Born: September 14, 1935
Hometown: Moss Point, MS
Year of Induction: 2004
High School Career
Moss Point High School (1949-1952)
• Lettered in football (2), basketball (3), baseball (3)
College Career
Millsaps College (1953-1954)
Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (1954)
Tulane University (1955-1956)
• Lettered in football (4), basketball (2), baseball (1)
• All-Time Tulane Football Team (’79)
• Tulane Green Wave All Century Team (’93)
Professional Career
Washington Redskins (1957, 1962-1963)
Philadelphia Eagles (1958-1961, 1964-1965)
• NFL Eastern Conference Champions (’60)
• NFL Champions (’60)
Boston Patriots (1966)
Coaching Career
New Orleans Saints (1967-1970)
• Defensive Line Coach
Philadelphia Eagles (1971-1972)
• Head Coach
Detroit Lions (1973-1974, 1982-1983)
• Defensive Line Coach
• NFC Central Division Champions (’83)
Atlanta Falcons (1975-1976)
• Defensive Line Coach
Baltimore Colts (1977-1981)
• Defensive Line Coach
• AFC Eastern Division Champions (1977-1981)
New England Patriots (1985-1989)
• Defensive Line Coach
• AFC Champions (’85)
• Coach in Super Bowl XX (’86)
New Orleans Night (1991)
• Head coach
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1992-1993)
• Defensive Line Coach
Nashville Kats (1997-2001)
• Head Coach (1997-1998)
• General Manager (1999-2001, 2003)
• Arena Football League quarterfinals (1997-2001)
• Arena Football League semifinals (2000, 2001)
• Arena Bowl Appearance (2000, 2001)
• Arena Football Coach of the Year (1997)
Carolina Cobras (2003)
• Senior Advisor of Football Operations
• Head Coach (2003)
Hall of Fame Memberships
• Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Hall of Fame (1976)
• Tulane Athletic Hall of Fame (1981)
• Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (2004)
Did You Know?
Eddie Khayat was the Mississippi Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion (novice class) in 1953-1954. He also received the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police President’s Award in 1996. Eddie and younger brother Robert Khayat (2000) are the fourth brother combination inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
