[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16405]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE LIFE OF OAIL ANDREW ``BUM'' PHILLIPS

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, in about 2 hours today, in Houston, at 
the Lakewood Church, we in Houston will honor the famed, the humble, 
and the especially loved Oail Andrew ``Bum'' Phillips, our favorite 
coach, Coach Bum Phillips of the Houston Oilers, our friend, my friend.
  We lost Coach Phillips October 18, 2013, at his home, his ranch in 
Texas. I offer to his wife, his son and daughters and grandchildren and 
great-grandchildren my deepest sympathy.
  But I know, as he is honored this evening, there will be a 
celebration of his life; for Bum Phillips was the kind of character-
building leader that led young men into the most winningest franchise 
of the then-Houston Oilers. He did it because he had a championship 
spirit, and he had the ability to add quips to anything that you would 
ask him.
  When asked one time about Earl Campbell, he said, ``What kind of 
class is Earl Campbell in? He may not be in a class all by himself, but 
it doesn't take long to call the roll.''
  When asked about the Dallas Cowboys as America's team, Bum said, 
``The Dallas Cowboys may be America's team, but the Houston Oilers are 
Texas' team.''
  Tonight I know there will be many who will celebrate his life and the 
service he gave.
  I want to thank Mike Barber for organizing this great effort. I will 
miss being there, but Bum, I want to thank you. Coach Bum Phillips, I 
want to thank you for the joy you brought to Houston, the excitement of 
the team, the spirit of winning and losing, the fairness and the 
balance that you added to those young men that were under your 
tutelage.
  You went on to coach the New Orleans Saints, but you will always be 
special in our hearts, and I hope this body will offer a moment of 
silence for our dear friend, the Nation's friend, Texas' friend, Coach 
Bum Phillips.
  I thank you, Mr. Speaker, for allowing this tribute on the floor to 
this great American, Coach Bum Phillips.

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