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Jul 31, 2014 · The unheralded wide receiver from tiny Kutztown State learned how to make the most of his opportunities, and his penchant for turning short passes into TDs made him one of the game's all-time...
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Andre Darnell Reed was born to parents Calvin and Joyce in Allentown, PA on January 29, 1964. He has two brothers, Tyrone and Dion, and a sister, Teshia. Calvin Reed worked in the construction industry. His son Andre remembered seeing his father’s clean hands before he went to work in the morning. When he got home, he recalled seeing how dirty they...
Andre Reed majored in general studies at Division II Kutztown University He became a wide receiver when he joined the Kutztown Golden Bears in 1981. Reed’s coach, Geno Calcagni, approached him during one of their two-a-day scrimmages and asked him to switch to wide receiver on a whim. Calcagni thought Reed and All-American quarterback Greg Gristick...
The Buffalo Billsselected Andre Reed 86th overall in the 1985 NFL Draft. Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. told The Buffalo Newssixteen years later it was perhaps “the best deal” the franchise ever got. Reed had no idea where Buffalo was. All the while, he thought it was in New York City. He was off by 400 miles West. On the way to his first-mini ca...
Andre Reed and his wife Cindy have a son Andre, Jr. and a daughter, Auburn. Reed finished his degree in general studies at Kutztown University in 2005. He became a member of the Buffalo Bills Wall of Famein 2006. Reed launched his Andre Reed Foundationin 2010. It aims to assist underprivileged kids to reach their full potential and become responsib...
Reed then attended Kutztown University, where he moved to the wide receiver position and quickly drew the attention of the NFL for his speed and durability at the receiver position. He set nine school records and finished his college career with 142 receptions for 2,020 yards and 14 touchdowns.
The Buffalo Bills selected wide receiver Andre Reed in the fourth round of the 1985 NFL Draft (86th overall). The quick, durable playmaker from Kutztown University quickly rose up the depth chart and began one of the most dominant careers in pro football history.
Aug 2, 2014 · Yet, when it came time to choose a college, Reed ended up at Division II Kutztown University, where he made the switch to wide receiver. That may have been the best move he's ever made.
Aug 1, 2014 · After eight straight years as a finalist, former Buffalo Bills wide receiver Andre Reed will finally have his career and face immortalized in Canton, Ohio, in the NFL Hall of Fame as a...
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Andre Reed ended his 16-year career as the most accomplished wide receiver to ever play for the Buffalo Bills. The 6-2, 190-pound Kutztown product led the Bills in receiving from 1986 to...
