Phil Handler

Phil Handler
No. 7, 46, 11
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born(1908-07-21)July 21, 1908
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
DiedDecember 8, 1968(1968-12-08) (aged 60)
Skokie, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
CollegeTCU
Career history
Playing
1930–1936Chicago Cardinals
Coaching
1935–1942Chicago Cardinals (asst.)
1943Chicago Cardinals
1944Card-Pitt (co-coach)
1945Chicago Cardinals
1946–1948Chicago Cardinals (asst.)
1949Chicago Cardinals (co-coach)
1950–1951Chicago Cardinals (asst.)
1951Chicago Cardinals (co-coach)
1952–1967Chicago Bears (asst.)
Awards and highlights
Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference

Philip Jacob Handler (July 21, 1908 – December 8, 1968) was an American football player and coach who spent his entire professional career in the city of Chicago. He had a seven-year, 53-game NFL playing career, during which he was named All-Pro four times. On three separate occasions, Handler served as head coach of the Chicago Cardinals, and later as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bears. He served as an assistant coach for the Cardinals when they won the 1947 NFL Championship; and with the Bears when they won the 1963 NFL Championship.