Andrew Walter Reid is a well-known American football coach who is the head coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. Reid was previously head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999 to 2012.
Did Andy Reid ever play college football?
Yes, Reid did play college football, he played as an offensive tackle at Glendale Community College in Glendale, California, and planned to transfer to Stanford but injured his knee.
BYU head coach LaVell Edwards wanted Reid’s teammate and best friend Randy Tidwell and also recruited him to the team to help persuade Tidwell to come to BYU.
At BYU, Reid was a teammate of Jim McMahon and Tom Holmoe. Teammates recalled that Reid did not play often but was very analytical, closely studying Edwards and offensive coordinator Doug Scovil. BYU won the 1980 Holiday Bowl in his senior year.
Where did Andy Reid go to college?
After graduating from a local high school, Reid began his collegiate playing career at Glendale Community College in Glendale, California in 1976.
Reid was also transferred to BYU to play offensive tackle for the Cougars until 1981. He joined the team amid ten consecutive conference titles (1976-1985), the most successful run in BYU history.
Reid was born in Los Angeles on March 19, 1958, and he is 65 years old. He attended John Marshall High School and worked as a vendor at Dodger Stadium as a teenager. He also played youth sports in East Hollywood at Lemon Grove Recreation Center; Pete Arbogast was one of his coaches.
Arbogast is the radio announcer for the USC football team and was the radio play-by-play announcer for the Cincinnati Bengals. In 1971 at age 13, Reid was on Monday Night Football participating in the Punt, Pass, and Kick competition; he was already so large that he wore the jersey of Les Josephson (6’1″, 207 pounds).
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