Tony Reno, the former Yale football coach, died on October 2, 2026, at age 52. His death came amid reports that health issues prompted his departure from coaching last year. Reno was born Anthony Paul Reno on February 9, 1974, in Oxford, Massachusetts.
He played as a free safety at Worcester State College until 1996. After graduating in 1997, he began his coaching career as a defensive assistant at King’s College in Pennsylvania.