George Reed (Canadian football)

George Reed
CM SOM

No. 34
Reed as a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Born:	(1939-10-02)October 2, 1939 Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Died:	October 1, 2023(2023-10-01) (aged 83) Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	RB
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
College	Washington State
Career history
As administrator
1972–1981	CFLPA (President)
1986–1993	CFLPA (President)
As player
1963–1975	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1966) Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (1966) CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award (1965) Tom Pate Memorial Award (1976) Saskatchewan Roughriders No. 34 retired 2× Second-team All-PCC (1961, 1962)
CFL All-Star	1965–1969, 1971–1974
CFL West All-Star	1965–1969, 1971–1975
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1979

George Robert Reed CM SOM (October 2, 1939 – October 1, 2023) was an American college football and Canadian Football League (CFL) 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 the second greatest CFL player ever in CFL's Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.

Reed played his entire 13-year professional football career for the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders and his No. 34 jersey is one of eight that has been retired by the club.