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| Mike Reid | |
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Position: Defensive Tackle |
| Member Biography | |
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Mike Reid is, without question, the greatest combination
football player/songwriter who ever lived. In his senior year
(1969), the tackle spearheaded Penn State on defense with 89
tackles. He was a unanimous All-America choice, won the
Outland Trophy as the outstanding interior lineman in America,
and was awarded the Maxwell Trophy as the nation's
outstanding player in college football. But, while all this was
going on, Mike Reid had other interests. He loved to play the
piano and he loved music. When Mike completed his
collegiate career at Penn State, he was drafted by the
Cincinnati Bengals. He played five years with the Bengals, and
was twice named to the All-Pro team. But after five seasons
the call from music persisted and Mike retired from the pro
ranks to concentrate on music. How has he done? Not bad
for a 6-3, 240-pound tackle. He moved to Nashville and in
1983 received a Grammy Award for his composition "Stranger
In My House." In 1984 he was named Cash Box Magazine's
"Songwriter of the Year" and in 1985 he was voted "Country
Songwriter of the Year." Reid was named by the Academy of
Country Music as "Songwriter of the Year", in 1986. He may
become the first American to be in the College Football Hall of
Fame and Music's Hall of Fame.
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