Who Is Andy Reid's Wife? All About Tammy Reid

Mar. 15, 2025

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Kansas City Chiefs head coachAndy Reidis all about football, family, faith — and his wife, Tammy.

Andy’s relationship with Tammy traces back to the early days of his career when he was a football player at Brigham Young University. After meeting on campus, the couple began dating. By that summer, things were serious between the pair, and at the suggestion of Tammy’s father, Andy converted to Mormonism. A year later, Andy and Tammy were married in 1981.

“I’ve been … with her for about 40 years now,” he said in February 2020 after winning the Super Bowl with the Chiefs. “Every day is a special day, I’m telling ya. I call her my girlfriend for that reason. You never lose interest if you do that, right, you guys out there? Call them your girlfriend and you always do special things for them.”

Tammy has supported Andy throughout his entire professional coaching career, starting with his stint with the Green Bay Packers in 1992 all the way through his current gig as the Chiefs head coach, where he earned histhird Super Bowl victory during the 2024 championship game.

“Maybe people don’t know this about me but I’m a very positive person and I have the ultimate trust in Andrew as a coach,” Tammy explained in a Chiefsprofileof Andy. “We’ve been through 38 years of coaching and so I never don’t think we’re going to win.”

On Feb. 9, Andy hopes to lead the Chiefs to yet another championship win in Super Bowl 2025 against the Philadelphia Eagles.

So, who is Andy Reid’s wife? Here’s everything to know about Tammy Reid.

She grew up in Tennessee and Arizona

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Tammy was born on Nov. 6, 1959, in New York. She was raised in Memphis, Tennessee, before she moved to Arizona, where she attended high school. Growing up, she said her mother and father set an incredible example for the person she wanted to become and were always involved in their community.

She and Andy met while attending the same college

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While Andy and Tammy were students at Brigham Young University, they both happened to enroll in the same tennis class, as they shared during avirtual fireside chatfor their church, the Latter-day Saints of Greater Kansas City. Tammy admitted that she immediately thought Andy was cute and wanted him to ask her out.

“I wanted him to ask me out but he wouldn’t ask me out so I finally goaded him into asking me out and we played racquetball for our first date,” Tammy shared.

She further opened up about her first impression of Andy in aChiefs profileon the coach.

“He had this air about him—this confidence,” she recalled, “but he wouldn’t ask me out, and I’d never not had a guy that I wanted to ask me out not ask me out. So the second half of the semester, since it’s a half credit, we played badminton. We were playing after he had already beaten me at tennis and I’m like, ‘Well, I could beat you at racquetball.’

The pair agreed to play together, though Andy didn’t exactly let his date win.

“He killed me,” said Tammy. “Even though I’m really good, he killed me.”

The couple went on to date throughout the semester and continued their relationship even when they spent their summer break in different places.

Andy converted to Mormonism before proposing to Tammy

After dating for some time, Andy came to visit Tammy and her family while they were apart for summer break. When a then long-haired Andy pulled up in a Volkswagen bus, Tammy says her father was initially hesitant about the relationship. After Andy spent a week with the family, her father sat down with the couple to encourage Andy to join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

“He said, ‘You know, we want you, Andy, to figure out what our daughter’s all about and what she’s all about is our church and the gospel … If you want to find out more about that, you should go take the discussions from our missionaries and find out about it and see if it’s something that would work into your life,’ " Tammy explained during the same live stream.

Andy agreed to meet with the missionaries and consider things throughout the rest of the summer. Then, when he was getting ready to head back to school, Andy called to ask Tammy if her father would baptize him.

In August 1981, a year after Andy was baptized, the couple married.

They share five children who were all born in different states

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In August 2012, the couple’s son Garrett passed away following a heroin overdose, perThe New York Times. At the time, Garrett was working for the Eagles as an assistant to the strength and conditioning staff and was found in his dorm room at the team’s training site in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

“Even though he lost the battle that has been ongoing for the last eight years, we will always remember him as a fighter who had a huge, loving heart,” they said in apress statement.

