Ed Biles

Who is Ed Biles?

Ed Biles 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, USA, 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.