Jeff Fisher among 3 selected to Titans' Ring of Honor
The Tennessee Titans will induct former head coaches Jeff Fisher and Bum Phillips, as well as ex-general manager Floyd Reese, into their Ring of Honor in 2021.
The trio will become the 15th, 16th, and 17th members of the Titans' Ring of Honor, which celebrates the most iconic figures in franchise history.
"I am so excited to recognize these important figures in our team's history," Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk said in an announcement. "Each had a significant hand in the success of their eras. Bum was Texas through and through and led us to new heights as the 'Luv Ya Blue' era was born, reaching two AFC Championship Games.
"Jeff won more games than any coach in franchise history while also leading our football team through some difficult years as we moved to Tennessee, playing in four different home stadiums over a four-year period. His ability to connect with our players and our fans was unmatched, and he too reached two AFC Championship Games and helped take us to our only Super Bowl."
Adams Strunk continued: "Floyd was a great position coach for us during our run of success during the Run 'n Shoot years and then transitioned to the front office, where he found even greater success.
"He had a great ability to find talent and take 'chances' to find sustained success - hiring a first-time head coach in Jeff Fisher; selecting a Division I-AA quarterback, Steve McNair, in the top five of the draft; converting a first-round linebacker, Jevon Kearse, to defensive end; claiming a little-used tight end, Frank Wycheck, from Washington; and trading down, then up, to grab a Heisman-trophy-winning running back, Eddie George."
Of the three inductees, Fisher contributed to the Titans most recently. He began coaching the club in 1995 when the franchise was based in Houston and lasted until the end of the 2010 season. He went 142-120 in Tennessee, earning six playoff berths.
Phillips served as head coach of the franchise from 1975-80, going 55-35 while making the playoffs three times. The father of longtime NFL coach Wade Phillips died in 2013 at the age of 90.
Reese began his executive career with the franchise in 1990 and served as GM from 1994-2006. He drafted an eventual co-MVP in McNair and three Rookie of the Year winners in George, Kearse, and Vince Young.