No. 34 | |
Born: | Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. | October 2, 1939
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Died: | October 1, 2023 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | (aged 83)
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | RB |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
College | Washington State |
Career history | |
As administrator | |
1972–1981 | CFLPA (President) |
1986–1993 | CFLPA (President) |
As player | |
1963–1975 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Career highlights and awards | |
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CFL All-Star | 1965–1969, 1971–1974 |
CFL West All-Star | 1965–1969, 1971–1975 |
Career stats | |
George Robert Reed CM SOM (October 2, 1939 – October 1, 2023) was an American college football and Canadian Football League (CFL) player. Reed, along with Mike Pringle and Johnny Bright, is one of the players most often mentioned as being the greatest running back in CFL history. In November 2006, Reed was voted the second greatest CFL player ever in CFL's Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.
Reed played his entire 13-year professional football career for the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders and his No. 34 jersey is one of eight that has been retired by the club.