Willard Reaves
Willard Reaves | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party | |
| Assumed office September 29, 2025 | |
| Deputy | Cindy Lamoureux and Jasbir Singh |
| Preceded by | Cindy Lamoureux |
| Deputy Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party | |
| In office November 28, 2023 – June 26, 2024 | |
| Leader | Cindy Lamoureux (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Cindy Lamoureux |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willard Sheldon Reaves August 17, 1959 Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S. |
| Party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Politician, football player |
| Football career | |
| No. 38 | |
| Position | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Flagstaff (AZ) Coconino |
| College | Northern Arizona |
| Career history | |
| 1981 | Green Bay Packers |
| 1983 | Edmonton Eskimos* |
| 1983–1987 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1988–1989 | Washington Redskins |
| 1989 | Miami Dolphins |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Willard Sheldon Reaves (born August 17, 1959) is an American-Canadian politician and former professional gridiron football running back who has served as the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party since 2025. He previously served as the party's deputy leader from 2023 to 2024, and unsuccessfully ran to represent Fort Whyte in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 2022 and 2023, losing both times to fellow ex-Blue Bomber Obby Khan of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.
Reaves played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Canadian Football League (CFL), as well as for the Miami Dolphins and the Washington Redskins in the National Football League (NFL).