Sports News: Former NFL head coach Bum Phillips dies: (Reuters) - Bum Phillips, the colorful head coach of the National Football Leagues Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints in the 1970s and 1980s, died on Friday, his son said. He was 90. Phillips took over a losing football team in 1975 and turned it around, pushing Houston to appearances in conference championship playoff games twice, but losing both times to the Pittsburgh Steelers. After he was fired by Houston in 1980, Phillips was hired to coach the New Orleans Saints. He led that team from 1981 to 1985, but never left his permanent home in Texas. ... Listen to news source from RobinsPost Get Full Details From News Source u.robinspost/49B7kz
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