Jim Reid (Canadian football)

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Jim Reid
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Born: (1957-11-08) November 8, 1957 (age 64)
Palmerston, Ontario
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) RB
College Wilfrid Laurier
Career history
As player
1979 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1980–1988 Ottawa Rough Riders
CFL East All-Star 1986

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.

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]

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References

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  2. "CIAU almost scrubbed game". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. January 7, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  3. "Stamps go against the grain". Calgary Herald. January 26, 1979. p. A21. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
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