Andy Reids’s Success Was Not Easy: Overcame Personal Loss

Andy Reid has assumed two significant roles: father and coach.

Andy Reids’s Success Was Not Easy: Overcame Personal Loss

The head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs and his wife Tammy Reid brought five children into the world. They have daughters Drew Ann and Crosby Reid and boys Garrett, Britt, and Spencer Reid.

The first kid of the pair was born in Utah when Andy was completing his master’s degree. The Reid family moved around a lot because of Andy’s coaching job, which is why all five of their children were born in various states.

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And after an unintentional heroin overdose in August of 2012, their oldest kid, Garrett, sadly died at the age of 29. At the time, Garrett was found unconscious in his Lehigh University dorm room in Pennsylvania, and later on, it was confirmed by CBS News that he had passed away.

At the time, Garrett was a drug addict in recovery who was working as an assistant coach for strength and conditioning with the Philadelphia Eagles. In an emotional statement acknowledging his passing, the Reid family paid homage to their son.

On behalf of Tammy and our family, I would like to thank everybody for their tremendous support, love, kind words and prayers during this time of great sadness. Words cannot express our sense of loss,” Andy said in an August 2012 statement, per CBS News.

“We loved Garrett so much. He was a wonderful son and brother. He made us laugh, he was a pleasure to be around, he always had a smile on his face, and we will miss him dearly. We will never forget him, and we will remember him with love.”

What is happening with Andy Reid’s son?

Britt Reid’s sentence has been commuted by Missouri Governor Mike Parson. His home imprisonment is set to last until October 2025. He received a three-year jail sentence for DWI back in 2022. Reid is the son of head coach Andy Reid and a former head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs.

How many kids did Andy Reid have?

Everything about the Kansas City Chiefs coach’s five kids. Find out about the girls Crosby and Drew Ann, and the sons Garrett, Britt, and Spencer of Andy Reid.

 

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