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Phillips worked in real estate and was a tennis instructor at the University of Mississippi and the city of Hattiesburg.
In 1981, Phillips played "Coach Hardy" in the TV film, Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige, which starred Louis Gossett Jr. as legendary pitcher Satchel Paige. The film is based on the 1993 book, Maybe I'll Pitch Forever. Paige appears briefly in the film as himself.
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