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.
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| Date of birth | November 8, 1957 |
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| Place of birth | Palmerston, Ontario |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | RB |
| US college | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1979 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1980–1988 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| CFL East All-Star | 1986 |
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]
References edit
- ^ "Ottawa's Sinopoli claims Hec Crighton Trophy". cis-sic.ca. Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
- ^ "CIAU almost scrubbed game". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. January 7, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ "Stamps go against the grain". Calgary Herald. January 26, 1979. p. A21. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ "Ti-Cats fumble Green off team". Regina Leader-Post. September 12, 1979. p. 42. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ MacCabe, Eddie (October 9, 1980). "Oh no, gentle readers, you are NOT forgot". Ottawa Citizen. p. 25. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ Casey, Tom (July 28, 1980). "Jimmy Walker proves to Rough Riders he's no loafer". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
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