Andy Reid | |
Number: | 33 |
Position: | Running back |
Birth Date: | 26 February 1954 |
Birth Place: | Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 194 |
High School: | Taft (OH) |
College: | Georgia |
Draftyear: | 1976 |
Draftround: | 13 |
Draftpick: | 349 |
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Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 1 |
Statlabel2: | Starts |
Statvalue2: | 0 |
Pfr: | ReidAn20 |
Andrew Barton Reid (born February 26, 1954) is a former American football running back who played one game for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL).[1] [2] He went to college at Georgia and had 160 rushes for 837 yards and five touchdowns.[3]
Andy Reid was born February 26, 1954, in Hamilton, Ohio. He attended Robert A. Taft High School in that city. Reid played baseball and football in high school, starring as a halfback for the Tigers.
The son of former University of Georgia and Green Bay Packers player Floyd "Breezy" Reid,[4] Andy followed in his father's footsteps as a Georgia Bulldog. There he was a three year letterman and regular in the lineup during his junior and senior seasons.[5] During his senior year he gained 468 yards on 83 carries — an impressive average of 5.6 yards per carry — and scored three touchdowns.
During his three years running the ball for the Bulldogs, Reid gained a total of 837 yards on 160 carries. He appeared with his team in three consecutive post-season bowl games — the Cotton Bowl, Tangerine Bowl, and Peach Bowl, respectively.