Phil Bennett
- January 4, 2024
- Football Coach
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Phil Bennett |
| Occupation | Football Coach |
| Date Of Birth | Dec 3, 1955(1955-12-03) |
| Age | 69 |
| Birthplace | Texas |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Texas |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Phil Bennett Biography
| Name | Phil Bennett |
| Birthday | Dec 3 |
| Birth Year | 1955 |
| Place Of Birth | Texas |
| Home Town | Texas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Spouse | Julie White , Nancy Bennett |
| Children(s) | Maddie Bennett, Sam Bennett |
Phil Bennett is one of the most popular and richest Football Coach who was born on December 3, 1955 in Texas, Texas, United States. Football coach who has served as the defensive coordinator of college teams like the Pittsburgh Panthers and Baylor Bears. From 2002 to 2007, he was the head coach at Southern Methodist University.
He and June Jones have both been the head coach of the SMU Mustangs.
Bennett graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in education in 1978, and was a second-team All-Southwest Conference defensive end as a senior in 1977. He began his coaching career at A&M in 1979 as a part-time defensive ends coach. Since then, he has also held coaching positions at Texas Christian University (1982, 1997), Iowa State University (1983–1986), Purdue (1987–1990), Louisiana State University (1991–1994), a second stint at Texas A&M (1995–1996), the University of Oklahoma (1998) and Kansas State University (1999-2001).
On August 11, 1999, Bennett’s 41-year-old wife, Nancy, was killed by lightning while she was jogging near their home in Manhattan, Kansas. The story of the Bennetts’ relationship and the subsequent death of Nancy was the subject of a 1999 feature article in Sports Illustrated, as well as College Gameday on December 6, 2014. Bennett has a son, Sam, who is currently the run game coordinator and offensive line coach at Hawaii. He also has a daughter, Maddie, who followed in her mother’s footsteps and became a nurse. Bennett remarried a long time friend Julie White Bennett in 2005 and has two stepdaughters; Katie and Megan.
His wife Nancy passed away in August 1999. He has a son, a daughter and two stepdaughters.
Phil Bennett Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Football Coach |
| House | Living in own house. |
Phil Bennett is one of the richest Football Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Phil Bennett 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was born in Marshall, Texas and graduated from Texas A&M in 1978.
He was nominated for National Assistant Coach of the Year during his first season as the defensive coordinator of the Kansas State Wildcats in 1999.
Phil Bennett (born December 3, 1955) is an American football coach and former player. He was most recently the defensive coordinator at Arizona State Sun Devils. Prior to this position, he served as the defensive coordinator for the Baylor Bears from 2011-2016, and was interim head coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers during their 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl win over Kentucky after serving as defensive coordinator of the Panthers for three seasons. Prior to coaching the Panthers, he served as the head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 2002 to 2007. Before his stint at SMU, he served as an assistant coach at seven different colleges.
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Who is Phil Bennett Dating?
According to our records, Phil Bennett married to Julie White , Nancy Bennett. As of December 1, 2023, Phil Bennett’s is not dating anyone.
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On May 26, 2016, it was announced that Baylor was firing Art Briles as head coach, and that Bennett was a candidate to serve as interim head coach, but declined the proposition and the Bears hired Jim Grobe to replace the fired Briles.
Facts & Trivia
Phil Ranked on the list of most popular Football Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Phil Bennett celebrates birthday on December 3 of every year.
How Old Is Phil Bennett?
73 years (October 24, 1948)
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