Art Briles
Briles in 2014
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 3, 1955 Rule, Texas |
| Alma mater |
Texas Tech University (B.A., 1979) Abilene Christian University (M.Ed., 1984) |
| Playing career | |
| 1974–1977 | Houston |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979 | Sundown (TX) HS (assistant) |
| 1980–1983 | Sweetwater (TX) HS (assistant) |
| 1984–1985 | Hamlin (TX) HS |
| 1986–1987 | Georgetown (TX) HS |
| 1988–1999 | Stephenville (TX) HS |
| 2000–2002 | Texas Tech (RB) |
| 2003–2007 | Houston |
| 2008–2015 | Baylor |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 99–65 (college) 166–46–4 (high school) |
| Bowls | 3–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 C-USA (2006) 2 C-USA West Division (2006–2007) 2 Big 12 (2013, 2014) |
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Arthur Ray Briles (born December 3, 1955) is a former American football coach and player. His most recent head coaching position was at Baylor University, from 2008 through 2015. Previously, Briles was the head coach at the University of Houston from 2002 to 2007. He is also the author of Beating Goliath: My Story of Football and Faith (2014). He is the subject of a biography written by Nick Eatman entitled Looking Up: My Journey from Tragedy to Triumph (2013).
A native of Rule, Texas, Briles attended Rule High School, where he was coached by his father. Playing quarterback and earning all-state honors, Briles as a senior in 1973 led Rule to the Texas Class B state championship game, where they lost to Big Sandy, led by David Overstreet and Lovie Smith. Briles accepted a scholarship offer by Bill Yeoman at the University of Houston, where he switched to wide receiver and played three seasons, including the 1977 Cotton Bowl Classic. Briles' parents and aunt died in a car crash on U.S. Route 380 near Newcastle, Texas, while on their way to Dallas to see him play in a game on October 16, 1976. His then-girlfriend and now wife, the former Jan Allison, had planned to make the trip with his family, but decided to stay behind in Rule to attend a friend's bridal shower. After finishing the 1976–77 academic year, Briles left Houston and transferred to Texas Tech, which Jan was attending at the time, to complete his bachelor's degree, which he earned in 1979. He went on to earn a master's degree in education at Abilene Christian University before entering coaching. Briles is a staunch churchgoer and has attested to the role his faith has had in influencing his coaching.
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