Ken Reed (Canadian football)

Kenneth Woodrow Reed (November 24, 1941 – September 5, 2014) was an American professional Canadian football player who played as a linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders; he won the Grey Cup in 1966. Born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri,^[1] he was an alumnus of the University of Tulsa.^[2] Reed, 72 and his wife died in a car accident in 2014 on the Alaska Highway near Fort St. John, British Columbia.^[3][4]

Ken Reed

Born:	(1941-11-24)November 24, 1941 Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S.
Died:	September 5, 2014(2014-09-05) (aged 72) Alaska Highway, British Columbia, Canada
Career information
Status	Retired
CFL status	National
Position(s)	DE, LB
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	235 lb (107 kg)
College	Tulsa
NFL draft	1963, round: 17, pick: 232
Drafted by	San Francisco 49ers
Career history
As player
1963–1964	Edmonton Eskimos
1965–1970	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1966)