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Baylor relieves Phil Massey from football coaching duties

Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Baylor football coach Phil Massey's Red Raiders lost 38-28 Friday night at home to MBA. It was the Big Red's 12th win in the past 14 meetings between the TSSAA Division II-AAA programs.
Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Baylor football coach Phil Massey's Red Raiders lost 38-28 Friday night at home to MBA. It was the Big Red's 12th win in the past 14 meetings between the TSSAA Division II-AAA programs. Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Baylor football coach Phil Massey's Red Raiders lost 38-28 Friday night at home to MBA. It was the Big Red's 12th win in the past 14 meetings between the TSSAA Division II-AAA programs.

By Stephen Hargis 3 min read

photo Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Phil Massey, pictured, was the head coach of Baylor School’s football program for the past 16 seasons.

After working as Baylor School’s head football coach for more seasons than anyone in the past six decades, Phil Massey was relieved of his duties Thursday.

The school made the announcement through a news release.

Massey guided the Red Raiders for 16 years, reaching the TSSAA playoffs in all but two of those seasons, including consecutive Division II-AAA state runner-up finishes in 2010-11.

“It’s been an honor and a privilege to coach at Baylor these past 16 years. Coaching for me has never been a job, it’s been a way of life,” an emotional Massey told the Times Free Press. “I have regrets never winning a championship for Baylor, but I do hope I had a positive effect on the young men who passed through our school.”

Massey’s tenure is the third longest in program history, ranking behind James Rike (1919-1937) and Humphrey “Humpy” Heywood (1940-60), the namesake of the Red Raiders’ stadium. His tenure ranks just ahead of legendary former coach E.B. Red Etter (1970-83).