The Houston Oilers lost the AFC Championship in Pittsburgh ... Phillips' aesthetic, highlighted by his signature 10-Gallon Hat, suggested he was cut from a different cloth than the leading coaches ...

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 ...

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.

That was legendary Oilers coach ... in a ten-gallon hat and ostrich skin boots, had a folksy saying for every occasion, and was essentially a living avatar of the Houston 1970s oil boom.