Jim Reid (Canadian football)

Jim Reid
No. 32
Date of birth (1957-11-08) November 8, 1957 (age 67)
Place of birthPalmerston, Ontario
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)RB
US collegeWilfrid Laurier
Career history
As player
1979Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1980–1988Ottawa Rough Riders
CFL East All-Star1986

Jim Reid (born November 8, 1957) is a former Canadian football fullback who played in the Canadian Football League for most of his career with the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Reid played football at Wilfrid Laurier University where he won the Peter Gorman Trophy as Rookie of the Year.[1] Reid was part of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' territorial exemption in the 1979 CFL draft.[2][3] He did not play the full 1979 season as a result of knee surgery.[4] Because of the knee injury, Hamilton traded Reid along with Bill Banks to Ottawa in exchange for Ray Honey.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Ottawa's Sinopoli claims Hec Crighton Trophy". cis-sic.ca. Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "CIAU almost scrubbed game". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. January 7, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Stamps go against the grain". Calgary Herald. January 26, 1979. p. A21. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Ti-Cats fumble Green off team". Regina Leader-Post. September 12, 1979. p. 42. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  5. ^ MacCabe, Eddie (October 9, 1980). "Oh no, gentle readers, you are NOT forgot". Ottawa Citizen. p. 25. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  6. ^ Casey, Tom (July 28, 1980). "Jimmy Walker proves to Rough Riders he's no loafer". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved July 7, 2011.