George Reed (Canadian football)

George Reed
CM SOM
	Reed as a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders
No. 34
Position	Running back
Personal information
Born	October 2, 1939; Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	October 1, 2023 (aged 83); Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College	Washington State
Career history
Playing
1963–1975	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Operations
1972–1981	CFLPA (President)
1986–1993	CFLPA (President)
Awards and highlights
	Grey Cup champion (1966); Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (1966); CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award (1965); Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (1965); 6× Eddie James Memorial Trophy (1965-1969, 1974); Tom Pate Memorial Award (1976); 9× CFL All-Star (1965–1969, 1971–1974); 10× CFL West All-Star (1965–1969, 1971–1975); Saskatchewan Roughriders No. 34 retired; 2× Second-team All-PCC (1961, 1962);
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1979)

George Robert Reed CM SOM (October 2, 1939 – October 1, 2023) was an American college football and Canadian Football League (CFL) player. Reed, along with Mike Pringle and Johnny Bright, is one of the players most often mentioned as being the greatest running back in CFL history. In November 2006, Reed was voted the second greatest CFL player ever in CFL's Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.

Reed played his entire 13-year professional football career for the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders and his No. 34 jersey is one of eight that has been retired by the club.