Andy Reid is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League. In his first season as head coach in 1999, the Eagles went 5-11. However, in his second season, Reid lead the team to an 11-5 mark, and to date he has gone 86-55 with a 61% winning percentage.

On November 24, 2008, Andy Reid defended the benching of Donovan McNabb during a 36-7 Eagles loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Reid went on to clarify that McNabb would still be the starting quarterback for the Eagles for the remainder of the 2008 NFL season.ESPN.com: Despite benching Sunday, McNabb to remain Eagles' starting QB (November 24, 2008)

Making his head coaching debut in Philadelphia in January of 1999, Reid went on to take the Eagles to four NFC championship game appearances between the years of 2001 and 2004. Reid got his start as an NFL coach in Green Bay under Mike Holmgren. He spent seven years as an assistant for the Packers, and was the team's quarterbacks coach when they won Super Bowl XXXI in 1997.

• ESPN.com: Did Reid make the right call with McNabb ?(Time: 1:42)

• YouTube Video: Andy Reid and Family (Time: 4:05)

• Philadelphia Daily News: ...Andy Reid's System Has Run its Course with Eagles (November 18, 2008)

• ESPN.com: Reid has no plans to leave Eagles despite judge's criticism (November 2, 2007)

• ESPN.com: Garrett Reid receives jail term of up to 23 months (November 1, 2007)

• Philly Mag: And Now for Some Potentially Bad News in Philadelphia Sports... (October 3, 2007)

• USAToday: Andy Reid's son stopped on suspected DUI (August 23, 2007)

• Google News: Andy Reid Search

• Mahalo's Guide to the Philadelphia Eagles

• Pro-Football-Reference.com: Career Stats

• Head Coach Rookie Year: 1999

• March 19, 1958: Born

• 1981: Graduates from BYU

• 1992: Hired as an assistant coach with the Green Bay Packers

• 1999: Hired as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles

• 2000: Sporting News Coach of the Year

• 2002: AP Coach of the Year

• 2004: Leads the Philadelphia Eagles to the Super Bowl

• 2007: Oldest sons Garrett and Brit are arrested and sentenced to 23 months in prison