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Floyd Reid

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Floyd Reid
No. 80,24
Reid on a 1951 Bowman football card
Date of birth(1927-09-04)September 4, 1927
Place of birthBridgeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of deathMarch 14, 1994(1994-03-14) (aged 66)
Career information
Position(s)Running back
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
US collegeGeorgia
NFL draft1950 / round: 9 / Pick 107
(By the Chicago Bears)
Career history
As player
1950–1956Green Bay Packers
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
Games played78
Starts48
Yards rushing1,964 (4.3 average)
Yards receiving868 (12.1 average)
Touchdowns18

Floyd "Breezy" Reid (September 4, 1927 – March 15, 1994) was a former American football running back who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Reid attended the University of Georgia. He was selected in the ninth round (107th overall) of the 1950 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears.[1]

Reid's son, Andy Reid followed in his footsteps as a halfback for the Bulldogs and made an NFL roster with the 1976 Buffalo Bills.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Breezy Reid Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Andy Reid," Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com