Dan-Reeves-Obituary

Dan Reeves

Atlanta, Georgia

Jan 19, 1944 – Jan 1, 2022

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BORN
January 19, 1944
DIED
January 1, 2022
LOCATION
Atlanta, Georgia

Obituary

Dan Reeves, who coached the Atlanta Falcons from 1997-2003 and led the team to its first appearance in the Super Bowl, died Saturday, Jan. 1, at the age of 77.Reeves was born in Rome on Jan. 19, 1944.He became a multi-sport standout at Americus High School and earned a scholarship to play...

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My deepest condolences from the bottom of my heart. I grew up watching him on tv from Mexico, City. Those nasty fights against the Browns. In '98 I had the honor, privilege and the pleasure of meeting him. What an incredible person!! in 2001 I worked for a local Hispanic sports newspaper interviewing, and taking pictures. Then I had the opportunity of talking in a more serious way, but talking about we both love the most, FOOTBALL. 2 days after he passed away my died 11 months ago of...

Dan was loved and respected by all in the Iacino family, we send love and prayers to the Reeves. Our memories sustain us. Ashley McAlpin (Iacino)

I´m very saddened to hear about coach Reeves. I´ve been watching football since I was 12 He will be missed I´m sending Prayers and Condolences to his family

I had the fantastic pleasure of meeting Dan a few years ago. He was a fantastic person-the nicest person I have ever met. What an experience it was to meet him.

My great grandfather Rev. Osborn Reeves and wife, Rebecca Osborn-Reeves from Calhoun, Georgia ( roughly 30 miles from Dan´s birthplace, Rome, GA. both towns were in Gordon Co.) raised his family prior and after the Civil War. Several years later, all but one(Haywood) of the Rev.´s sons,( lost 3 of their sons in the war) left Calhoun/Reeves, Ga. for Ft. Worth, Texas area between 1866 to 1885. When Dan played for the Gamecocks at U. of So. Carolina, Our Reeves family rooted for Dan, rooted...

He was a great coach & man! May he rest in peace!

I want to extend my deepest and heart-felt condolences to the family of Dan Reeves. As the sports editor for the Americus Times-Recorder in Americus, GA, Reeves's' home town, I had the pleasure of meeting him when he came down here four years ago and was the honorary captain during the coin toss before the Americus-Sumter Panthers took on the Shaw Raiders. He was very kind and personable as I'm sure he was to everyone he met during his life. He was a great, great man.

Coach Reeves - I had the honor of being a member of the Falcons´ front office when you coached here. You ALWAYS treated everyone in the organization with the utmost respect and kindness - such a rarity in today´s NFL. I´ll never forget that frigid day in Green Bay when you unleashed the perfect game plan to beat the Packers for the first time in the playoffs at Lambeau Field. But I´ll also never forget your last day with Falcons, when you came around to everyone´s office, delivering a bag of...

I was a student at SC 1960-1964 grad and remember Dan Reeves well as a really nice guy who always returned a 'hello' to students who said 'hello' to him. I offer my sincere condolences to ALL of his Family and to ALL of his friends.