After theChiefs won the Super Bowlin 2020, Tammy briefly addressed the death of her oldest child. “The fact that we were all here, that was amazing,” Tammy said of the game, referencing her other four children. “Except for ‘G.’ So sad, but I know he’s watching us.”

She’s involved in philanthropy and volunteering

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Through the years, Tammy has become incredibly involved in volunteer work and philanthropic efforts, particularly in helping those who have dealt with domestic violence. While Tammy and her family were living in Philadelphia as Andy served as head coach for the Eagles, she began working with domestic violence charity Laurel House.

“I knew that Laurel House was something I could pour my heart into because I am married to one of the greatest men in the world,” Tammy toldThe Times Herald. “I’m sad to know that there are women out there who are not. Andrew’s my best friend and we make a great team. I wish every woman could have the kind of loving, supportive relationship that we have.”

Tammy eventually joined Laurel House’s advisory board, where she did everything from brainstorming new projects to planning their yearly galas. She later became the public face of Laurel House and often spoke to church and youth groups, women’s organizations and chambers of commerce.

In addition to joining volunteer organizations, Tammy also founded the Eagles Women’s Association to help encourage coaches' and players' wives and girlfriends to become more involved in the community. Together, the women took part in volunteer opportunities like processing food donations and hosting an annual playground build.

She has an extensive quilt collection that has been displayed in a museum

Tammy has a collection of quilts that includes over 150 pieces. While Tammy doesn’t consider herself a “professional” collector, her quilts have been displayed in a museum and even inspired a book:Every Quilt Has a Story: The Tammy Reid Quilt Collection. The book showcases a portion of Tammy’s collection, which includes pieces that date back to the mid-1800s.

Although some quilt collectors prefer to keep their prized possessions perfectly stored away, Tammy says she prefers to put them on display in her home and often changes them out through the seasons.

“My grandmother gave me my first quilt when I was a child. And my mother gave us a quilt for a wedding present. This is what inspired my love of quilts,” Tammy told theHermann Advertiser Courier. “I am partial to red, white and green quilts, especially at Christmas time. I will pile quilts everywhere during the Christmas season.”

She is Andy’s biggest supporter

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“My whole philosophy and my whole motto in my life since I’ve been married is: Live where you’re planted,” Tammy said in her interview withThe Times Herald. “Andrew has transplanted me to eight different states now; I’ve had five kids in five states. You have to be positive and just jump into the community.”

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Over the years, Tammy has been there for the biggest moments of Andy’s career, including hisSuper Bowl winwith the Chiefs in 2020. “Just seeing all the hard work he puts in, I’m just so happy for him,” she said after the game. “I’m happy for the Hunts [owners of the Chiefs] and the players and the coaches and the city of Kansas City, but mostly for him because I see all the hard work he does.”

She was also present to support Andy when theChiefs won the Super Bowlin 2023 and 2024.

She and Reid are big fans of the Kelce family

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Regardless of the rivalry between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Tammy and Andy love theKelce brotherslike sons.

In January 2024, after the Eagles lost in the playoffs, Jason Kelce (who went viral for ripping off his shirt) was in the stands with Tammy cheering for the Chiefs and his brother, Travis Kelce.

“Yeah, my wife saw him.She took pictures with him. I saw the pictures,” Andy said during a post-game interview, confirming that Jason had “no shirt on” in the photos.

She supported Andy at the 2024 Super Bowl

Andy Reid and Tammy Reid pose for a portrait with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024.Ryan Kang/Getty

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When theKansas City Chiefs won the 2024 Super Bowlagainst the San Francisco 49ers, Tammy was there to cheer on Andy and the team. After the game, the couple sat down together for an interview withNFL GameDayandAndy joked about raising a family with Tammy.

“I joke about her — she had five kids and it completely ruined my body, I’m not sure what happened,” he said in a clip from the show that wasshared on X(formerly Twitter).

She and Andy attended the 2024 ESPYS

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In July 2024, the couple attended theESPY Awardsin Los Angeles. Tammy and Andy, who coordinated in black suits, walked hand-in-hand down the red carpet.

She supported Andy at the premiere ofHoliday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story

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source: people.com