Edward Khayat - Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame

Edward "Eddie" Khayat

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Inductee

Coaching | Football

Edward Khayat Mississippi Hall of Fame Inductee

Edward "Eddie" Khayat Stats, Bio

Born: September 14, 1935

Hometown: Moss Point, MS

Year 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

Defensive Line Coach, New Orleans Saints (1967-1970)

Head Coach, Philadelphia Eagles (1971-1972)

Defensive Line Coach, Detroit Lions (1973-1974, 1982-1983)

  • NFC Central Division Champions (’83)

Defensive Line Coach, Atlanta Falcons (1975-1976)

Defensive Line Coach, Baltimore Colts (1977-1981)

  • AFC Eastern Division Champions (1977-1981)

Defensive Line Coach, New England Patriots (1985-1989)

  • AFC Champions (’85)
  • Coach in Super Bowl XX (’86)

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)

  • Arena Football League quarterfinals (1997-2001)
  • Arena Football League semifinals (2000, 2001)
  • Arena Bowl Appearance (2000, 2001)
  • Arena Football Coach of the Year (1997)

Senior Advisor of Football Operations, Head Coach (2003), Carolina Cobras (2003)

Hall of Fame Memberships

Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Hall of Fame (1976)

Tulane Athletic Hall of Fame (1981)

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.

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