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Former NFL coach Dan Reeves dies at 77

Dan Reeves, shown at his 2014 induction ceremony to the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame, died at 77. (Jack Dempsey/AP)
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Former NFL coach Dan Reeves died Saturday at 77, his family and former teams announced. Reeves, a head coach for 23 seasons with the Denver Broncos, New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons, won 201 games in his NFL coaching career, including the postseason.

Teaming with quarterback John Elway, Reeves led the Broncos to three Super Bowl appearances in four years (1987, 1988 and 1990) and then guided the Falcons to Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999, but his teams never won the big game, losing by a combined score of 170-59 in his four appearances. He was a part of nine Super Bowls as a player, head coach and assistant coach, the third most by an individual.