Andy Reid Biography, Age, Height, Son, Heads, Punt Kick, Eagles

BIOGRAPHY OF ANDY REID

Andy Reid (Andrew Walter Reid) is an American football coach who is the current head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, a position he held from 1999 to 2012.

From 2001 to 2012, Reid also served as executive vice president of football operations for the Eagles, making him the team’s general manager. Andy Reid led the Eagles to five National Football Conference (NFC) championship games, including four consecutive appearances from 2001 to 2004, and a Super Bowl appearance in 2005. He played college football at Brigham Young University .

He attended John Marshall High School and as a teenager worked as a salesman at Dodger Stadium. Reid also played youth sports in East Hollywood at the Lemon Grove Recreation Center, and among his coaches was Pete Arbogast, who is the radio announcer for the USC football team, and formerly the play-by-play Cincinnati Bengals radio.

In 1971, when Reid was 13, he appeared live on Monday Night Football during Punt, Pass and Kick competition; he was already so big that he wore the Josephsons’ jersey (6’1″, 207 pounds).

He played offensive tackle at Glendale Community College in Glendale, California. Reid also played offensive tackle at Brigham Young University from 1978 to 1980, where he was a teammate of Jim McMahon.

COACHING CAREER ANDY REID

Andy Reid College

After graduating from BYU in 1981, Reid spent a year as a graduate assistant on the school’s football coaching staff. He spent the next nine years as an offensive line coach at four colleges, including in 1986 at Northern Arizona University when he coached Frank Pollack, who then played six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers.

Andy Reid Packers

In 1992, Reid was hired as an assistant coach by the Green Bay Packers, the same year quarterback Brett Favre became a member of that team. In 1997, Reid was named quarterbacks coach for the Packers, the season after the Packers won Super Bowl XXXI.

Reid replaced Marty Mornhinweg, who left to be offensive coordinator for his Green Bay predecessor, Steve Mariucci. Mariucci originally wanted Reid to be his offensive coordinator in San Francisco, but Packers head coach Mike Holmgren blocked the move.

Andy Reid Eagles

Reid’s good work with the Packers garnered considerable league-wide attention, resulting in him being hired as head coach of the Eagles on January 11, 1999. The Eagles originally considered hiring Mike Holmgren, Reid’s boss in Green Bay, as replacement head coach Ray Rhodes, who was fired after leading the Eagles to a league-worst 3-13 season. However, Mike Holmgren opted to join the Seattle Seahawks instead, but advised Eagles owner Jeff Lurie to hire Reid.

In 2001, Reid was named executive vice president of football operations for the Eagles, making him the team’s general manager.

Reid left Eagles in 2012 after Jeffrey Lurie announced his dismissal on December 31, 2012, immediately at the end of the 2012 NFL season. Reid was the NFL’s longest-serving head coach prior to his release.

ANDY REID AGE

He was born on March 19, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, United States. He turns 60 in 2018.

ANDY REID SIZE

He stands at a height of 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and weighs 265 lbs (120 kg).

ANDY REID FAMILY

Andy has never revealed any information about his parents and kept a low profile about them. This information will be updated soon.

ANDY REID SIBLINGS

Reid was Reggie Reid’s brother. Reggie is an NFL player. More information about Reggie will be updated soon.

ANDY REID WIFE

Andy Reid has been married to Tammy Reid since 1981. The couple have five children: sons Garrett, Britt and Spencer, and daughters Crosby and Drew Ann. Reid and his family are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

ANDY REID JR.

Her eldest son, Garrett, who suffered from drug addiction for several years and had served time in prison for various crimes, was found dead on August 5, 2012, in his room at Lehigh University boot camp, following a an accidental overdose of heroin.

His son Britt also served time in prison for gun and drug charges.

SALARY ANDY REID

Andy Reid earns a salary of $6 million.

ANDY REID COACHING TREE

NFL head coaches under whom Reid has served:

• Mike Holmgren, Green Bay Packers (1992–1998)

Assistant coaches under Reid who became NFL head coaches:

• Brad Childress, Minnesota Vikings (2006-2010)
• John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens (from 2008)
• Steve Spagnuolo, St. Louis Rams (2009-2011), New York Giants (2017)
• Leslie Frazier, Minnesota Vikings (2010–2013)
• Ron Rivera, Carolina Panthers (from 2011)
• Pat Shurmur, Cleveland Browns (2011-2012), Philadelphia Eagles (2015), New York Giants (from 2018)
• Todd Bowles, New York Jets (2015-2018)
• Doug Pederson, Philadelphia Eagles (from 2016)
• Sean McDermott, Buffalo Bills (from 2017)
• Matt Nagy, Chicago Bears (from 2018)

ANDY REID HEAD COACHING RECORD

ANDY REID ON FACEBOOK

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ANDY REID ON INSTAGRAM

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ANDY REID ON TWITTER

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