Andy Reid
A mustachioed offensive mastermind who built two separate NFL dynasties and became the architect of the modern passing game.
Born 1958 (age 68)·American football coach·Birthday: March 19·Baby Boomers
Biography
Andy Reid’s coaching journey began not in the spotlight, but in the trenches of college offensive lines. His big break came with the Green Bay Packers under Mike Holmgren, where he honed a West Coast offensive philosophy that would become his signature. Hired by a struggling Philadelphia Eagles franchise in 1999, Reid transformed it with meticulous detail and a quarterback-friendly system, turning Donovan McNabb into a star and leading the team to five NFC Championship games and a Super Bowl appearance. After a surprising parting of ways, his career found its ultimate chapter in Kansas City. There, he paired his offensive genius with quarterback Patrick Mahomes, creating an era-defining offense that yielded multiple Super Bowl titles. Reid’s legacy is one of adaptability and longevity, his aviator glasses and massive play sheet symbols of a mind that consistently outsmarted the league.
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
The largest generation in history at the time. Shaped by postwar prosperity, the Vietnam War, the sexual revolution, and Watergate. They questioned every institution their parents built — then ran them.
Andy was born in 1958, placing them squarely in the Baby Boomers. The events that shaped this generation — postwar prosperity, civil rights, Vietnam, and the counterculture — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Andy Was Born
The biggest hits of 1958
#1 Movie
South Pacific
Best Picture
Gigi
#1 TV Show
Gunsmoke
Andy's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1958Born
NASA founded
Gas: $0.31/galHome: $11,050Min wage: $1.00/hrPresident: Dwight D. Eisenhower"Volare" — Domenico ModugnoBest Picture: Gigi
1963Started school
JFK assassinated in Dallas; Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech
Gas: $0.31/galHome: $13,100Min wage: $1.25/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"Sugar Shack" — Jimmy Gilmer & The FireballsBest Picture: Tom Jones
1971Became a teenager
Voting age lowered to 18 in the US
Gas: $0.36/galHome: $18,100Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"Joy to the World" — Three Dog NightBest Picture: The French Connection
1974Could drive
Nixon resigns the presidency
Gas: $0.53/galHome: $22,600Min wage: $2.00/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"The Way We Were" — Barbra StreisandBest Picture: The Godfather Part II
1976Could vote
Apple Computer founded; US bicentennial
Gas: $0.59/galHome: $29,300Min wage: $2.30/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"Silly Love Songs" — WingsBest Picture: Rocky
1979Turned 21
Iran hostage crisis begins; Three Mile Island accident
Gas: $0.86/galHome: $37,900Min wage: $2.90/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"My Sharona" — The KnackBest Picture: Kramer vs. Kramer
1988Turned 30
Pan Am Flight 103 bombed over Lockerbie
Gas: $0.90/galHome: $74,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Faith" — George MichaelBest Picture: Rain Man
1998Turned 40
Google founded; Clinton impeachment
Gas: $1.06/galHome: $107,300Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Too Close" — NextBest Picture: Shakespeare in Love
2008Turned 50
Barack Obama elected first Black US president; financial crisis
Gas: $3.27/galHome: $153,100Min wage: $6.55/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Low" — Flo RidaBest Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
2018Turned 60
Royal wedding of Harry and Meghan; Parkland shooting
Gas: $2.72/galHome: $211,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"God's Plan" — DrakeBest Picture: Green Book
2026Age 68 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Led the Kansas City Chiefs to three Super Bowl victories in five appearances (LIV, LVII, LVIII).
- Became the only head coach in NFL history to win over 100 regular-season games with two different franchises (Eagles and Chiefs).
- Guided the Philadelphia Eagles to five NFC Championship games and Super Bowl XXXIX in a 14-year tenure.
- Mentored a generation of successful head coaches, including John Harbaugh and Doug Pederson, from his coaching tree.
Did You Know?
He famously loves cheeseburgers and has a play named "Hungry Pig" in his playbook.
Before his NFL head coaching career, he was an offensive line coach at the University of Texas at El Paso.
He is an avid fan of the rock band The Who and has used their music in team hype videos.
“You want to make sure you exhaust every opportunity to get better. That’s what we’re trying to do.”
