Born: September 14, 1935
Hometown: Moss Point, MS
Year Induction: 2004
Moss Point High School (1949-1952)
Millsaps College (1953-1954)
Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (1954)
Tulane University (1955-1956)
Washington Redskins (1957, 1962-1963)
Philadelphia Eagles (1958-1961, 1964-1965)
Boston Patriots (1966)
Defensive Line Coach, New Orleans Saints (1967-1970)
Head Coach, Philadelphia Eagles (1971-1972)
Defensive Line Coach, Detroit Lions (1973-1974, 1982-1983)
Defensive Line Coach, Atlanta Falcons (1975-1976)
Defensive Line Coach, Baltimore Colts (1977-1981)
Defensive Line Coach, New England Patriots (1985-1989)
Head Coach, New Orleans Night (1991)
Defensive Line Coach, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1992-1993)
Head Coach (1997-1998), General Manager (1999-2001, 2003), Nashville Kats (1997-2001)
Senior Advisor of Football Operations, Head Coach (2003), Carolina Cobras (2003)
Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Hall of Fame (1976)
Tulane Athletic Hall of Fame (1981)
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.
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