It was Bob McNair who gave Texans coach Bill O'Brien his first head-coaching position in the NFL.
And it was the late owner who provided O'Brien with a vote of confidence and a five-year contract extension this year in one of his final acts as the Texans' owner and founder.
O'Brien reflected on McNair on Friday in advance of a celebration of the owner's life at NRG Stadium.
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"He’s meant so much to myself, Colleen, our family – Jack and Michael," O'Brien said.