Edward G Biles 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.
10 Facts About Ed Biles
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Ed Biles then attended Miami University and was on the school's football team until suffering a career-ending injury.
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However, Ed Biles turned the offer down on January 4,1964, citing his desire to remain as a head coach.
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On January 27,1969, Ed Biles resigned his position at Xavier to become an assistant coach with the NFL's New Orleans Saints.
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Ed Biles spent the next two seasons under the leadership of head coach Weeb Ewbank, but when he retired following the 1973 NFL season, Biles again lost his job.
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When Gillman retired at the end of that season, he promoted Bum Phillips to head coach, with Ed Biles becoming the team's defensive coordinator.
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On January 2,1981, Ed Biles was tabbed as the team's head coach.
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Ed Biles was inducted into both the Hamilton County and Xavier University Halls of Fame and Reading High School.
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In late 2006, Ed Biles was hired as an assistant to the head coach of the Texas Copperheads of the af2, the minor league system of the Arena Football League.
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Ed Biles died on April 5,2020, in Houston, Texas after suffering from leukemia.