Don Reece

Donald Miles "Bull" Reece (December 1, 1919 – August 26, 1992) was an American football fullback.

Don Reece
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Don Reece, c. 1943
Personal information
Born:(1919-12-01)December 1, 1919
Marysville, Ohio
Died:August 26, 1992(1992-08-26) (aged 72)
Marysville, Ohio
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Marysville (OH)
College:Missouri
Position:Fullback
NFL Draft:1943 / Round: 22 / Pick: 203
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Reece was born in Marysville, Ohio, in 1919 and attended Marysville High School in that city. He played college football at Missouri.[1] He played at the fullback position for Missouri from 1940 to 1943 and was captain of the 1942 Missouri Tigers football team that won the Big Six championship.[2] He was also selected as a first-team player on the 1943 All-Big Six Conference football team.[3] He also played in the 1943 East-West Shrine Game.[4]

In 1944, he was assigned to Notre Dame as a Navy V-5 trainee.[4]

Reece played professional football for the Miami Seahawks of the All-America Football Conference in 1946. He appeared in 13 games, four of them as the Seahawks' starting fullback. He rushed for 109 yards on 30 carries.[1] He scored two touchdowns in a game against the New York Yankees.[5]

He died in 1992 in Marysville, Ohio.[1]

References
  1. "Don Reece Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  2. "Don Reece Returns To Missouri U." The St. Louis Star and Times. August 23, 1943. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Sooners, Tigers dominate UP all-Big Six". Lincoln Journal. November 23, 1943. p. 9.
  4. "Don Reece Going To Notre Dame As Navy Trainee". St. Louis Star and Times. February 3, 1944. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Hawks Finally Click in Defeat". The Miami News. November 4, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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