Yale Honored Former Head Coach Tony Reno In Perfect Fashion Saturday
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Former Yale Bulldogs head football coach Tony Reno has sadly passed away. He was just 52 years old.
Reno, the longtime head coach at Yale, coached the Bulldogs for 14 years, owning an 83-49 record and winning five Ivy League championships.
He stepped away recently for health reasons.
“Today, we are deeply saddened by the loss of an extraordinary member of the Yale Athletics family,” Victoria M. “Vicky” Chun, the school’s director of athleticism, said this weekend. “Tony Reno devoted his life to serving others and approached every day with humility, compassion, and purpose. He believed deeply in the power of mentorship and invested wholeheartedly in the success and well-being of his players, colleagues, and friends. While his accomplishments on the football field were remarkable, it is the relationships he built and the lives he changed that will define his enduring legacy. Our thoughts are with Toni, Dante, Angelina, Vince, and the entire Reno family during this time.”
Tributes are pouring in for the head coach
Fans and media are paying tribute to the head coach, after Yale rallied from a big deficit on Saturday, thanks in part to Tony’s son, Dante Reno.
Dante Reno left it all out on the field vs. Merrimack a day after his dad and former Yale football coach Tony Reno died 🙏 pic.twitter.com/RofpbNlavD
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) October 3, 2026
Rallied from 21-7 down, too. Nice way to honor dad. RIP Tony Reno. https://t.co/1WAXl0uHgk
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) October 3, 2026
Former Yale HC Tony Reno, who’d stepped down in February because of illness, has passed away.
He was 83-49 over 14 seasons, the school’s second all-time winningest coach. Rest in Peace. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/LcNqfjC80S
— College Football Alerts (@CFBAlerts_) October 3, 2026
Reaction from the Yale Bowl today. @dantereno10 leads his team to victory in honor of his father. Tony Reno is so proud. pic.twitter.com/66Bx1GTZj6
— Erik Dobratz (@Erikd25) October 3, 2026
Our thoughts are with his friends and family members.
May he rest in peace.
This story was originally published by The Spun on Oct 4, 2026, where it first appeared in the College Football section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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