Jim Reid (Canadian football) explained

Jim Reid
Birth Date:8 November 1957
Birth Place:Palmerston, Ontario
Number:32
Import:no
Position1:Running back
College:Wilfrid Laurier
Playing Years1:1979
Playing Team1:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Playing Years2:1980–1988
Playing Team2:Ottawa Rough Riders

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ottawa's Sinopoli claims Hec Crighton Trophy . cis-sic.ca . Canadian Interuniversity Sport . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706172520/http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/fball/2010-11/releases/20101125-awards . July 6, 2011 . dead .
  2. News: CIAU almost scrubbed game. January 7, 1978. Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. 11. July 7, 2011.
  3. News: Stamps go against the grain. January 26, 1979. Calgary Herald. A21. July 7, 2011.
  4. News: Ti-Cats fumble Green off team. September 12, 1979. Regina Leader-Post. 42. July 7, 2011.
  5. News: Oh no, gentle readers, you are NOT forgot. MacCabe. Eddie. October 9, 1980. Ottawa Citizen. 25. July 7, 2011.
  6. News: Jimmy Walker proves to Rough Riders he's no loafer. Casey. Tom. July 28, 1980. Ottawa Citizen. July 7, 2011.