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

[Warren]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Bum personified Texas and Houston better than any professional sports coach the city has had before or since.

An argument could be made that he personified Texas and Houston better than any other professional sports coach has personified the city and state in which he coached. Truly one of a kind.

[Nconroe]

Bum was a great person who gave us all many great memories. We will miss him. Condolences to the Phillips family.

[Keith]

Bum lives... through the opera.
http://bumphillipsopera.com/

Musical director/composer Peter Stopschinski and director Luke Leonard, both of whom were rabid fans of the team at the time, came up with the idea of an opera about Bum after reading his autobiography, Bum Phillips: Cowboy, Coach, Christian. Librettist Kirk Lynn, who crafted the script from Bum's book but also drew heavily upon NFL Films footage, says: "I grew up loving Bum. When I was reading the book, I thought, 'He speaks like my Dad—funny, but also completely sincere and serious,'" he said, "Honestly, I have a bit of a chip on my shoulder about people thinking about Texans and how we're stupid based on the way we speak. I wanted to let Bum be Bum and just be proud of it, because Bum was so great."

http://deadspin.com/inside-the-bum-p...phi-1547379732

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by Keith

Bum lives... through the opera.
http://bumphillipsopera.com/


http://deadspin.com/inside-the-bum-p...phi-1547379732

What might Bum have said had he known?

"Well, I guess it's an honor but Willie Nelson probably could have written up something in a half an hour and been done with it. Bring back Carl Mauck to sing "Oiler Cannonball" and that would have been enough for me. They didn't had to have done all that."