Lloyd Reese

Lloyd Reese
Date of birth (1920-07-17)July 17, 1920
Place of birth New Philadelphia, OH
Date of death October 28, 1981(1981-10-28) (aged 61)[1]
Place of death Dover, OH
Career information
Position(s) Fullback, Guard
College University of Tennessee
Career history
As player
1946 Chicago Bears
1948–49 Montreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1948
Honors 1949 - Grey Cup Champion
Career stats

Lloyd "Bronco" Reese is a former all-star and Grey Cup champion in the Canadian Football League and a National Football League champion. He was primarily a fullback but also starred on the offensive line.

A graduate of University of Tennessee, Reese joined the Chicago Bears for their 1946 championship season, playing 3 games and rushing 18 times for 84 yards.

In 1948 he joined the Montreal Alouettes where his 251 pound frame made him the biggest fullback in Canadian pro football.[2][3] Playing a full 12 game season he was selected as an All-Star at guard.[4] In 1949 he played another full sked, helping the Larks to their first ever Grey Cup championship.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Lloyd Reese". pro-football-reference. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Lark's Import List Now Numbers Nine, The Montreal Gazette, August 13, 1948
  3. ↑ Bronco's quite a man, The Leader Post, October 7, 1948
  4. ↑ CFLAPEDIA entry: Lloyd Reese
  5. ↑ Unfortunately, Reese did not get to play in the Grey Cup game. Though he played a full season and was "outstanding" in the playoffs, Canadian Rugby Union rules restricted the Alouettes to 5 import players, not the usual 7 under the Big Four rules. Both he and Chuck Anderson were forced to watch the game from the sidelines. See: Import Rule puts Bronco Reese, Chuck Anderson out of Football Playoffs by Vern DeGeer, The Montreal Gazette, November 15, 1949
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