R.I.P. - O.A. "Bum" Phillips

[Foo'ball Fool]

"Holding the rope." I haven't thought of that one in many years. Thanks PK.

I was there at the dome when the Oilers' buses drove into the stadium after they lost at Pittsburgh. Everybody had their pom-poms. That was the night Bum talked of "kickin' the SOB in."

Yes, Houston has a few "fans" that have no class. But after being in the Astrodome that night, no one can tell me that this city does not have some of the greatest fans anywhere. We've had our hearts broken so many times over the years--Oilers, Astros, and now the Texans. We've had K.S. Bud Adams tell the world that Houston wouldn't support the team, and he moved to Tennessee. That was after we voted to renovate the Astrodome to keep him from moving the team to Jacksonville a few years earlier.

Through it all, Houston never lost its love for Bum Phillips. The city joins his family in mourning his loss. Rest in peace, Bum.