It is heart breaking news that a CFL Canadian Football League player died yesterday at 83. His death was confirmed by Saskatchewan Roughriders on 1st October, just a day before his 84th birthday. They confirmed that our most outstanding player, George Reed, died on Sunday.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club, its supporters, and the whole CFL community mourn the passing of George Reed, one of the league’s all-time best players, with deep sorrow and broken hearts. Riders president/CEO Craig Reynolds called Reed “a giant in life.” According to our sources, George’s cause of death was natural, and his funeral date has not been confirmed yet.
Who is George Reed?
The Canadian Football League had an outstanding player named George Reed. He stood six feet tall and weighed 205 pounds. Reed spent his whole Riders career, from 1963 to 1975. When Reed retired before training camp in 1976, he was the Canadian Football League’s all-time leader in rushing yards (16,116) and running touchdowns (134).
After 13 years of devoted service, Reed retired with more than 16,000 yards as the league’s top rusher just before the beginning of the 1976 season. The Saskatchewan Roughriders retired the number 34 in the same October, making it unwearable for future players.
After gaining 133 yards on the ground and scoring a touchdown in 1966, Reed succeeded in lifting the team’s first-ever Grey Cup. His effort was the same as he did off the field and on the field.
Her daughter ‘Georgette’ said in a statement: It was my dad’s immense honor to be part of the Saskatchewan community and to call it home for so many years,”. Sixty years ago, when our father received an offer from Regina to become a part of the Saskatchewan Roughriders,’ he accepted that recommendation, and his decision changed our lives.
What is Saskatchewan Roughriders:
A Major League Canadian football team, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are headquartered in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders are a member club of the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), where they perform football with their full passion.
The Regina Rugby Club, founder of the Roughriders, was established in 1910. Even though Saskatchewan wasn’t the first team to play football in Western Canada, the organization has remained the same since the club was founded. One of North America’s oldest professional sports organizations, the Roughriders are the fourth-oldest gridiron football club today (the most senior teams are the Arizona Cardinals, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Toronto Argonauts).
From 1963 to 1975, George Reed joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders and every single time, he made our team proud to be a part of the CFLs.
In the last, we end this with some special words of her daughter ‘Georgette’:
“One of my dad’s greatest joys was playing for the Roughriders, and we will never forget the affection he and our entire family received from the community here up to the very end. I’m confident that my father’s legacy will remain in both our and those of Rider Nation’s hearts. All of us will sadly miss him.
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