University of Maryland football coach Ralph Friedgen worked his butt off since last season, thanks to a diet that enabled the Terrapins chief to drop a whopping 105 pounds.
Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid is not quite as big a loser. But, inspired by Friedgen’s diet, he trimmed nearly 75 pounds.
Friedgen won’t say how much he weighed before he began the diet in October, but this much is certain: He was well over 300 pounds and not in a very healthy place.
“Doctors had told me when things start going bad, being overweight, they’re going to go bad fast,” Friedgen said.
“My goal is to go to 150. Whether I can do that or not, I don’t know. The more I lose, the harder it gets.”
Friedgen knew it was time to get rid of the two extra chins and the massive belly that was making it difficult for him to walk without losing his breath. So he began a diet that provided him with five packaged meals a day and healthy snacks.
“A lot of times coaches expect a lot out of their players, but he’s really practicing what he preaches as far as dedication, hard work and doing things right,” Terps senior quarterback Chris Turner said.
