Joker Phillips
Phillips visits the Kentucky Army National Guard in 2010.
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Wide receivers coach |
| Team | Cincinnati |
| Conference | American |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 12, 1963 Franklin, Kentucky |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1984 | Kentucky |
| 1985 | Washington Redskins |
| 1986 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1987 | Washington Redskins |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1989 | Kentucky (GA) |
| 1990 | Kentucky (assistant RC) |
| 1991–1996 | Kentucky (WR) |
| 1997 | Cincinnati (WR) |
| 1998 | Cincinnati (DB) |
| 1999–2000 | Minnesota (WR) |
| 2001 | Notre Dame (WR) |
| 2002 | South Carolina (WR) |
| 2003 | Kentucky (RC/WR) |
| 2004 | Kentucky (RC/PGC/WR) |
| 2005–2009 | Kentucky (OC/WR) |
| 2010–2012 | Kentucky |
| 2013 | Florida (WR/RC) |
| 2015 | Cleveland Browns (WR) |
| 2016 | Ohio State (OQC) |
| 2017-present | Cincinnati (WR) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–24 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
Joe "Joker" Phillips, Jr. (born May 12, 1963) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the wide receivers coach for the Cincinnati Bearcats football team.
After a standout career at Franklin-Simpson High School, in which he played quarterback for two state Class AAA championship teams, Phillips played wide receiver at the University of Kentucky from 1981 through 1984, under head coaches Fran Curci and Jerry Claiborne. During his playing career for the Kentucky Wildcats, Phillips caught 75 passes for 935 yards and nine touchdowns at the wide receiver position. Phillips played on the 1984 Kentucky Wildcats football team that went 9–3, finished #19 in the AP Poll, and won the 1984 Hall of Fame Classic Bowl. At the time of his departure from Lexington, he stood fifth on the school's receiving list.
After college, Phillips played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. Phillips later played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
After his career in the NFL, Phillips became a graduate assistant on the Kentucky football team. In 1990, he was promoted to assistant recruiting coordinator and in 1991 to wide receivers coach. In 1997, he was hired as wide receivers coach at the University of Cincinnati. Following two seasons in Cincinnati, Phillips made coaching stops at Minnesota, Notre Dame, and South Carolina. Phillips succeeded Urban Meyer as wide receivers coach at Notre Dame.
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