Elwood Reid

Elwood Reid
College Michigan
Conference Big Ten
Sport Football
Position DT
Jersey # 59
Career 1985–present
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 232 lb (105 kg)
Nationality USA
Born (1966-12-19) December 19, 1966
High school Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School,
Cleveland, Ohio

Brian "Elwood" Reid (born December 19, 1966) is an American novelist, television and short-story writer.

Early life

Reid was born in Cleveland, Ohio in a working-class area.[1]

College

Reid played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1985-1986[2] on a football scholarship.[3]

Personal life

When American novelist Elmore Leonard died in August, 2013, Reid, who considered Leonard to be a major influence, extended condolences to Leonard on Twitter and praised him as being "one of the greats".[4]

Novels

Short story collections

Television shows

References

  1. "Reid, Elwood". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. "UM Football Roster Search". Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  3. "Elwood Reid - After the jump". Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  4. https://twitter.com/elrudest/status/369826355182985216
  5. Kirkus Reviews
  6. Miles, Jonathan (15 October 2000). "Books in Brief: Fiction". The New York Times. p. 23. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  7. The Huffington Post
  8. Publisher's Weekly

Further reading


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