Ken Reed (Canadian football)
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Positions | Defensive end • Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 24, 1941 Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 2014 (aged 72) Alaska Highway, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Tulsa |
| NFL draft | 1963: 17th round, 232nd overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 1963–1964 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 1965–1970 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Awards and highlights | |
Kenneth Woodrow Reed (November 24, 1941 – September 5, 2014) was an American professional Canadian football player who played as a linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders; he won the Grey Cup in 1966. Born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri,[1] he was an alumnus of the University of Tulsa.[2] Reed, 72 and his wife died in a car accident in 2014 on the Alaska Highway near Fort St. John, British Columbia.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Kenneth REED Obituary (2014) - Regina, SK - Leader-Post". Legacy.com.
- ^ "FORMER ROUGHRIDERS LINEBACKER KEN REED DIES IN CAR ACCIDENT". TSN. September 5, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ^ "Former Rider Reed dead at 72". Archived from the original on September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Ken Reed NFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.