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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A significant milestone is approaching for a man who has spent decades on the football field.
Beloved Houstonian Wade Phillips, son of coaching legend Bum Phillips, won a Super Bowl as the defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos. However, in his 55-year coaching career, he has never been the head coach in a league championship game—until now.
Wade, now the head coach of the United Football League’s San Antonio Brahmas, will lead his team in the UFL title game this Sunday.
“After we beat St. Louis, my phone blew up with text messages and so forth,” Phillips told via Zoom this week. “I appreciated every one of them. I really feel the love from Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston. This is pretty neat because I’m Texas through and through. It’s been great. It’s always fun to win. It’s always fun to keep going in the playoffs.”
Phillips began his career as a graduate assistant at the University of Houston, his alma mater, in 1969.
“I’m excited for the players,” Wade said about the upcoming UFL title game. “I think they’ve worked hard and earned their place. I’m excited to see how they perform, but I have a lot of confidence in them that they’re going to do well.”
Phillips’ San Antonio Brahmas will face the Birmingham Stallions in Sunday’s UFL Championship game.