Editing Dan Reeves

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1944–2022)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name               = Dan Reeves
| image              = Dan Reeves.JPG
| alt                =
| caption            = Reeves in 2014
| number             = 30
| position           = [[Running back]]
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1944|1|19}}
| birth_place        = [[Rome, Georgia]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2022|1|1|1944|1|19}}
| death_place        = [[Atlanta]], Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft          = 6
| height_in          = 2
| weight_lbs         = 200
| high_school        = [[Americus High School|Americus]] ([[Americus, Georgia]])
| college            = [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]]
| undraftedyear      = 1965
| pastteams          = * [[Dallas Cowboys]] ({{NFL Year|1965}}–{{NFL Year|1972}})
| pastcoaching       = * [[Dallas Cowboys]] ({{NFL Year|1970}}–{{NFL Year|1980}})<br />Offensive coordinator & running backs coach
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|1981}}–{{NFL Year|1992}})<br /> Head coach
* [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|1993}}–{{NFL Year|1996}})<br /> Head coach
* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|1997}}–{{NFL Year|2003}})<br /> Head coach
| highlights         = ; As player
* [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl VI|VI]])
* 2× Second-team All-[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] ([[1962 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team|1962]], [[1964 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team|1964]])
; As assistant coach
* Super Bowl champion ([[Super Bowl XII|XII]])
; As head coach
* 2× [[AP NFL Coach of the Year]] ([[1993 New York Giants season|1993]], [[1998 Atlanta Falcons season|1998]])
* 2x [[NFL Coach of the Year Award#The Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year|''The Sporting News'' NFL Coach of Year]] (1993, 1998)
* 3× [[NFL Coach of the Year Award#Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year|''Pro Football Weekly'' NFL Coach of Year]] (1984, 1993, 1998)
* 3x [[List of NFL Coach of the Year awards#UPI National Football League Coach of the Year|UPI Coach of the Year]]{{efn|2x for the AFC (1989, 1991) and 1x for the NFC (1993)}}
* 5× [[101 Awards#Coach of the Year awards|101 Awards Coach of the Year]]{{efn|3x for the AFC (1984, 1989, 1991) and 2x for the NFC (1993, 1998)}}
* [[NFL Coach of the Year Award#Greasy Neale Award (Maxwell Football Club)|Greasy Neale Award]] (1993)
* [[George Halas Award]] (1999)
* [[Denver Broncos Ring of Fame]]
| pfr                = ReevDa00
| statlabel1         = Rushing yards
| statvalue1         = 1,990
| statlabel2         = Yards per carry
| statvalue2         = 3.7
| statlabel3         = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue3         = 25
| statlabel4         = Receptions
| statvalue4         = 129
| statlabel5         = Receiving yards
| statvalue5         = 1,693
| statlabel6         = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue6         = 17
| coachregrecord     = {{Winning percentage|190|165|2|record=y}}
| coachplayoffrecord = {{Winning percentage|11|9|record=y}}
| coachrecord        = {{Winning percentage|201|174|2|record=y}}
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'''Daniel Edward Reeves''' (January 19, 1944 – January 1, 2022) was an American professional [[American football|football]] [[running back]] and coach in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). During his 38 years in the NFL, Reeves participated in nine [[Super Bowl]]s, the third most for an individual. He was a head coach for 23 seasons, a position he held with the [[Denver Broncos]] from 1981 to 1992, the [[New York Giants]] from 1993 to 1996, and the [[Atlanta Falcons]] from 1997 to 2003. As a player, he spent his eight-season career with the [[Dallas Cowboys]], who signed him as an [[undrafted free agent]] out of [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]] in 1965.

