As a rookie in 1958, Phillips led the NFL with the longest reception for that season: 93 yards. In 1961, he led the NFL in total receptions with 78.[1]
Post NFLedit
After leaving the NFL, Phillips held coaching positions with the Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and Florida State. He later ran a successful insurance business and was appointed to the Alabama Department of Insurance.[2]
Phillips was inducted into Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1985. In 2004, Phillips was named Auburn's SEC Football Legend for the SEC Championship Game of that year.
Personal lifeedit
Phillips married "Mickey" Kennedy in 1957. They had three children. Phillips died on March 25, 2015, at Bethany House (Hospice) in Auburn.[3]
Referencesedit
^"Red Phillips Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
^"Community mourns loss of AU legend 'Red' Phillips". AlexCity Outlook.
^"Auburn All-American, NFL All-Pro Jimmy 'Red' Phillips dies". AL.com.
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phillips, american, football, james, jackson, phillips, february, 1936, march, 2015, american, football, wide, receiver, played, angeles, rams, minnesota, vikings, seasons, from, 1958, 1967, phillips, three, time, bowler, from, 1960, 1962, first, team, 1961, p. James Jackson Red Phillips February 5 1936 March 25 2015 was an American football wide receiver who played for the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings for 10 seasons from 1958 to 1967 Phillips was a three time Pro Bowler as a Ram from 1960 to 1962 and was first team in 1961 Phillips attended Auburn University He was on 11 All American teams his senior year at Auburn He was co captain on Auburn s 1957 national championship team Jim PhillipsPhillips on a 1963 trading cardNo 82Position Wide receiverPersonal informationBorn 1936 02 05 February 5 1936Alexander City Alabama U S Died March 25 2015 2015 03 25 aged 79 Auburn Alabama U S Height 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight 197 lb 89 kg Career informationHigh school Alexander City AL Benjamin RussellCollege AuburnNFL draft 1958 Round 1 Pick 5Career historyLos Angeles Rams 1958 1964 Minnesota Vikings 1965 1967 Career highlights and awardsFirst team All Pro 1961 Second team All Pro 1960 3 Pro Bowl 1960 1962 NFL receptions leader 1961 National champion 1957 Unanimous All American 1957 First team All SEC 1957 2 Second team All SEC 1955 1956 Career NFL statisticsReceptions 401Receiving yards 6 044Yards per reception 15 1Receiving touchdowns 34Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 NFL career 2 Post NFL 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesNFL career editAs a rookie in 1958 Phillips led the NFL with the longest reception for that season 93 yards In 1961 he led the NFL in total receptions with 78 1 Post NFL editAfter leaving the NFL Phillips held coaching positions with the Atlanta Falcons San Diego Chargers New Orleans Saints and Florida State He later ran a successful insurance business and was appointed to the Alabama Department of Insurance 2 Phillips was inducted into Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1985 In 2004 Phillips was named Auburn s SEC Football Legend for the SEC Championship Game of that year Personal life editPhillips married Mickey Kennedy in 1957 They had three children Phillips died on March 25 2015 at Bethany House Hospice in Auburn 3 References edit Red Phillips Stats Pro Football Reference Retrieved 26 March 2015 Community mourns loss of AU legend Red Phillips AlexCity Outlook Auburn All American NFL All Pro Jimmy Red Phillips dies AL com nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football wide receiver born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Phillips American football amp oldid 1160175832, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
