Ed Biles
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 18, 1931 Reading, Ohio |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1953 | Woodward HS (OH) (assistant) |
| 1954–1956 | Woodward HS (OH) |
| 1956–1961 | Xavier (freshman HC) |
| 1962–1968 | Xavier |
| 1969–1970 | New Orleans Saints (assistant) |
| 1971–1973 | New York Jets (scout/DB) |
| 1974–1980 | Houston Oilers (DB/DC) |
| 1981–1983 | Houston Oilers |
| 2005 | Cincinnati Marshalls |
| 2006 | Texas Copperheads (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 39–28–3 (college) 9–22 (NFL) |
Edward G. Biles (born October 18, 1931) is a former American football coach whose most prominent position was as head coach of the National Football League's Houston Oilers from 1981 to 1983.
A native of Reading, Ohio, Biles was an outstanding high school athlete, earning 12 letters and helping the 1946 Reading High team capture the state baseball championship. He then attended Miami University and was on the school's football team until suffering a career-ending injury. In his remaining time as an undergraduate, Biles served as an assistant with the squad, then officially began his coaching tenure at the high school level.
In 1953, he served as an assistant coach at Woodward High School in Cincinnati, while also finishing work on his master's degree. The next year, he was elevated to head coach at the school, before accepting the position of freshman football coach at Cincinnati's Xavier University. Biles would remain in that position for the next six years, with a record of 20–4 until he was promoted to head coach of the varsity on November 24, 1961, following the departure of Edward Doherty.
After two seasons in which he compiled an 11–8–1 record, Biles was offered a defensive assistant's role with the University of Notre Dame under head coach Ara Parseghian, who had been at the helm during Biles career at Miami. However, Biles turned the offer down on January 4, 1964, citing his desire to remain as a head coach. He remained at the school for another five seasons, having his best success with the 1965 unit that finished 8–2, and compiled an overall record of 39–28–3.
On January 27, 1969, Biles resigned his position at Xavier to become an assistant coach with the NFL's New Orleans Saints. Working for two seasons under head coach Tom Fears, Biles lost his job soon after Fears was dismissed in November 1970, but found work as a scout for the New York Jets the following year.
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