Frank Reich
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||
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| Position: | Offensive coordinator | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 4, 1961 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Freeport, New York | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lebanon (PA) Cedar Crest | ||||||||
| College: | Maryland | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1985 / Round: 3 / Pick: 57 | ||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 40–36 |
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| Passing yards: | 6,075 |
| Passer rating: | 72.9 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Frank Michael Reich, Jr. (born December 4, 1961) is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Reich was a quarterback who played college football for the University of Maryland. He was chosen by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 1985 NFL draft, and also played for the Carolina Panthers, New York Jets and Detroit Lions of the NFL. Reich and Buffalo Bills starting quarterback Jim Kelly formed one of the longest-tenured backup-and-starter tandems, playing together for nine seasons from 1986 to 1994. For a time, he had the distinction of having led his team to the biggest comeback victory ever in both the college and NFL ranks.
Reich attended Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon, Pennsylvania where he played baseball, football, and basketball. Reich started on the football team for his last two years in high school. He played quarterback in the Big 33 Football Classic following his senior year of high school.
Reich was accepted to the University of Maryland on an athletic scholarship, and played for the Maryland Terrapins football team as backup to starter Boomer Esiason for three years.
The biggest highlight of Reich's college career was the comeback he led against the Miami Hurricanes on November 10, 1984 at the Orange Bowl Stadium. Reich came off the bench to play for Stan Gelbaugh, who had previously replaced him as the starter after Reich separated his shoulder in the fourth week of the season against Wake Forest. Quarterback Bernie Kosar had led Miami to a 31–0 halftime lead. At the start of the third quarter, Reich led the Terrapins on multiple scoring drives. Three touchdowns in the third quarter and a fourth at the start of the final quarter turned what was a blowout into a close game. With Miami leading 34–28, Reich hit Greg Hill with a 68-yard touchdown pass, which deflected off the hands of Miami safety Darrell Fullington, to take the lead. Maryland scored once more to cap a 42–9 second half, and won 42–40, completing what was then the biggest comeback in NCAA history.
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