1. Arthur Ray Briles was born on December 3,1955 and is an American football coach who is currently the head coach for the Guelfi Firenze in the Italian Football League.
21 Facts About Art Briles
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Art Briles is the author of Beating Goliath: My Story of Football and Faith.
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Art Briles is the subject of a biography written by Nick Eatman titled Looking Up: My Journey from Tragedy to Triumph.
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Art Briles accepted a scholarship offer by Bill Yeoman at the University of Houston, where he switched to wide receiver and played three seasons, including the 1977 Cotton Bowl Classic.
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Art Briles earned a master's degree in education at Abilene Christian University before entering coaching.
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Art Briles began his coaching career as an assistant at Sundown High School.
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Art Briles left Stephenville after the 1999 season to join Mike Leach's staff at Texas Tech.
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Art Briles coached all-conference backs and later NFL players Ricky A Williams, Shaud Williams, and Taurean Henderson.
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Art Briles left the Cougars before their bowl game to take the head coaching job at Baylor.
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Art Briles interviewed for the Baylor head coach position on November 27,2007, and was hired the next day for a seven-year term.
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Art Briles led the 2011 Baylor team in its most successful season since the formation of the Big 12 Conference in 1996.
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Art Briles won 17 Big 12 conference games in his first five years as head coach.
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In 2013, Art Briles led Baylor to one of the best seasons in school history.
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In 2014, Art Briles's Bears finished with another 11 win season and repeated as Big 12 Co-Champions; this time earning a berth in the 2015 Cotton Bowl, one of the New Years Six bowl games.
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Art Briles was provided a letter of recommendation and a severance fee and said he was never shown the evidence for why Baylor chose to fire him.
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Art Briles sued the school for wrongful termination, among other claims.
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In late July 2018, Art Briles turned over documents pursuant to a subpoena, which had not been previously produced by Baylor.
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TiCats owner Bob Young conceded that night that hiring Art Briles had been "a major blunder," and credited CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie with persuading the team to rescind the hire.
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Art Briles was hired as the head coach for Mount Vernon High School in Texas in May 2019 on a two-year deal.
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On February 24,2022, Art Briles returned to the college game when he was hired by Hue Jackson as the offensive coordinator for Grambling State.
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Art Briles re-signed to coach the Guelfi Firenze in the Italian Football League for the 2022 season.