1 ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 2 ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Sain ts , ▁and ▁as ▁in ▁his ▁co aching ▁ten ure ▁with ▁the ▁O ilers , ▁Phill ips ▁took ▁off ▁his ▁tra dem ark ▁St et son ▁inside ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Super d ome . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁his ▁Sain ts ▁almost ▁had ▁the ▁first ▁winning ▁season ▁and ▁play off ▁ber th ▁in ▁franch ise ▁history . ▁The ▁R ams ▁beat ▁the ▁Sain ts ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁play off ▁spot ▁in ▁week ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 6 – 2 4 ▁on ▁Mike ▁L ans ford ' s ▁ 4 2 - yard ▁field ▁goal ▁with ▁ 0 0 : 0 2 ▁to ▁play . ▁ ▁Phill ips ▁res igned ▁as ▁Sain ts ▁coach ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁one ▁day ▁after ▁a ▁ 3 0 – 2 3 ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Vik ings , ▁ 1 1 ▁games ▁into ▁the ▁season . ▁His ▁son , ▁W ade , ▁would ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁co aching ▁re ins ▁on ▁an ▁inter im ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁remaining ▁five ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁season . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁Phill ips ▁later ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁football ▁color ▁anal yst ▁for ▁television ▁and ▁radio . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁retired ▁to ▁his ▁horse ▁ran ch ▁in ▁G oli ad , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁His ▁son ,