When he was hired in 2013, the Chiefs were in shambles following a six-year stretch in which they had gone a combined 29-67. The previous season, they had finished with an NFL-worst 2-14 record. An organisation that hadn’t won or even appeared in a Super Bowl since the 1969 season was one that yearned to go back there but had been unable to do it time and time again.

Under Reid’s leadership, that quickly changed. Kansas City emerged as a consistent winner and made it to the playoffs four times during Reid’s first five seasons there. By inserting quarterback Patrick Mahomes in lieu of Alex Smith, he transformed a decent team into a formidable force. Since Mahomes took over as the starting quarterback prior to the 2018 season, the Chiefs, who often field one of the most exciting and high-scoring offences in the NFL, have won two Super Bowls and taken part in six AFC championship games.

Important Reading: Andy Reid started his Super Bowl career at Mizzou.

As it gets ready to play the San Francisco 49ers in the 2024 Super Bowl on Sunday, a team that was once all but unbeatable to win the championship is about to cement its place as the sport’s modern dynasty. However, decades before he performed his magic in Kansas City, Reid left quite an impression when travelling 120 miles east on Interstate 70.

Much younger, Reid managed the offensive line at Missouri from 1989 to 1991 during his last three years as a collegiate coach. Reid remembers it fondly, despite the fact that it was merely one job on his long and impressive CV.

Just before the 2020 Super Bowl, Reid said, “I loved my time in Columbia.” “I think highly of the University of Missouri. It’s a wonderful place. Even though we weren’t as good as we may have been, we were getting better during my time there. Working for Bob Stull there and getting to know the Columbian community was such a wonderful experience! It’s a fantastic location.

The coaching career of Andy Reid in Missouri

Like many others, Reid began his coaching career in the shadows of the sport after graduating from BYU in 1981 by taking on odd jobs.

Following a season as a graduate assistant at BYU, he moved on to coach the offensive line for three seasons at San Francisco State before the programme was shut down ten years later, following Reid’s final year there. Before being appointed as the offensive line coach at UTEP, where he began his professional career, he was a player for Northern Arizona in 1986. Reid spent two seasons there, and during that time the Miners made significant progress, winning 10-3 in 1988 and 7-4 in 1987 (after only finishing 4-8 the previous year). This achievement set a programme single-season record for victories that remains in today.