Reeves played his [[college football]] for the South Carolina Gamecocks. He made his first two Super Bowl appearances during his playing career, winning one in [[Super Bowl VI]]. He began his coaching career in 1972 as an assistant for Cowboys, where he made three championship appearances and was part of the staff that won [[Super Bowl XII]]. As the head coach of the Broncos for twelve seasons, Reeves led the team to three championship appearances in [[Super Bowl XXI]], [[Super Bowl XXII]], and [[Super Bowl XXIV]], each of which ended in defeat. Following four seasons as the head coach of the Giants, Reeves served as the Falcons' head coach for seven seasons. His most successful season with the Falcons was in 1998, when he led the franchise to their championship debut in [[Super Bowl XXXIII]], in which he was defeated by his former team, the Broncos. He won the [[Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year Award]] for the second time after the season, the ninth coach to win the award on multiple occasions.<ref>{{cite web|last=Banks |first=Don |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2016/01/26/super-bowl-coaches-dick-vermeil-mike-holmgren-bill-parcells-john-fox-don-shula-dan-reeves |title=The six coaches who have led two different teams to Super Bowl - Sports Illustrated |publisher=Si.com |date=January 25, 2016 |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref> For his accomplishments in Denver, Reeves was inducted to the [[Broncos Ring of Fame]] in 2014.

One of only thirteen NFL head coaches to [[List of National Football League head coaches with 200 wins|win 200 career games]], Reeves has the most playoff wins (eleven, tied with [[Marv Levy]]) and Super Bowl appearances (four, tied with Levy and [[Bud Grant]]) among NFL head coaches to not win a championship. He is also tied with [[Jeff Fisher]] & [[Bill Belichick]] for the most regular season losses in NFL history at 165, but has the second-most total losses at 174, behind Belichick at 178.  Reeves and [[Marty Schottenheimer]] are the only eligible NFL head coaches with 200 career wins that have not been inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].

==Early years==
Born in [[Rome, Georgia]], Reeves grew up in [[Americus, Georgia]]. He attended [[Americus High School]], where he participated in [[High school football|football]], [[baseball]], and [[High school basketball|basketball]].<ref name=marriage>{{cite web|url=https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/former-nfl-coach-dan-reeves-speaks-about-ups-downs-of-marriage/article_743c95d2-ddeb-5b0b-a1aa-30fdeb9392fc.html|title=Former NFL coach Dan Reeves speaks about ups, downs of marriage|first=Jamie|last = Jones|website=Northwest Georgia News|date=August 14, 2011 }}</ref>

After Reeves missed four games with a broken collarbone during his senior season, only the [[University of South Carolina]] was interested enough to offer him a football scholarship. The interest from other schools came later, when he won the MVP trophy at the Georgia High School football All-star game, but he decided to stay with his first choice. Reeves also was selected to the All-state basketball team in 1961.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gustafson |first=Ken |url=https://www.americustimesrecorder.com/2018/09/04/dan-reeves-to-be-the-honorary-captain-before-panthers-home-game-against-shaw/ |title=Dan Reeves to be the honorary captain before Panthers' home game against Shaw |publisher=Americus Times-Recorder |date=September 4, 2018 |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref>

==College career==
Reeves played [[college football]] for the [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina Gamecocks]], where he was a three-year starter at [[quarterback]] from 1962 to 1964. Reeves became the starting quarterback during his sophomore year in 1962 and was named second-team All-conference after his junior and senior years.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/article256979217.html|title = Dan Reeves, Gamecocks Hall of Fame QB and NFL coaching great, has died|work = [[The State (newspaper)|The State]]|last = McLemore|first = Dwayne|date = January 1, 2022|accessdate = January 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://scfootballhof.org/inductees/inductees-2015/dan-reeves/ |title=Dan Reeves - SC Football Hall of Fame &#124; Become a life changer for our youth! |publisher=Scfootballhof.org |date= |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref>

Even though he only compiled an 8–21–4 ({{winning percentage|8|21|4}}) record, Reeves ended his college career as the leading passer in Gamecock history, accumulating 2,561 yards passing, to go along with sixteen [[touchdown]]s and three games with 100 rushing yards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abccolumbia.com/2018/09/13/two-former-gamecocks-nominated-for-pro-football-hall-of-fame/|title=Two former Gamecocks nominated for Pro Football Hall of Fame|date=September 14, 2018}}</ref> Reeves also played for the [[South Carolina Gamecocks baseball]] team.<ref name = Newberry>{{cite news|url = https://apnews.com/article/dan-reeves-dead-nfl-broncos-falcons-cowboys-bc0eea2ed7509fb8ee521e81b19f7224|title = Former Broncos, Falcons, Giants coach Dan Reeves dies at 77|last = Newberry|first = Paul|date = January 1, 2022|accessdate = January 1, 2022|work = Associated Press}}</ref>

