | 29 de septiembre de 1923 Orange (Estados Unidos) | |
| Fallecimiento | 18 de octubre de 2013 (90 años) Goliad (Estados Unidos) | |
| Nacionalidad | Estadounidense | |
| Educación | ||
| Educado en | Stephen F. Austin State University | |
| Información profesional | ||
| Ocupación | Deportista | |
| Rama militar | Cuerpo de Marines de los Estados Unidos | |
| Conflictos | Segunda Guerra Mundial | |
Citas
- "There's two kinds of coaches, them that's fired and them that's gonna be fired."[1]
- "I always thought I could coach. I just thought people were poor judges of good coaches."[2]
- "I've never seen a hammer and tong game like that one."
- "The harder we played the behinder we got."
- "Mama always said that if it can't rain on you, you're indoors." (Explaining why he wouldn't wear his cowboy hat in a domed stadium)
- "Dallas Cowboys may be America's team, but the Houston Oilers are Texas' team."
- "I never scrimmage Oilers against Oilers...what for? Houston isn't on our schedule." (Source: The Book of Sports Lists)
- (To an official) "Hey, can I, can I tell you one thing? That's three holding penalties on one football team in a quarter and a half. (Pauses) That ain't funny."
- (To an official) "Now, you can't do that! If you do it, I'm telling you you'll have more hell over it than a little bit."
- (after playing the Steelers for the fifth time in two seasons and planning to meet them a sixth time) "The road to the Super Bowl runs through Pittsburgh, sooner or later you've got to go to Pittsburgh.[3]
- (20 years after playing Pittsburgh six times in two seasons) "Don't take long to spend all the time you want in Pittsburgh."[4]
- (referring to Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula) "He can take his'n and beat your'n and take your'n and beat his'n."[5]
- (referring to Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon) "That boy could throw a football through a car wash and not get it wet."
- (when asked about Oilers RB Earl Campbell's inability to finish a one-mile run in training camp) "When it's first and a mile, I won't give it to him."
- (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."[6]
- "Last year we knocked on the door. This year we beat on it. Next year we're going to kick the son of a bitch in."[7][8]
- of Earl Campbell, "I don't know if he's in a class by himself, but I do know that when that class gets together, it sure don't take long to call the roll."[9]
Referencias
- Fowler, Ed (1997). Loser Takes All: Bud Adams, Bad Football, & Big Business. Longstreet Press. p. 57. ISBN 1-56352-432-5.
- Fowler, Ed (1997). Loser Takes All: Bud Adams, Bad Football, & Big Business. Longstreet Press. p. 45. ISBN 1-56352-432-5.
- «Toward Super Bowl: Oilers' Trek Just Beginning». The Victoria Advocate (Victoria, TX). Associated Press. 12 de diciembre de 1979. p. 5B. Consultado el 18 de octubre de 2013.
- Cook, Ron (26 de marzo de 1999). «Bum Phillips among carvers at Noll's roast». Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). Consultado el 18 de octubre de 2013.
- Anderson, Dave (1 de noviembre de 1992). «At Age 62, Don Shula Is Still Going Strong». The New York Times (Nueva York). Consultado el 18 de octubre de 2013.
- Wesseling, Chris (10 de junio de 2013). «Houston Oilers legend Bum Phillips' life as an opera?». Around the League. NFL.com. Consultado el 18 de octubre de 2013.
- Barron, David (18 de octubre de 2013). «Houston icon Bum Phillips dies». Houston Chronicle (Houston, TX: Hearst Corporation). Consultado el 18 de octubre de 2013.
- Pearlman, Jeff (6 de octubre de 1997), , Sports Illustrated 87 (14), archivado desde el original el 19 de octubre de 2013, consultado el 19 de octubre de 2013.
- Reitmann, Tom (24 de marzo de 1994). «K.U. is wary of Purdue». Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN). p. E1. Consultado el 18 de octubre de 2013.
Enlaces externos
- Phillips, O.A. "Bum". , Houston Oral History Project, March 28, 2008.
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