Talk:Bum Phillips
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Bacon
editHe has endorsed his own line of bacon... can someone write about this?
College career
editI decided to clarify paragraph pertaining to his college coaching career. The wording implied that he was an assistant at Texas El-Paso, but he was the head coach there for one season. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.16.156.121 (talk) 17:33, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
"Bum"
editHow did he get the nickname, "Bum"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.136.45.91 (talk) 13:35, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
- Answer can be found here: Young, Matt (2021-02-11). "How Houston Oilers legend Bum Phillips really got his name". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2021-02-12 – via Beaumont Enterprise.
- The short answer: He got stung by bumblebees as a kid. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 02:44, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Death
editHe died during the big rivalry game between the two highschool teams he coached, seems too notable to not be mentioned 2603:8081:903:5BF0:90FF:35C5:9A07:9377 (talk) 01:38, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
Pre-World War II
editNeed an “Early Life” section, before he went to Lamar! 2600:1011:B32D:BF50:79E8:4C5F:7D4F:985B (talk) 06:12, 17 December 2023 (UTC)