In 1977, Reeves was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/trads/scar-hof.html |title=University of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame |access-date=December 28, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202032144/http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/trads/scar-hof.html |archive-date=December 2, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2006, he was inducted into the State of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wspa.com/sports/usc/gamecock-great-dan-reeves-passes-away-at-age-77/ |publisher=WSPA |date=January 1, 2022 |title=Gamecock great Dan Reeves passes away at age 77}}</ref>

==Professional playing career==
Although he went undrafted after graduation, Reeves received professional sports offers from the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL), the [[San Diego Chargers]] in the [[American Football League]] (AFL) and the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] in [[Major League Baseball]]. Reeves signed with the Cowboys as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 1965 to play [[Safety (gridiron football position)|safety]], but was later moved to [[halfback (American football)|halfback]] when a series of injuries depleted the team's depth during [[Training camp (National Football League)|training camp]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McClary |first=Tara |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/10/15/dan-reeves-pro-football-hall-of-fame-opinion/ |title=Guest Commentary: It's time for Dan Reeves to take his place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame |publisher=Denverpost.com |date=October 15, 2019 |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref>

In 1966, [[Tom Landry]], looking for more speed at [[running back]], shifted [[All-Pro]] [[Safety (American and Canadian football position)|safety]] [[Mel Renfro]] to offense. Renfro was hurt in the opening game, against the [[New York Giants]], and Reeves took advantage of his opportunity by having a breakout season, leading the team in rushing with 757 yards and scoring with 96 points, while finishing second in receiving with 557 yards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1966.htm|title=1966 Dallas Cowboys Statistics & Players|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref> His performance helped the Cowboys take some of the running load from [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]] [[Don Perkins]] and reach their first championship game. Reeves set a franchise record with sixteen touchdowns (eight rushing and eight receiving), had over 1,300 all-purpose yards, was sixth in the NFL in rushing, first in touchdowns, and sixth in scoring.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1966/leaders.htm|title=1966 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref> He was also voted to ''[[The Sporting News]]'' [[All-Pro]] team at the end of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91607149/green-bay-dallas-dominate-nfl-all-star/ |title=Green Bay, Dallas Dominate NFL All-Star Division Teams |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=December 25, 1966 |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref>

In 1967, Reeves posted back-to-back seasons with more than 600 rushing yards, ranking second on the team in rushing with 603 yards and third in receiving with 490 yards. In the week 8 game against the [[Atlanta Falcons]], he set a franchise record after scoring four touchdowns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91608434/dan-reeves-having-his-troubles-this-seas/ |title=Dan Reeves Having His Troubles This Season |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=November 6, 1967 |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref> In the week 13 game against the [[Philadelphia Eagles]], Reeves scored touchdowns rushing, receiving, and passing in the same game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91609302/tough-cowboy-defense-shackles-eagles-38/ |title=Tough Cowboy Defense Shackles Eagles, 38-17 |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=December 11, 1967 |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref> He remained a starter until Week 4 of the [[1968 NFL season|1968 season]], when he tore ligaments in his left knee and was lost for the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91609535/dan-reeves-spectator/ |title=Dan Reeves, Spectator |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=December 1, 1968 |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref>

The injury ended up hampering Reeves for the remainder of his career and limiting his abilities. Head coach [[Tom Landry]] started playing him in spots and asked him to become a [[player-coach]], while being passed on the depth chart by [[Calvin Hill]] and [[Duane Thomas]]. Reeves remained in that role for three years, until he retired as an active player to become a full-time assistant coach on February 22, 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://heraldcourier.com/archives/dan-reeves-in-bristol-jan-31/article_e1713aab-1917-526e-84fd-b3383dcffe0b.html|title=Dan Reeves in Bristol Jan. 31|first=Tom|last = Netherland|website=HeraldCourier.com|date=January 26, 2012 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1972/02/23/archives/cards-get-anderson-send-lane-to-packers-running-backs-played.html Wallace, William N. "Cards Get Anderson, Send Lane to Packers," ''The New York Times'', Wednesday, February 23, 1972.] Retrieved September 27, 2020</ref>

