Ponty Reid

Ponty Reid

Birth name	Alan Robin Reid
Date of birth	(1929-04-12)12 April 1929
Place of birth	Te Kūiti, New Zealand
Date of death	16 November 1994(1994-11-16) (aged 65)
Place of death	Morrinsville, New Zealand
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
School	New Plymouth Boys' High School
University	Auckland Teachers' Training College
Occupation(s)	Schoolteacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1950–1958 Waikato () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1951–1957 New Zealand 5 (0)

Alan Robin "Ponty" Reid (12 April 1929 – 16 November 1994) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A halfback, Reid represented Waikato at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1951 to 1957. He played 17 matches for the All Blacks including 10 as captain, and appeared in five Tests. With a height of 1.60 metres (5 ft 3 in), Reid is one of the shortest All Blacks ever. ^[1] Reid was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 1985, and he died in 1994. ^[2]

References

1. Knight, Lindsay. "Ponty Reid". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. "My star All Black dad had dementia". Herald on Sunday. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bob Duff	All Blacks captain 1957	Succeeded by Wilson Whineray