Ken Reed (Canadian football) explained

Ken Reed
Birth Date:24 November 1941
Birth Place:Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S.
Death Place:Alaska Highway, British Columbia, Canada
Status:Retired
Import:no
Position1:Defensive end
Position2:Linebacker
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:235
College:Tulsa
Nfldraftedyear:1963
Nfldraftedround:17
Nfldraftedpick:232
Nfldraftedteam:San Francisco 49ers
Playing Years1:
Playing Team1:Edmonton Eskimos
Playing Years2:
Playing Team2:Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career Highlights:
  • Grey Cup champion

Kenneth Woodrow Reed (November 24, 1941  - September 5, 2014) was a Canadian football player who played as a linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos and the 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenneth REED Obituary (2014) - Regina, SK - Leader-Post. Legacy.com.
  2. Web site: FORMER ROUGHRIDERS LINEBACKER KEN REED DIES IN CAR ACCIDENT. 5 September 2014. 6 September 2014. TSN.
  3. Web site: Former Rider Reed dead at 72. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140907004629/http://www.leaderpost.com/sports/Former+Rider+Reed+dead/10180003/story.html. 2014-09-07.
  4. Web site: Ken Reed NFL Stats and Bio . profootballarchives.com . April 28, 2023.