Reeves played eight seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, collected 1,990 rushing yards, 1,693 receiving yards, and 42 touchdowns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=REEVEDAN01 |title=Dan Reeves Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com |access-date=January 1, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023032035/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=REEVEDAN01 |archive-date=October 23, 2012 }}</ref> The Cowboys made the playoffs every year, reaching the [[Super Bowl]] twice and culminating in a 24–3 victory over the [[Miami Dolphins]] in [[Super Bowl VI]] following the [[1971 NFL season|1971 season]]. In [[Super Bowl V]] with the Cowboys and Colts tied at 13 in the last two minutes, he let a pass go through his hands that was intercepted, setting up the Colts in Dallas territory. The Colts won the game on a 32-yard [[Field goal (football)|field goal]] from [[Jim O'Brien (American football)|Jim O'Brien]] with five seconds left. He threw a touchdown pass in the Cowboys' losing effort in the legendary subzero [[1967 NFL Championship Game|Ice Bowl]] against the [[Green Bay Packers]] for the [[1967 NFL Championship Game|1967 NFL title]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/decades/1960s/ice_bowl.jsp|title = The Ice Bowl - Football History &#124; Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site}}</ref>

In 2010, Reeves was inducted into the [[Texas Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wacotrib.com/sports/texas-sports-hall-of-fame-profile-former-cowboy-reeves-found-success-as-player-assistant-and/article_06040b33-52e6-5dd9-bbce-3a4f3709dce5.html|title=TEXAS SPORTS HALL OF FAME PROFILE: Former Cowboy Reeves found success as player, assistant and head coach|first=John|last=Werner|website=WacoTrib.com|date=December 19, 2009 }}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Reeves, a protégé of [[Tom Landry]], became the youngest [[head coach]] in the NFL when he joined the [[Denver Broncos]] in [[1981 Denver Broncos season|1981]] as vice president and head coach. After acquiring quarterback [[John Elway]] in a trade, Reeves guided the Broncos to six post-season appearances, five divisional titles, three AFC championships, and three Super Bowl appearances ([[Super Bowl XXI]], [[Super Bowl XXII]], and [[Super Bowl XXIV]]) during his twelve-year tenure. He was the only AFC coach in the decade of the 1980s to lead his team to consecutive Super Bowl berths, and his Broncos appeared in the Super Bowl three times during a span of four years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milehighreport.com/2017/2/2/14479322/dan-reeves-hall-of-fame|title=MHR Radio: Why isn't Dan Reeves in the Hall of Fame?|date=February 2, 2017|accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref> Reeves and Elway did not always see eye-to-eye, to the point where quarterback [[Tommy Maddox]] was drafted by the Broncos in the first round of the [[1992 NFL Draft|1992 draft]]. This came off the heels of the [[1991 Denver Broncos season|1991 season]] in which Reeves had fired offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach [[Mike Shanahan]] for "insubordination", as Reeves felt that Shanahan was driving a wedge between him and Elway, who said in 1990 that his relationship with Reeves was "the worst."<ref name="sfgate1">{{cite web|author=Ira Miller, Chronicle Staff Writer |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/BAD-BLOOD-Reeves-Shanahan-and-Elway-bring-2950910.php |title=BAD BLOOD / Reeves, Shanahan and Elway bring their respective feuds into Super Bowl mix |publisher=Sfgate.com |date=January 25, 1999 |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://broncoswire.usatoday.com/2019/04/24/john-elway-ribs-broncos-for-drafting-tommy-maddox-in-1992/ |title=Denver Broncos: John Elway ribs team for drafting Tommy Maddox in 1992 |publisher=Broncoswire.usatoday.com |date=April 24, 2019 |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref> Reeves was fired after the [[1992 Denver Broncos season|1992 season]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Denver Broncos fire Dan Reeves|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19921229&id=s5YtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mqUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6865,10311359|access-date=January 28, 2017|work=The Tuscaloosa News|agency=Associated Press|date=December 29, 1992|page=3B}}</ref> and replaced by his protégé and friend [[Wade Phillips]], who was previously the Broncos' defensive coordinator.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://broncoswire.usatoday.com/2017/12/21/washington-redskins-tried-trade-john-elway-1991-denver-broncos/ |title=NFL news: Washington Redskins tried to trade for John Elway in 1991 |publisher=Broncoswire.usatoday.com |date=December 21, 2017 |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref> Upon the death of Reeves in 2022, Elway stated that Reeves was a "winner" and said he owed a good deal of his career to Reeves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2022/01/01/kiszla-broncos-dan-reeves-appreciation/|title = Kiszla: Why Dan Reeves might be the most underappreciated legend in Broncos history|date = January 2022}}</ref>

