{"id":388375,"date":"2022-01-01T17:34:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T14:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dan-reeves-former-giants-coach-and-nfl-player-dead-at-77\/"},"modified":"2022-01-01T17:34:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T14:34:03","slug":"dan-reeves-former-giants-coach-and-nfl-player-dead-at-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dan-reeves-former-giants-coach-and-nfl-player-dead-at-77\/","title":{"rendered":"#Dan Reeves, former Giants coach and NFL player, dead at 77"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Dan Reeves, former Giants coach and NFL player, dead at 77<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Dan Reeves, who led the Giants to the playoffs and participated in nine Super Bowls as a player and coach, died at his home in Atlanta after complications from a long illness, his family announced Saturday. Reeves was 77.<\/p>\n<p>A football lifer, Reeves spent eight seasons from 1965-72 as a running back with the Cowboys, leading the league in total touchdowns rushing and receiving in 1966 and winning Super Bowl VI in 1972.<\/p>\n<p>Reeves then transitioned into coaching and earned another Super Bowl ring with the Cowboys in \u201978 while serving as offensive coordinator under Tom Landry. He got his first head-coaching job with Denver in 1981 and in 12 seasons led the Broncos to three Super Bowl <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances, though never a title.<\/p>\n<p>The Giants hired Reeves in 1993, and he guided them to an 11-5, playoff season before falling to the 49ers in the divisional round. Reeves coached the Giants to two more losing seasons before being fired after the 1996 campaign. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/112496giants4cw.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Dan Reeves\" class=\"wp-image-20680390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/112496giants4cw.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/112496giants4cw.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/112496giants4cw.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Dan Reeves, who coached the Giants from 1993-1996, died at the age of 77.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">N.Y. Post: Charles Wenzelberg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He landed with his hometown Falcons in 1997, coaching the franchise to its first Super Bowl appearance following the 1998 campaign, where his former team, the Broncos, defeated them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"799\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SPORTS_SHOWCASE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=799\" alt=\"Reeves\" class=\"wp-image-20680565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SPORTS_SHOWCASE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1199 1198w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SPORTS_SHOWCASE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=799 799w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SPORTS_SHOWCASE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=400 399w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/SPORTS_SHOWCASE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\"\/><figcaption>Dan Reeves with Michael Vick after a Falcons win in 2002.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With a regular-season record of 190-165-2 as a head coach, Reeves recorded the 10th most wins in NFL history. He went 11-9 in the postseason. Reeves was twice named the AP NFL Coach of the Year, once in 1993 with the Giants and again in \u201998 with the Falcons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis legacy will continue through his many friends, players and fans as well as the rest of the NFL community,\u201d his family said in a statement to NFL Network.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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