Bruce Reid Sr. Explained

Bruce Reid Sr.
Fullname:Bruce Reid
Birth Date:27 April 1929
Birth Place:Bendigo, Victoria
Death Place:Parkville, Victoria
Originalteam:Romsey
Height:175 cm
Weight:77 kg
Statsend:1951
Years1:1949–1951
Club1:Footscray
Games Goals1:28 (15)

Bruce Reid Sr. (27 April 1929 – 24 August 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Reid, a Romsey recruit, played 17 of a possible 19 games in the 1949 VFL season.[1] He added another eight games the following year but appeared just three times in 1951, his final season.[1]

He was the father of Bruce Reid Jr. and John Reid, who both would also play for Footscray.[2] He died in August 1955, 4 months before Bruce junior was born.

Notes and References

  1. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Bruce_Reid0.html AFL Tables: Bruce Reid
  2. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.