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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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Born: | San Francisco, California, U.S. | March 30, 1955||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||
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College: | Colorado | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1977 / round: 2 / pick: 37 | ||||||||
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Tony Reed (born March 30, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes. He played in the NFL from 1977 to 1981.[1]
When he was in Kansas City he wore number 32. Rushing the ball his stats were 2,340 total rushing yards, 8 rushing Touchdowns. Receiving Statistics are 1,699 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He played 71 Games. His most productive season was 1978 when he rushed for over 1000 yards for Kansas City.[1][2][3][4]
Prior to transferring to Colorado, Reed played at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California after moving from Japan. around the time his father had been stationed in the military. His addition to what was, at that time, a small town junior college football team caused a remarkable stir in the support of the program from the community.
NFL career statistics
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1977 | KAN | 14 | 8 | 126 | 505 | 4.0 | 59 | 2 | 12 | 125 | 10.4 | 20 | 0 |
1978 | KAN | 16 | 16 | 206 | 1,053 | 5.1 | 62 | 5 | 48 | 483 | 10.1 | 44 | 1 |
1979 | KAN | 11 | 11 | 113 | 446 | 3.9 | 23 | 1 | 34 | 352 | 10.4 | 40 | 0 |
1980 | KAN | 15 | 7 | 68 | 180 | 2.6 | 24 | 0 | 44 | 422 | 9.6 | 34 | 1 |
1981 | DEN | 15 | 0 | 68 | 156 | 2.3 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 317 | 9.3 | 33 | 0 |
71 | 42 | 581 | 2,340 | 4.0 | 62 | 8 | 172 | 1,699 | 9.9 | 44 | 2 |
References
- ^ a b "Tony Reed". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Fox, Gene (December 4, 1978). "Reed Nears 1,000-Yard Goal". Kansas City Times. pp. 1D, 7D. Retrieved May 8, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Tucker, Doug (November 2, 1978). "Tony Reed Finally Receiving Notice". Kansas City Star. p. 22. Retrieved May 8, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Plumlee, Rick (October 7, 1979). "Chief's Reed Waits for Call to Run". Wichita Eagle. p. 11G. Retrieved May 8, 2023 – via newspapers.com.