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• Wade Phillips is the head coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, replacing Bill Parcells after the 2006 season. The Cowboys will be Phillips' third full-time head coaching job.

  On December 26, 2008, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones announced that the team's coaching staff, including Phillips, would return for the 2009 season.ESPN.com: Jerry Jones: Cowboys' Coaches to Remain Following the Cowboys 2008 season, in which they did not qualify for the playoffs, Phillips vowed to make changes to the team in 2009. Phillips stated "If you're not going to change the coach and you don't get the results you want, then the coach needs to change some things."Dallas Morning News: Wade Phillips Vows to Change

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: June 21, 1947
  2. Birthplace: Orange, Texas
  3. Attended: Port Neches-Groves High School
  4. Alma-mater: University of Houston
  5. Previously coached the Bills and Broncos
  6. Has long been considered one of the better defensive coordinators in the NFL
  7. His daughter Tracy appeared as "Helena" in the My Chemical Romance music video "Helena"
  8. First team coached in the NFL: Houston Oilers

• Brief Biography

  Wade Phillips got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant at his alma-mater, the University of Houston. He got his start in the league working as an assistant for his father, legendary coach Bum Phillips, who coached the Houston Oilers (now known as the Tennessee Titans) and the New Orleans Saints, then landed his first head coaching position in the NFL as an interim coach during the 1985 season with the New Orleans Saints organization. He quickly became known for his defense-oriented game schemes. He landed the head coaching job with the Buffalo Bills in 1998, and took the team to its only playoff game since. He is currently the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. In 2007, he took the Cowboys to the playoffs, leading them to a 13-3 record through the regular season.

  After the Cowboys struggled in a lopsided 34-14 loss to the St. Louis Rams on October 19, 2008, it was reported that Head Coach Wade Phillips would take on the extra responsibility of calling defensive plays for the Cowboys during games.ESPN.com: Phillips will call defensive plays for Cowboys

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