Published 10:45 IST, February 3rd 2020

Chiefs coach Andy Reid sticks to his roots in $25 Ford Model A bought by his father

The Kansas City Chiefs led by coach Andy Reid ended the Chiefs' 50-year Super Bowl drought with a stunning 31-20 comeback win over the San Francisco 49ers.

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Prior to kickoff at Super Bowl LIV, Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid was just man who was 24th head coach in history of NFL to appear in multiple Super Bowls. His earlier Super Bowl outing saw his Philadelphia Eagles side succumb to Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots. This time, however, Chiefs, led by Patrick Mahomes, wrote a whole new story for arguably greatest NFL coach n-without a Super Bowl win. However, despite massive comeback win against San Francisco 49ers, Andy Reid has stuck to his humble roots.

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Super Bowl LIV: Chiefs coach Andy Reid still drives a 92-year old Ford bought by his far in 1940s

This was first Super Bowl win for Andy Reid and first Super Bowl win for Kansas City Chiefs in 50 years. fact that y ended ir 50-year drought in such stunning fashion will be etched into minds of Chiefs Kingdom for years to come. While each of Chiefs players will take home a six-figure paycheck, pot will also be sweetened for Andy Reid. Reports suggest that despite paycheck on offer, Andy Reid, with his humble beginnings, still drives 92-year-old car his far bought for a paltry $25 back in 1940s.

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Andy Reid reportedly takes home an annual salary of $7.5 million, making him fifth-highest paid coach in NFL, but Super Bowl LIV-winning coach drives a 1928 Ford Model A. In a video posted on official website of Kansas City Chiefs, Andy Reid talked about how his far, a World War II Navy veteran, bought used Model A “after war”. Chiefs coach n put in money from his trip to Super Bowl as assistant coach of Packers back in 1996 to ship Ford Model A to Wisconsin. “It’s better than Dad ever had it,” Reid said of vint vehicle in an interview in Kansas.

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10:45 IST, February 3rd 2020