Lloyd Reese

Lloyd Reese
Date of birth (1920-07-17)July 17, 1920
Place of birth New Philadelphia, Ohio, U.S.
Date of death October 28, 1981(1981-10-28) (aged 61)
Place of death Dover, Ohio, U.S.
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 (July 17, 1920 – October 28, 1981) was an 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.[1][2] Playing a full 12 game season he was selected as an All-Star at guard.[3] In 1949, he played another full sked, helping the Larks to their first ever Grey Cup championship.[4] Reese died on October 28, 1981 in Dover, Ohio.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Lark's Import List Now Numbers Nine, The Montreal Gazette, August 13, 1948
  2. ↑ Bronco's quite a man, The Leader Post, October 7, 1948
  3. ↑ CFLAPEDIA entry: Lloyd Reese
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ "Lloyd Reese". pro-football-reference. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
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