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Wade Phillips pays tribute to his father with Super Bowl 53 attire
Bum Phillips coached in the NFL for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints from 1975 to 1985.
Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips made quite an entrance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Sunday for Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta.
Wade Phillips enters the stadium with a tribute to his father, Bum Phillips. pic.twitter.com/hdfyT4OFde
— NFLonCBS (@NFLonCBS) February 3, 2019
An awesome tribute.@sonofbum wearing his dad's coat to arrive at #SBLIII. #LARams pic.twitter.com/eC9qfsZLB4
— NFL (@NFL) February 3, 2019
Wearing a sheepskin coat and Stetson hat, the one time Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator was quietly paying tribute to his father, Bum Phillips.
Bum Phillips served as head coach for the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1980 and the New Orleans Saints from 1981 to 1985. He died in October 2013.
Wade Phillips won a Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos in 2015 as defensive coordinator.
