“His care and desire to mold men was amazing.” Born in Orange, Texas, Phillips coached the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1980, leading “the NFL’s most frustrating team” to the AFC ...

The Houston ... guys that were free agents and drivers and firefighters. Phillips never reached hoisted the Lombardi Trophy nor reached the Super Bowl in his six years with the Oilers.

at the Paramount Theatre. The documentary, narrated by actor Dennis Quaid, chronicles NFL coach Bum Phillips’ tenure with the Houston Oilers in the 1970s. “I can’t begin to tell you what an ...

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.

Earl Campbell was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. Campbell, a Heisman Trophy winner from the University of Texas, went on to have a Hall of Fame career.