Former Oilers Coach Ed Biles passes away at 88 after battle with leukemia

Sunday, April 5, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Former Houston Oilers Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator, Ed Biles, died Sunday morning at the age of 88 after a long battle with leukemia.


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Biles enjoyed a long football coaching career that included nine years with the Oilers, first as a defensive back coach, and then defensive coordinator under Bum Phillips.
He was the Oilers head coach from 1981 through part of the '83 season.
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Elvin Bethea and Curly Culp, both in the NFL Hall of Fame, were part of Biles' Oilers defense.

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