Mike Reid (football player)
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| Mike Reid | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 24, 1947 (age 59) |
| Place of birth |  Altoona, Pennsylvania |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Position(s) | DT |
| College | Penn State |
| NFL Draft | 1970 / Round 1/ Pick 7 |
| Pro Bowls | 1972, 1973 |
| Awards | 1969 Outland Trophy 1969 Maxwell Award |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1970-1974 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| College Hall of Fame | |
Michael Barry Reid (born May 24, 1947 in Altoona, Pennsylvania) is a retired professional American football defensive lineman and Grammy Award winning songwriter.
[edit] Football Career
Reid was named All-America in 1969 while playing at Penn State under coach Joe Paterno. In 1969, he won the Outland Trophy for being the best interior lineman in college football and the Maxwell Award for being the top college football player. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in music from Penn State in 1969.
He was the first-round draft pick (#7 overall) of the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1970 NFL Draft. He made two trips to the Pro Bowl (1972 and 1973) before his retirement following the 1974 season due to knee injuries and his desire to focus on a music career. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
[edit] Music Career
Between football seasons, Reid would perform as a pianist for the Utah Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. During this time, he met Larry Gatlin, who helped Reid start his songwriting career. In 1984, he won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song with "Stranger in My House", which was sung by Ronnie Milsap. Reid would also work with Mark Gray, Marie Osmond, Tanya Tucker, Collin Raye and Conway Twitty. In the 1980s, Reid wrote 11 number one hits.
In 1990, Reid started his own singing career and had hits such as "Walk on Faith" and "As Simple As That", as well as co-writing the pop standard "I Can't Make You Love Me" recorded by Bonnie Raitt. In 2005, Reid was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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| Preceded by Bill Stanfill |
Outland Trophy Winners 1969 |
Succeeded by Jim Stillwagon |
| Preceded by O.J. Simpson |
Maxwell Award Winner 1969 |
Succeeded by Jim Plunkett |
| Preceded by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Lee Evans Calvin Hill William C. Hurd Leroy Keyes Jim Ryun |
Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) Class of 1995 Lesley Bush Larry Echohawk Kwaku Ohene-Frempong Bob Lanier Mike Phipps Mike Reid |
Succeeded by Marty Liquori Thomas Lewis Lyons Cliff Meely Kurt L. Schmoke Joe Theismann Jack Youngblood |
