George Reed (Canadian football), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

George Reed (Canadian football)

Player of American and Canadian football

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1939

Place of Birth: Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States

Profession: American football player, Canadian football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

George Robert Reed, CM, SOM (born October 2, 1939), is a former American college football and Canadian Football League player.
Reed, along with Mike Pringle and Johnny Bright, is one of the players most often mentioned as being the greatest running back in CFL history.
In November 2006, Reed was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#2) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.Reed played his entire 13-year professional football career for the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders and his #34 jersey is one of eight that has been retired by the club. His daughter Georgette represented Canada in the 1992 Summer Olympics in the shot put competition.