Imagine Bill Belichick showing up Sunday wearing a cowboy hat and boots. Then cracking jokes in his post-game press conference. You don't see that stuff with Belichick or any other coach these days.

"He believed it was okay for a coach to love his players." In doing so, he changed leadership in professional sports and left a legacy that continues to resonate with NFL generations even today. Blue ...

It was an annual occurrence in the Phillips household. Wes Phillips would beg his father to let him play tackle football and the answer would be no. When Wes was growing up as the grandson of ...

People, usually men, often oversimplify Niccolò Machiavelli when they say that for a leader, “it is better to be feared than loved.” Bum Phillips, the head coach of the Houston Oilers from 1975 ...

EXCLUSIVE: Blue Harbor Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to SXSW prize winner Luv Ya Bum! The documentary feature, produced by Lucky Number 8, celebrates an indelible figure in NFL ...

Eric Peevey grew up “enamored” by Bum Phillips, often watching NFL Films highlights of the former Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints head coach. Peevey knew there was something different about ...

If Hollywood were to cast an ideal NFL coach for the Houston Oilers in the 1970s, Bum Phillips would have been the man. From his Stetson hat to his Southern drawl to the boots he wore, Phillips was ...

Oail "Bum" Phillips Jr., a local coaching legend who became a national icon in the NFL, is remembered on the anniversary of his death. Phillips died of natural causes Oct. 18, 2013 on his ranch in ...

Houston sports fans embrace their teams, but it could be argued that no group of players had a more passionate love affair with the city than the Luv Ya Blue Houston Oilers of the late 1970s. A ...

Former Houston Oilers coach and NFL legend Bum Phillips died Friday night at his ranch in Goliad, Texas. Phillips, the colorful, Stetson-wearing football coach, was 90 years old. Phillips was the ...

ST. PAUL -- It was an annual occurrence in the Phillips household. Wes Phillips would beg his father to let him play tackle football and the answer would be no. When Wes was growing up as the grandson ...