| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 25, 1878 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | September 28, 1976 (aged 97) Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1898–1899 | Harvard |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1901 | Harvard |
| 1905–1906 | Harvard |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 30–3–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 national (1901) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1970 (profile) | |
William Thomas Reid Jr. (October 25, 1878 – September 28, 1976) was an American football player and coach of Harvard's football team for the 1901, 1905, and 1906 seasons. Though his goal was to produce winning teams, mounting injuries and intensifying criticism of the game fueled demands for its abolition and pressured Reid into a leadership role in the momentous 1906 rule changes which defused this threat. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1970.