Reeves was hired as head coach by the [[New York Giants]] for the [[1993 New York Giants season|1993 season]]. In his first season, he led the Giants to an 11&ndash;5 record and a berth in the playoffs. Reeves's 1993 season record is the best ever for a first-year Giants coach, and he was named the 1993 [[Associated Press]] Coach of the Year after helping them improve from a 6&ndash;10 record in [[1992 New York Giants season|1992]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91610328/a-giant-honor-the-ap-chooses-reeves-as/ |title=A Giant Honor: The AP chooses Reeves as Coach of the Year |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=January 7, 1994 |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref> Reeves was fired after the Giants went 5&ndash;11 in [[1995 New York Giants season|1995]] and 6&ndash;10 in [[1996 New York Giants season|1996]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91610175/giants-fire-dan-reeves/ |title=Giants fire Dan Reeves |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=December 23, 1996 |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref>

In 1997, Reeves was named the head coach of the [[Atlanta Falcons]]. Under his command the team, which had finished the [[1996 Atlanta Falcons season|1996 campaign]] with a 3&ndash;13 record, steadily improved. After going 7&ndash;9 in his first season in [[1997 Atlanta Falcons season|1997]], the Falcons went 14&ndash;2 in [[1998 Atlanta Falcons season|1998]], going on to capture their first [[NFC Championship]]. He became the third coach (after [[Bill Parcells]] and [[Chuck Knox]]) to lead three different franchises to the playoffs.<ref name="sfgate1"/> Reeves coached the Falcons to a 12&ndash;2 record before being hospitalized for the final two regular season games to undergo [[Coronary artery bypass surgery|quadruple-bypass heart surgery]] in December. Reeves managed to return to the sidelines just three weeks later to lead the Falcons to victory against the [[1998 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] in the [[1998 NFC Championship Game|NFC Championship Game]]. During [[Super Bowl XXXIII]], Reeves's Falcons were pitched against his former team, the defending champion [[1998 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] whose quarterback Elway was in his final season that had Shanahan as head coach. The Falcons lost, 34–19.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs98/news/1999/990131/01078787.html|title=No tears, no blame in Falcons locker room|website=www.espn.com}}</ref> In the process, Reeves earned the NFL's top coaching awards as he was named the 1998 [[NFL Coach of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91604569/reeves-picked-best-for-second-time/ |title=Reeves picked best for second time |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=January 3, 1999 |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref> In [[2003 Atlanta Falcons season|2003]], after winning just three of the first thirteen games, Reeves was fired and the Falcons replaced him with [[Wade Phillips]] as interim coach for three games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1682856|title=Reeves beats owner to the punch|date=December 10, 2003|website=ESPN.com|accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref>

In 2007, Reeves had an active role in the startup of [[Georgia State University]]'s [[Georgia State Panthers football|football program]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2007/4/15/860535.aspx|title=Dan Reeves Hired as Football Consultant|website=Georgia State University|date=April 15, 2007|accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref> In January 2009, Reeves interviewed with the [[San Francisco 49ers]] for their offensive coordinator job.<ref name="Cowboys not working with Reeves">{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3884953|title=Cowboys not working with Reeves|publisher=ESPN|date=February 5, 2009|accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref> After negotiations with the Dallas Cowboys, Reeves became a consultant for the team in February 2009. This role was short-lived, lasting two days before Reeves turned in the keys to his office and left. Reeves and the Cowboys could apparently not reach conclusions as to Reeves's role with the team. In the days following, it was revealed that the dispute came down to a contract clause specifying a number of hours per week to be worked, which Reeves deemed insulting.<ref name="Cowboys not working with Reeves"/>

