RIDERS MOURN THE PASSING OF KEN REED

The Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club would like to extend its deepest sympathies to the family of former Rider linebacker Ken Reed.

 

“Ken Reed was a great player, a mainstay in the local business community and an even better person,” stated Riders President/CEO Jim Hopson. “Ken came here as a young American football player and helped us win a Grey Cup. He made the area his permanent home while opening a successful business following his career. He truly will be missed.”

 

Reed was a linebacker and defensive end with the Roughriders from 1965 to 1970 after spending his first two CFL seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos, and was a member of the 1966 Grey Cup champions, the Riders first in franchise history.

 

As a Roughrider, he played in the 1966, 1967 and 1969 Grey Cup games. He was a member of the 1970 Saskatchewan team that posted a 14-2 record, the best in franchise history, while also being named a West all-star in 1969.

 

Reed was inducted into the Saskatchewan Roughriders Plaza of Honor in 2006.