When every football coach in America was striving to be the biggest, baddest drill sergeant they could be, one man stood out for his family-first philosophy and kind nature. That was legendary Oilers ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Legendary football coach Bum Phillips is getting the Hollywood treatment, and a documentary based on his life and career will hit theaters this week. USA TODAY Sports is exclusively releasing the ...

The Houston Oilers lost the AFC Championship in Pittsburgh on Jan. 6, 1980, the second straight year in which the Oilers -- led by head coach Bum Phillips-- fell one game short of the franchise's ...

For former Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips, the football legacy that his late father, Houston Oilers head coach Bum Phillips, left behind is only one of the reasons he should always be ...

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.