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George Reed

 
Actor: George H. Reed
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  • Born: Nov 27, 1866 in Macon, Georgia
  • Died: Nov 06, 1952 in Woodland Hills, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '30s-'40s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: The Green Pastures, Huckleberry Finn, Trails of the Golden West
  • First Major Screen Credit: Huckleberry Finn (1920)

Biography

The son of slaves, actor George H. Reed was nearing the age of 50 when he made his first screen appearance in 1914. If it is true that Reed was cast in D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation, he would have been one of the few genuine black performers in this controversial film, which relied almost exclusively upon white actors in blackface. In contrast to the rampant racism in Birth, Reed's next confirmed appearance was in Realization of a Negro's Ambition (1916), which was relatively sympathetic to the African-American viewpoint. He went on to play escaped slave Jim in the 1920 version of Huckleberry Finn, then was consigned to stereotypical minor roles, bearing such character names as Rastus, Uncle Remus, and the like. During the talkie era, the stately, dignified Reed was often cast as a minister, most memorably as Reverend Deshee in The Green Pastures (1936). From 1939 to 1947, George H. Reed was a regular in MGM's Dr. Kildare series as elderly hospital orderly Conover, whose principal job it was to pilot the wheelchair bearing the curmudgeonly Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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For those of a similar name, see George Read and George Reid.
George Reed
Date of birth October 2, 1939 (1939-10-02) (age 69)
Place of birth Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Position(s) Running back
College Washington State University
Career highlights
CFL All-Star 1965, 1966, 1967,
1968, 1969, 1971
1972, 1973, 1974
Awards 1965 CFL MOP
1976 Tom Pate Memorial Award
Teams
1963-1975 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Canadian Football Hall of Fame

George Robert Reed, CM (born October 2, 1939 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) 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.[1]

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.

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College career

Reed played Pacific Eight Conference college football with the Washington State University Cougars from 1959 to 1962.

Professional career

Following college, Reed signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders where he starred for 12 years from 1963 until 1975, 203 games in all. By the time he retired, Reed held career records in rushing yards (16,116), rushing touchdown (134), and touchdowns (137). His rushing yards total has since been surpassed by National Football League stars Emmitt Smith and Walter Payton, and, in 2004 by CFL star Mike Pringle. George Reed still holds the CFL rushing touchdowns record (134).

George Reed was voted the CFL's Most Outstanding Player for 1965 and in 1976 he was the inaugural winner of the Tom Pate Memorial Trophy for playing ability and community service. Between 1972 and 1981, Reed was President of the CFL Player’s Association.

On October 9, 1973 in Regina, Saskatchewan, George Reed was honored with the unique proclamation of October 34th as George Reed Day.

Post-football career

A naturalized Canadian citizen who is currently a Corporate Event Host for Casino Regina, Reed was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1978, Canada's highest civilian honour, and in 1979 was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "TSN Top 50 CFL Players". TSN.ca. 2006-11-28. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?fid=10867. Retrieved 2007-07-05. 
  2. ^ "Pringle chasing down George Reed". TSN.ca (original article by Canadian Press. 2004-09-03. http://prodtsn.tsn.ca/cfl/teams/news_story/?ID=97369&hubname=cfl-eskimos. Retrieved 2007-07-05. 
  3. ^ Mitchell, Kevin (2006-04-22). "The might-have-beens of George Reed". Edmonton Journal (original article appeared in Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/sports/story.html?id=16743c5f-5972-4a5b-9ee9-59910918b815. Retrieved 2007-07-05. 

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Lovell Coleman		 CFL's Most Outstanding Player
1965		 Succeeded by
Russ Jackson


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Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Player Award

1953: Billy Vessels • 1954: Sam Etcheverry • 1955: Pat Abbruzzi • 1956: Hal Patterson • 1957: Jackie Parker • 1958: Jackie Parker (2×) • 1959: Johnny Bright • 1960: Jackie Parker (3×) • 1961: Bernie Faloney • 1962: George Dixon • 1963: Russ Jackson • 1964: Lovell Coleman • 1965: George Reed • 1966: Russ Jackson (2×) • 1967: Peter Liske • 1968: Bill Symons • 1969: Russ Jackson (3×) • 1970: Ron Lancaster • 1971: Don Jonas • 1972: Garney Henley • 1973: George McGowan • 1974: Tom Wilkinson • 1975: Willie Burden • 1976: Ron Lancaster (2×) • 1977: Jimmy Edwards • 1978: Tony Gabriel • 1979: David Green • 1980: Dieter Brock • 1981: Dieter Brock (2×) • 1982: Condredge Holloway • 1983: Warren Moon • 1984: Willard Reaves • 1985: Mervyn Fernandez • 1986: James Murphy • 1987: Tom Clements • 1988: David Wiliams • 1989: Tracy Ham • 1990: Mike Clemons • 1991: Doug Flutie • 1992: Doug Flutie (2×) • 1993: Doug Flutie (3×) • 1994: Doug Flutie (4×) • 1995: Mike Pringle • 1996: Doug Flutie (5×) • 1997: Doug Flutie (6×) • 1998: Mike Pringle (2×) • 1999: Danny McManus • 2000: Dave Dickenson • 2001: Khari Jones • 2002: Milt Stegall • 2003: Anthony Calvillo • 2004: Casey Printers • 2005: Damon Allen • 2006: Geroy Simon • 2007: Kerry Joseph • 2008: Anthony Calvillo (2×)

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