He played both safety positions and also played cornerback.
He is a cornerback (1981-85), safety (1985-90) and free safety (1990) in San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco, CA.
Mel Blount of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Eric Wright of the San Francisco 49ers both played on 4 Super Bowl winning teams. Blount started all four wins and Wright started two and came off the bench in the other two. Ronnie Lott of the 49ers also played on 4 Super Bowl winners, 2 at cornerback and 2 at free safety.
Strong safety
Ronnie Lott But Ed Reed is a distant second http://slumz.boxden.com/f16/ronnie-lott-says-ed-reed-best-safety-all-time-1330260/ Here is a quote from Ronnie Lott saying its Ed Reed.
In most formations, no.
strong usually plays a bigger role in the run game
Defensive Back: Safety, Free Safety, Strong Safety, and Cornerbacks
The Strong Safety is Michael Lewis. The Free Safety is Vernon Goldston.
He's a free safety. In actuality, in most 3-4 defenses, and in Baltimore's especially, there is not discernable difference. The definition of a Strong Safety is somebody who lines up on the strong side of the offense. Ed Reed does this. But he also lines up on the weak side or drops back in to a center field role also. So what is Ed Reed? A safety. On the Ravens, there is no free or strong.
they play in the defensive backfield along with the cornerbacks and strong safety.
In football, the main difference between a free safety and a strong safety is their roles on the field. The free safety typically plays farther back in the secondary and focuses on covering deep passes and providing support in pass coverage. The strong safety, on the other hand, plays closer to the line of scrimmage and is more involved in stopping the run and covering tight ends or slot receivers.
Ronnie Free was born on 1936-01-15.