Wade Phillips Among NFL’s Must-Follows On Twitter

[Denver Native (Carol)]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Wade Phillips is 68 years old, a veteran of 45 years of coaching, including 37 in the NFL. He’s also a savvy six-year social media master who’s become a must-follow on Twitter.

“He’s a character, isn’t he?” Denver linebacker DeMarcus Ware said.

Phillips said he came up with his @sonofbum Twitter handle himself as a nod to his father, the late Bum Phillips.

“I picked it because I’m proud of him,” he said. “A lot of people call me S.O.B., but that’s a little different thing.”

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[sneakers]

Wade Phillips on twitter?

that's something unexpected

[BroncoJoe]

Didn't want to start a new thread, but this is a pretty good read:

http://www.denverpost.com/paige/ci_29086937/paige-wade-phillips-good-ol-and-funny-coach


In 2014, the nomad coach couldn't get a sniff of a job, or even an interview, in the NFL.

In fact, a year ago last week, he barely could secure a ticket to see Dallas play at AT&T Stadium, where he was the head coach when the imposing edifice opened. He sat among the folks in fifth-deck section 404, had to be concerned his nose would bleed and watched on the mammoth TV scoreboard as his son coached the Washington tight ends.

Harold Phillips was out of the game he loved and had spent all of his life around. He was 67, and nobody in football cared about hiring him.

But he wanted back in.

At 68, "Wade" (his middle name) Phillips is all in and deserves to be the NFL coach of the (first half) of the year — by acclimation.

This is interesting as well - didn't know this about either of his kids:


In his life, Wade has moved 22 times and lived in 11 states. He settled long enough once to be an exceptional high school quarterback and middle linebacker, and ask the head cheerleader on a date. Wade was recruited by Bear Bryant at Alabama, but decided to join dad at the University of Houston. A few years later, he reconnected with his high school sweetheart, and Wade and Laurie have been married 38 years. Their son, Wes, is an NFL assistant, and their daughter, Tracy, is an actress who has appeared in several major movies.

[Cugel]

Whoa, Wade's daughter Tracy is an actress?

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Fortunately, she doesn't look a bit like Wade! :laugh: