Ed Biles
American football player and coach (1931–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edward G. Biles (October 18, 1931 – April 5, 2020) was an American football coach whose most prominent position was as head coach of the National Football League's Houston Oilers from 1981 to 1983.[1]
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1931-10-18)October 18, 1931 Reading, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | April 5, 2020(2020-04-05) (aged 88) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Alma mater | Miami (OH) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1953 | Woodward HS (OH) (assistant) |
1954–1956 | Woodward HS (OH) |
1956–1961 | Xavier (freshman HC) |
1962–1968 | Xavier |
1969–1970 | New Orleans Saints (assistant) |
1971–1973 | New York Jets (scout/DB) |
1974–1980 | Houston Oilers (DB/DC) |
1981–1983 | Houston Oilers |
2005 | Cincinnati Marshalls |
2006 | Texas Copperheads (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 39–28–3 (college) 9–22 (NFL) |
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A native of Reading, Ohio, Biles was an outstanding high school athlete, earning 12 letters and helping the 1946 Reading High School team capture the state baseball championship. He then attended Miami University and was on the school's football team until suffering a career-ending injury. In his remaining time as an undergraduate, Biles served as an assistant with the squad, then officially began his coaching tenure at the high school level.