Frank Reich: Family, Biography, and Other Facts

Frank Reich is an American football coach currently serving as the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). In his younger days, Frank started out as a football player with his most notable performance recorded as a collegiate player with the University of Maryland where he was later picked by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 1985 NFL draft. He did well to form one of the longest-tenured backup-and-starter squads with Jim Kelly, who was one of the Bills' starting quarterback. Together, they played a total of nine seasons from the year 1986 to 1994. Other teams he has played for include; the Carolina Panthers in 1995, the New York Jets in 1996 and the Detroit Lions from 1997 to 1998. Here are more intriguing details about his career and family. Frank Reich Bio, Age Frank Michael Reich Jr. was born in Freeport, New York, United of States of America, to father, Frank Reich Sr. on the 4th of December 1961. His father played as a center and linebacker for Penn State from the year 1953 to 1955 and was later drafted in the 14th round of the 1956 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Unfortunately, Frank Sr. never got the chance to play in the National Football League. As a result of this setback, he had to settle for a job as a football coach as well as a Technology Education Teacher at Lebanon High School before he retired in 1992. As a kid, Frank Reich studied at the Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon, Pennsylvania where he played basketball, baseball, and football. He was on the Big 33 Football Classic team where he played as a quarterback. Upon graduating from high school, he got an athletic scholarship to study and play football as backup and starter on the Maryland Terrapins football team of the University of Maryland.

On the team, Frank got the opportunity to play for three seasons. Playing And Coaching Career One of the biggest highlights of frank's college career was the comeback he led against the Miami Hurricanes on November 10, 1984, at the Orange Bowl Stadium. In the fourth week of the season against Wake Forest, after Stan Gelbaugh had separated his shoulder, Frank came off the bench to play as his replacement. He did well to lead the Terrapins on multiple scoring drives by the end of the third quarter. He was able to achieve this with three touchdowns in the third quarter and a fourth touchdown at the beginning of the final quarter. turned what was meant to be a blowout to a close game with the Miamis leading 34–28. In 1985, Frank was lucky to have been drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the NFL DRaft of that year. On the team, Frank got the opportunity to start as a result of the shoulder injury sustained by his teammate, Kelly, in the year 1989. He performed incredibly well as he led the Bills to clinch two straight victories of which the most notable happened with the initially undefeated Los Angeles Rams after he threw two drives down the field for a 23–20 victory. The following year, Frank Reich was able to provide the Bills with two key wins, which clinched them the AFC East title and continuous home field advantage all through the playoffs. In 1992, in the game between the Houston Oilers, after teammate, Kelly, suffered yet another injury, this time a strained ligament to his knee, Frank was brought back to help finish the game. They recorded a victory 27-3 on stoppage time. Frank Reich later signed a deal with the Carolina Panthers in March 1995. He was able to make history in the franchise aftter he threw the first touchdownpass as a new signee.

The following year in 1966, he got a new offer from the New York Jets of which he accepted. On this team he was able to kich off for seven games. He retired from active play in 1998 and by 2014, Frank Reich had been named as one of the greatest quarterback players in the history of the NFL. From the year 2006- 2007, he became a coacjing intern who served as the assistant coaching staff for the Colts team. In 2008, Frank Reich was promoted to the position of a quarterback's coach after Jim Caldwell was appointed as the new head coach of the team after the Tony Dungy retired form the post. In 2011, before the entire coaching staff of the Colts were all dismissed after a 2-14 season, he had been switched as the wide receiver's coach. Upon his dimessal, he sought for an opportunity with the Arizona Cardinals to become a wide receiver coach and he got it the chance in 2012 were he began serving under then head coach, Whisenhunt. Unfortunately, the himself alongside, Whisenhunt and other offensive coaches got dismissed on the 31st of 2012. Notwithstanding, in 2013, the San Diego Chargers engaged Frank and Whisenhunt as coaches on the team. After Whisenhunt got a higher offer to become the head coach for the Tennessee Titans, the post for an offensive coordinator was given to Frank. He was later relived from the team on the 4th of January 2016, after the Chargers struggled on the offense and finishde on 31st in rushing. He was later given the postion as an offensive coordinator when he was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles on the 20th of January 2016. Fortunately for Frank, the team win the Super Bowl LII. Seeing his growth and extertise as a coach he was called back by ,Indianopolis Colts, on the 11th February 2018, to serve as the new head coach.

Family- Wife And Daughters Frank is married to the beautiful Linda Reich who was born Linda Ann Fick on March 15, 1962. They met while they were both attending Cedar Crest High where Frank played football and Linda was a cheerleader. At that time, Linda was dating Frank’s best friend. After a while Linda was single again so when he was a sophomore in college, they started dating. They tied the knot in 1986. Linda and Frank Reich have three lovely daughters(Lia Milan was born in 1990, Aviry was born in 1992 and Hannah was born in 1996). Lia is married and now Lia Browm and she is the Vice-president of Marketing at the Precision Hawk in Raleigh. Aviry stays in Greensboro with her husband Brett Williams while Hannah is currently studying recording arts at the Indiana University.

1. Frank is also functions as a motivational speaker while remaining a devout Christian. His messages and speeches center around great comebacks and the importance of God. He says the song "In Christ Alone" by Michael English is his inspiration.

2. Frank also attended the Charlotte Campus of Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina where he got a Master of Divinity degree. He has also served as president of RTS' Charlotte campus from the year 2003 to 2006.

3. He was a pastor at the Ballantyne Presbyterian church until he moved to Indianapolis.

4. Reich also co-founded a retail business with his friend, Boomer Esiason. They are part owners of Jim and Chuck's Boot Shop, with over fifteen stores which have expanded over the New England area. 5. Frank Reich’s is currently worth an estimated $8 million.