==Head coaching record==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular Season !! colspan="4"|Post Season
|-
!Won!!Lost!!Ties!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
|-
![[1981 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]||[[1981 NFL season|1981]]
||10||6||0||.625|| 2nd in AFC West || – || – || – || – 
|-
![[1982 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]||[[1982 NFL season|1982]]
||2||7||0||.222|| 5th in AFC West || – || – || – || – 
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1983 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]||[[1983 NFL season|1983]]
||9||7||0||.563|| '''2nd in AFC West''' || 0 || 1 || .000 || <small>'''Lost to [[1983 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] in [[1983–84 NFL playoffs|AFC wild card game]]'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1984 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]||[[1984 NFL season|1984]]
||13||3||0||.813|| '''1st in AFC West''' || 0 || 1 || .000 || <small>'''Lost to [[1984 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] in [[1984–85 NFL playoffs|AFC Divisional Game]]'''</small>
|-
![[1985 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]||[[1985 NFL season|1985]]
||11||5||0||.688|| 2nd in AFC West || – || – || – || – 
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1986 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]||[[1986 NFL season|1986]]
||11||5||0||.688|| '''1st in AFC West''' || 2 || 1 || .667 || <small>'''Lost to [[1986 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] in [[Super Bowl XXI]]'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1987 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]||[[1987 NFL season|1987]]
||10||4||1||.700|| '''1st in AFC West''' || 2 || 1 || .667 || <small>'''Lost to [[1987 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] in [[Super Bowl XXII]]'''</small>
|-
![[1988 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]||[[1988 NFL season|1988]]
||8||8||0||.500|| 2nd in AFC West || – || – || – || – 
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1989 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]||[[1989 NFL season|1989]]
||11||5||0||.688|| '''1st in AFC West''' || 2 || 1 || .667 || <small>'''Lost to [[1989 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] in [[Super Bowl XXIV]]'''</small>
|-
![[1990 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]||[[1990 NFL season|1990]]
||5||11||0||.313|| 5th in AFC West || – || – || – || – 
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1991 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]||[[1991 NFL season|1991]]
||12||4||0||.750|| '''1st in AFC West''' || 1 || 1 || .500 || <small>'''Lost to [[1991 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]] in [[1991–92 NFL playoffs|AFC Championship Game]]'''</small>
|-
![[1992 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]||[[1992 NFL season|1992]]
||8||8||0||.500|| 3rd in AFC West || – || – || – || – 
|-
! colspan="2"|DEN Total||110||73||1||.601||||7||6||.538|| 
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1993 New York Giants season|NYG]]||[[1993 NFL season|1993]]
||11||5||0||.688||'''2nd in NFC East''' || 1 || 1 || .500 || <small>'''Lost to [[1993 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] in [[1993–94 NFL playoffs|NFC Divisional Game]]'''</small>
|-
![[1994 New York Giants season|NYG]]||[[1994 NFL season|1994]]
||9||7||0||.563|| 2nd in NFC East || – || – || – || – 
|-
![[1995 New York Giants season|NYG]]||[[1995 NFL season|1995]]
||5||11||0||.313|| 4th in NFC East || – || – || – || – 
|-
![[1996 New York Giants season|NYG]]||[[1996 NFL season|1996]]
||6||10||0||.375|| 5th in NFC East || – || – || – || – 
|-
! colspan="2"|NYG Total||31||33||0||.484||||1||1||.500|| 
|-
![[1997 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]||[[1997 NFL season|1997]]
||7||9||0||.438|| 2nd in NFC West || – || – || – || – 
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1998 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]||[[1998 NFL season|1998]]
||14||2||0||.875|| '''1st in NFC West''' || 2 || 1 || .667 || <small>'''Lost to [[1998 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] in [[Super Bowl XXXIII]]'''</small>
|-
![[1999 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]||[[1999 NFL season|1999]]
||5||11||0||.313|| 3rd in NFC West || – || – || – || – 
|-
![[2000 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]||[[2000 NFL season|2000]]
||4||12||0||.250|| 5th in NFC West || – || – || – || – 
|-
![[2001 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]||[[2001 NFL season|2001]]
||7||9||0||.438|| 3rd in NFC West || – || – || – || – 
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2002 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]||[[2002 NFL season|2002]]
||9||6||1||.594|| '''2nd in NFC South''' || 1 || 1 || .500 || <small>'''Lost to [[2002 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] in [[2002–03 NFL playoffs|NFC Divisional Game]]'''</small>
|-
![[2003 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]||[[2003 NFL season|2003]]
||3||10||0||.231|| ''Fired mid-season''|| – || – || – || – 
|-
! colspan="2"|ATL Total||49||59||1||.454||||3||2||.600|| 
|-
! colspan="2"|Total<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ReevDa0.htm|title=Dan Reeves Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref>||190||165||2||.535|||| 11 || 9 || .550 || 
|}

==Broadcast career==
Reeves covered NFL games as a [[color analyst]] (teamed with play-by-play man [[Bill Rosinski]]) for the second Sunday afternoon game on the [[Westwood One (1976–2011)|Westwood One]] radio network.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3069015|title=Ex-NFL coaches: Where are they now?|date=October 18, 2007|website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/452/rosinski-draws-the-call-on-carolina-game|title=Rosinski draws the call on Carolina game|date=October 8, 2008|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
Reeves was married to Pam Reeves, and had three children and six grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography|url=http://www.danreeves.co/biography/|access-date=May 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202063129/http://www.danreeves.co/biography/|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Reeves and his future wife dated in high school, where she was a cheerleader.<ref name=marriage/> While coaching for the Giants, Reeves and his wife were residents of [[Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey]].<ref>Meisel, Barry. [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/nydn-features/firing-line-death-reeves-no-dying-win-article-1.734073 "ON THE FIRING LINE A DEATH WISH FOR REEVES? NO WAY. HE'S DYING TO WIN"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', September 11, 1996. Accessed May 8, 2017. "Pam and Dan Reeves live in a townhouse in Ho-Ho-Kus."</ref> He was a Christian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/sports/dan-reeves-speaks-faith-nfl-in-valdosta/article_65ba489c-e5ca-5da1-825a-e0779580e9de.html|title=Dan Reeves speaks faith, NFL in Valdosta|first=Ed|last=Hooper|website=Valdosta Daily Times|date=November 11, 2012 }}</ref>

Reeves' nephew is [[David Andrews (American football)|David Andrews]], who plays in the NFL.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sports/loran-smith-david-andrews-ties-to-georgia-help-him-land-with-the-patriots/article_9b22b862-2c2e-11e9-b945-23bd95e729fe.html|title=Loran Smith: David Andrews' ties to Georgia help him land with the Patriots|first=Loran|last=Smith|website=Gwinnett Daily Post|date=February 9, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/09/24/patriots-david-andrews-has-unique-mentor-dan-reeves/Ldg3qiQJvjSfWbTWrRxURO/story.html |title=Patriots' David Andrews has unique mentor in Dan Reeves |publisher=The Boston Globe |date=September 25, 2015 |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref> His son-in-law, [[Joe DeCamillis]], is a longtime NFL assistant.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Burrows |first1=Mike |title=No news about Kay is good news for Reeves |work=Colorado Springs Gazette - Telegraph |date=August 17, 1990}}</ref>

Reeves died from complications of [[dementia]] at his home in Atlanta on the morning of January 1, 2022, aged 77.<ref name = Newberry/>

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography}}
* [[List of National Football League head coaches with 200 wins]]

== Books ==
* {{Cite book |last1=Reeves |first1=Dan |author2=Dick Connor |year=1988|title=Reeves: An Autobiography |url=https://archive.org/details/reevesautobiogra00reev |url-access=registration |location=Chicago |publisher=Bonus Books |isbn=978-0-933893-64-1 |oclc=19519630}}

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.danreeves.co}}
* {{Footballstats |nfl=2523901 |espn= |cbs= |yahoo=  |si= |pfr=ReevDa00 |dbf=REEVEDAN01 |pfrcoach=ReevDa0}}
* [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dan-reeves-1.html Sports Reference] – collegiate statistics – Dan Reeves
* [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ReevDa0.htm Pro-Football-Reference coach page]

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